Opinion

Vermeer Ex Rel. Vermeer v. Sneller

  • 190 N.W.2d 389
Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
Filed
Sep 27, 1971
Status
Published
Author
Mason
On the bench
Reynoldson, Moore, Stuart, Mason, Becker, Uhlenhopp, Rees, Legrand, Rawlings
Cited by
59 cases

written report of information given school district's designated insurance agent sufficient; report prepared on behalf of plaintiff

How later courts described this case

  • written report of information given school district's designated insurance agent sufficient; report prepared on behalf of plaintiff
  • “Generally, the right to indemnification is not automatic and is not an unqualified promise to pay by the indemnitor.”
  • we must keep in mind the objective of the notice provisions
  • appellants paid the costs in order to clear title to property, held: no waiver — appellants had not “knowingly and intentionally, with knowledge of the circumstances waived their right to a decision from this court.”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

MASON, Justice.

I concur in the majority opinion as written but agree with Justice REES, the third assignment of error should be determined.

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