Legal Opinion
Minnesota Fire & Casualty Co. v. Greenfield
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 19, 2004No. 68 MAP 2003PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice NEWMAN.
We must decide today whether an insurance company owes a duty to defend or indemnify a homeowner for the wrongful death of his houseguest occasioned by his selling heroin to her. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the holding of the Superior Court, albeit on different grounds, that no such obligation exists.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
At 8 p.m. on February 9, 1998, eighteen year-old Angela Smith (Smith) arrived at the home of Michael J. Greenfield (Greenfield) at 600 North Third Street, in Wormleysburg, hoping to obtain some…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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