Legal Opinion
Fraternal Order of Eagles, Cle Elum, Aerie No. 649 v. General Accident Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 14, 1990No. 9821-4-IIIPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, J. —
General Accident Insurance Company of America (GAC) appeals an order on summary judgment requiring it to defend and indemnify the Cle Elum Eagles Club (the Eagles) in an action arising out of its sale of liquor. GAC claims an exclusionary clause in its general liability policy with the Eagles precludes coverage for this type of claim. We reverse and remand for entry of summary judgment in favor of GAC.
The Eagles is a nonprofit,1 fraternal organization with approximately 1,200 members. It holds a class H club liquor license, which is available specifically to nonprofit…
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