Auto Club Group Insurance v. Burchell

In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiff Auto Club Group Insurance Company sought a ruling that it did not owe a duty to continue to defend or indemnify its insured, Robert Burchell, in an underlying civil action brought against Robert Burchell to recover for injuries sustained by third parties, defendants Lori Abramson and Wanda Easley, during a barroom brawl. Auto Club appeals by leave granted the order denying its motion for summary disposition. We reverse and remand.

I. BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. OVERVIEW

The issues in this case involve the intentional acts exclusion in Auto…