Pettit v. Erie Insurance Exchange
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the Court
RODOWSKY, Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment action concerning personal liability insurance coverage for a pedophile who was sued for sexual child abuse. We shall hold that the exclusion for injuries expected or intended by the insured applies, despite the pedophile’s subjective belief that his conduct caused no harm.
Petitioner, Gloria Pettit (Pettit), as mother and next friend of her two minor sons, sued James Kowalski (Kowalski) in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County alleging, purportedly under several theories of negligence, that Kowalski had sexually molested the boys. The…
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