Wright v. Allstate Casualty Co.

¶ 1. Elaine Wright appeals an order granting summary and declaratory judgment to Allstate Insurance Company, which insured Rene Stermole — who, while mentally ill, fatally shot Wright's husband — and Rene's mother, Maria Stermole.1 Wright presents five bases for appeal, four of which pertain to Rene and one that pertains to Maria.

¶ 2. With regard to Rene, Wright contends that the trial court erred in determining that several exclusions in Maria's Allstate homeowner's policy excluded insurance coverage for the shooting. Wright first contends that the trial court erred in applying the policy's…