Vermont Mutual Insurance v. Walukiewicz

Opinion

ROGERS, C. J.

The primary question raised by this appeal is whether provisions in the liability insurance portion of a homeowner’s insurance policy (policy) that afford indemnification for damages resulting from accidents, but not for intentionally caused injuries, preclude coverage for an insured who, when acting in self-defense, causes bodily injury to another. The plaintiff, Vermont Mutual Insurance Company, brought this declaratory judgment action 1 to obtain a determination of whether it was obligated to defend or indemnify its insured, the named defendant, Joseph S. Walukiewicz,…