Republic Insurance v. Feidler

OPINION

LANKFORD, Presiding Judge.

Michael Feidler was injured by Tom Davis, an insured under a Republic homeowners insurance policy. Feidler appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Republic in a declaratory judgment action brought by the insurer. The judgment declared that the Republic policy does not cover injuries sustained by Feidler when Davis stabbed him. The superior court’s judgment rests on its finding that an intentional acts exclusion in Republic’s policy excludes coverage.

The central issue presented is whether Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. (“A.R.S.”) section 13-807 1 and Davis’s no contest…