Legal Opinion

Griss v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 5, 1989No. 89-1310PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

The dispositive question is whether the use of deadly force in self-defense constitutes intentional conduct causing harm to another within the exclusion-from-coverage provision of a homeowner’s insurance policy. On the authority of Marshall v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 534 So.2d 776 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988), rev. granted,,1 544 So.2d 201 (Fla.1989), we answer the question in the negative, and certify the question.

Reversed and remanded.. Marshall conflicts with Clemmons v. American States Ins. Co., 412 So.2d 906 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Clemmons v. American States Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  2. Marshall v. ST. FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. v. GrissSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Griss v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991