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· 12/7/1964

D. D. Danner and J. W. Maxcey v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Company

Citations

  • 340 F.2d 427
  • 1964 U.S. App. LEXIS 3678

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding there “must be an unconditional offer to settle before there can be a breach of the insurer’s duty” and insurer not required to accept conditional offer “carrying risks of further liability”
  • where proposal of claimant was conditional, insurer cannot be held liable for refusal to settle within policy limits

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Judges: Wisdom, Gewin, Hannay

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