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- Title: Reuter v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
- Author : Supreme Court Of Iowa.
- Release Date : January 17, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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Ken J. Reuter brought suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Inc. (State Farm) for breach of contract, bad faith, and fraud. After all evidence had been received, the court directed a verdict for the insurer on the claims of bad faith and fraud. The jury found for the insured upon the breach of the medical pay provisions of the insurance policy and judgments were entered upon the verdicts. The insured appeals from the court's granting of a directed verdict and judgment. The insurer cross-appeals from the court's admission of certain evidence. In ruling on a motion for directed verdict, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the party against whom the motion was made, regardless of whether it was contradicted. Iowa R. App. P. 14(f)(2). Moreover, a court must draw every legitimate inference in aid of the evidence. If reasonable minds could differ on the issue, it should be submitted to the jury. Kooyman v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 315 N.W.2d 30, 34 (Iowa 1982). When substantial evidence has been presented in support of each element of a claim, a motion for directed verdict must be denied. Henkel v. R & S Bottling Co., 323 N.W.2d 185, 187-88 (Iowa 1982).