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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA

No. 1-945 / 11-0838
Filed February 1, 2012


LARRY WHITE and MICHELLE WHITE,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,

vs.

IMT INSURANCE COMPANY d/b/a  
THE IMT GROUP d/b/a WADENA  
INSURANCE, and NATIONWIDE  
INSURANCE COMPANY OF  
AMERICA d/b/a NATIONWIDE MUTUAL  
INSURANCE COMPANY d/b/a  
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE d/b/a ALLIED  
INSURANCE d/b/a NATIONWIDE  
AGRIBUSINESS d/b/a TITAN INSURANCE  
d/b/a VICTORIA INSURANCE,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Stephen C. Clarke (motion for additional time) and James C. Bauch (motions to dismiss), Judges.
  

Defendants appeal the district court order denying their pre-answer motions to dismiss.  AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART.
  
Brian L. Yung of Klass Law Firm, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellant IMT Insurance Company.
Brian R. Kohlwes of Law Office of Scott J. Idleman, Des Moines, for appellant Nationwide Insurance Company.
Tyler J. Johnston and Bryan S. Witherwax of Witherwax Law, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellees.

Heard by Eisenhauer, P.J., Danilson, J., and Sackett, S.J.*
*Senior judge assigned by order pursuant to Iowa Code section 602.9206 (2011).
EISENHAUER, P.J.
Nationwide Insurance Company of America and IMT Insurance Company were granted interlocutory appeal to challenge the district court order denying their separate pre-answer motions to dismiss.  They argue the court erred in finding plaintiffs Larry and Michelle White had

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