Perreault v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co.

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

In this declaratory judgment action in Superior Court, Wilfred Perreault and his wife seek a declaration that their insurer under a homeowner’s policy, Maine Bonding & Casualty Company, has the duty to defend Wilfred in a civil damages action brought by the young victim 1 of unlawful sexual contact for which Wilfred had been convicted. 2 The Superior Court (York County, Perkins, J.) granted Maine Bonding’s motion for summary judgment on Perreault’s complaint, finding that despite Perreault’s argument that he did not intend to harm the child, the harm necessarily…