Legal Opinion

Luneau v. Peerless Insurance

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 24, 2000No. 98-238PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

Plaintiff Judy Luneau appeals a verdict of the superior court holding that defendant Peerless Insurance Company did not have a duty to indemnify policy holder Robert Wagner for his liability in negligently injuring plaintiff. We affirm.

The trial court found the following facts. Wagner had a homeowner’s insurance policy issued by defendant that included personal liability coverage. The policy included a business pursuits exclusion clause that read:

Coverage E — Personal liability and Coverage F — Medical Payments to Others do not apply to “bodily injury”. . . [a]rising out of “business”…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Mullin v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  2. Farmers Insurance Exchange v. SippleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  3. Gulf Insurance Company v. TilleyDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1967
  4. Gulf Insurance Company v. Ronald Tilley, Carol Jo Tilley, Marcella Smith (A Minor), Patricia A. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
  5. Stanley v. American Fire & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re Appeal of GulliSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
  2. Northern Security Insurance v. PerronSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
  3. Towns v. Northern Security InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
  4. Kneebinding, Inc., John Springer-Miller, Tina Springer-Miller and ACL Investments, LLC v. Richard HowellSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  5. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. PasiakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017

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