Auto-Owners Insurance v. Harrington

Whether an exclusion of liability coverage for bodily injury “expected or intended by an insured person” encompasses bodily injury caused by an insured’s act of self-defense is a question of first impression for this Court. The defendants-appellants, James and Marion Harrington, argue that the Court of Appeals incorrectly reversed the trial court’s grant of summary disposition for them. We disagree and hold that the Court of Appeals correctly reversed the decision of the trial court because the intentional-act *379exclusion of this homeowner’s insurance policy applies to intentional acts taken in…