AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS. CO. v. PETERSEN

No. 02-1400.

679 N.W.2d 571 (2004)

AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, v. Dawn S. PETERSEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing May 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Sweet of Beard & Sweet, P.L.C., Reinbeck, for appellant.

Ken A. Winjum, West Des Moines, for appellee.


CADY, Justice.

This appeal from a declaratory judgment primarily requires us to decide within the context of a claim for uninsured motorist benefits by an injured insured whether a tortfeasor's intentional conduct may constitute an "accident" within the meaning of the uninsured motor vehicle provision of an insurance contract and whether the conduct giving rise to the injuries to the insured arose from the use of a motor vehicle. We also consider the binding effect...

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