Legal Opinion
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Flagg
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided July 3, 2001No. Civ.A. 99C-08-247-JOHPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERLIHY, Judge.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company asks this Court to declare that it does not have to provide coverage to Donald A. Flagg and has moved for summary judgment on its action. Flagg was convicted of the intentional murder of Anthony J. Pu-glisi, Jr., and of six counts raping Debra J. Puglisi, his wife. She and her children have filed a separate action for damages against Flagg.
Each of the crimes for which Flagg was convicted required that he commit an intentional act. Nationwide had issued Flagg a homeowner’s policy, but it contained a coverage exclusion for intentional…
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