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· 6/9/1959

Henke v. Iowa Home Mutual Casualty Company

Citations

  • 97 N.W.2d 168
  • 250 Iowa 1123
  • 1959 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 427

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that failure to adequately inform insured of possible excess liability or the status of settlement negotiations may indicate bad faith
  • holding that failure to adequately inform insured of possible excess liability or the status of settlement negotiations may indicate bad faith
  • where proposal of claimant was conditional, insurer cannot be held liable for refusal to settle within policy limits
  • where proposal of claimant was conditional, insurer cannot be held liable for refusal to settle within policy limits
  • failure to properly investigate “will have an influence on the issue of bad faith”

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Judges: Peterson, Bliss

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