Landry v. Dairyland Insurance

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment ruling that his insurance policy’s uninsured motorist provision does not cover intentional harm by an uninsured motorist. We hold that the conduct at issue was not an “accident” under that provision, and accordingly, affirm the decision below.

The parties have stipulated to the following facts. On June 19, 1990, plaintiff and his brother were driving in plaintiff’s Chevette, while James Darrow and another man drove in Darrow’s van. A dispute arose between the occupants of the two vehicles as they drove on Interstate 89 and then on U.S. Route 2. Darrow…