Stein v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance

Carley, Judge.

The instant appeal arises from an acrimonious family dispute. Appellant’s daughter eloped with Gary Smith. For reasons not relevant to the resolution of this case, appellant disapproved of his daughter’s marriage to Smith. Following a period of estrangement between appellant and his daughter, appellant and his wife went to the Smiths’ condominium, allegedly in an attempt to reconcile with their daughter and son-in-law. Instead, an altercation ensued, during which appellant shot and injured Smith. Subsequently, Smith initiated a civil suit against appellant, seeking recovery for…