McCLURE v. NORTHLAND INS. COMPANIES

No. 87-175.

424 N.W.2d 448 (1988)

Jerry W. McCLURE, Appellant, v. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANIES and LeMars Mutual Insurance Company of Iowa, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Heinicke and J.W. McGrath of McGrath & McGrath, P.C., Keosauqua, and Arthur Buzzell of Buzzell & Semel, Davenport, for appellant.

Betty J. Ratekin and Craig D. Warner of Aspelmeier, Fisch, Power, Warner & Engberg, Burlington, for appellee LeMars Mut. Ins. Co. of Iowa.

Michael D. Huppert of Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway, Des Moines, for appellee Northland Ins. Companies of Iowa.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and SCHULTZ, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

The question here is whether an injured driver's recovery under his two automobile insurance policies is reduced because of workers' compensation benefits he received for the same injury. On the basis of exclusions and limitations in the policies, the trial court answered the question in the affirmative. The court of appeals disagreed and so do we.

Plaintiff McClure suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident. He was driving his employer...

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