Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Wagner

This is a declaratory judgment suit to determine whether plaintiff, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, must afford coverage to defendant Steven Wagner under a policy of insurance which excludes coverage for bodily damage intentionally caused. It is undisputed that Steven intentionally shot Daniel Joseph Johnson, causing his death. The issue is whether the exclusion applies where bodily damage was intended but death was not. The trial court held that the facts brought the case within the exclusion and we affirm.

At the time of Daniel Johnson’s death on March 4,. 1970, Steven Wagner was 15 years…