Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Wertz
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1995No. 18729PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice (on reassignment).
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) appeals the trial court’s declaratory judgment requiring coverage for intentionally inflicted injuries. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
State Farm issued an automobile insurance policy to Randall and Kathy Wertz, covering a 1986 Oldsmobile Calais automobile. According to the policy, State Farm agreed to “pay damages which an insured becomes legally liable to pay because of: (a) bodily injury to others, and (b) damage to or destruction of property including loss of its use, caused by accident…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Vermont Mutual Insurance v. MalcolmSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- Ambassador Insurance Company v. MontesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- City of Fort Pierre v. United Fire & Casualty Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. v. Clifford Ex Rel. CliffordSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by50 opinions
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