(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from the Waterloo School District over an insurance claim for a building damaged in a snowstorm. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson reports.

(As said) – The roof of Lowell Elementary School collapsed due to heavy snow in 2019. The investigation found that the walls in the entire building had deteriorated and the building was torn down. The district sought full coverage of 19 million dollars to replace the building, but insurer Employers Mutual Casualty Company said they would only cover the area of the collapse. The Supreme Court sided with the lower court in ruling that the deterioration in the walls of the building happened long before the snowstorm, and the insurance coverage does not extend to the entire building.