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· 5/25/1994

DeVetter v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Citations

  • 516 N.W.2d 792
  • 1994 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 116
  • 1994 WL 234700

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  • Only if “the preservation of the general public welfare imperatively so demands invalidation so as to outweigh the weighty societal interest in the freedom of contract” may a court invalidate a contract on public policy grounds.

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Judges: McGiverin, Larson, Carter, Neuman, Snell

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