Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Peasley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 1997No. 63869-1PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.
An insurance company asks for a declaration that a criminal acts exclusion in its homeowner’s insurance policy precludes insurance coverage to a guest who was shot by the homeowner, when the shooting constituted the crime of reckless endangerment. We find the criminal acts exclusion applies to the facts of this case.
While a guest in James Peasley’s house, Ardis Parker was shot in the stomach by James Peasley. Parker sustained serious but nonfatal injuries. Both Peasley and Parker maintain the shooting was accidental.
After reviewing the facts surrounding the shooting and interviewing Peasley’s…
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