· 5/22/1996
Pierce v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Citations
- 548 N.W.2d 551
- 1996 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 283
- 1996 WL 284145
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- construing a replacement-loss coverage provision identical in all material respects to the one in this case
- recognizing “when a vendee [John and Kelly] is in default under an executory real estate contract” the vendee’s 24 equitable interest can be defeated by the vendors [Ernest and Alice] who have the “right to rescind the contract in toto”
- construing replacement-loss coverage provision identical in all material respects to the one in this case
- stating courts can resort to dictionaries to supply the common and ordinary meaning of undefined terms
- “A party may waive a condition precedent to the party’s own performance of a contractual duty without affecting the validity of an executory real estate contract.”
- discussing executory real estate contracts
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Judges: McGiverin, Carter, Lavorato, Neuman, Andreasen
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