Chacon v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rovira
The petitioners, Reyes and Sarah Cha-con, challenge the court of appeals decision affirming the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the respondent, American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family). We granted certio-rari to consider whether a homeowner’s policy, which contains a severability clause, may exclude coverage to an insured, based upon the actions of a co-insured. The court of appeals held that, pursuant to the policy’s “intentional act” exclusion, the intentional act of any insured precluded recovery by all insureds. Chacon v. American Family Mutual Ins.…
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