Wakonda Club Case Argued Before Iowa Supreme Court

(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case involving the closing of a business after the COVID emergency proclamation. The insurance company declined to pay Wakonda Club in Des Moines for loss of income under its business interruption policy. The Attorney for the Selective Insurance Company, Doug Haag, says there was no damage to the building to cause the shutdown. He says the policy specifies that damages can be paid if there is damage. Wakonda attorney, James Carney, says that does not require a physical alteration to its property. He says the COVID proclamation was the cause and without it Wakonda would not have been closed.