ALEA London Limited v. Woodcock

MlKELL, Judge.

In this appeal and cross-appeal, we affirm a judgment entered in favor of Ray Woodcock, individually and d/b/a Mulligan’s Bar and Grill (“the bar”), and Bruce L. Stanfield, in Alea London Limited’s declaratory judgment action. The case hinges on the proper interpretation of the assault and battery exclusion in Alea’s commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy. Although we disapprove of the trial court’s decision to submit the question of contract construction to the jury, the jury properly determined that coverage existed for the incident in question, and the judgment…