Legal Opinion

Deakyne v. Selective Insurance Co. of America

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided December 22, 1997No. C.A. 96C-07-078-JEBPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BABIARZ, Judge.

This is the Court’s decision on cross-motions for summary judgment. At issue in this motion is whether defendant, Selective Insurance Company of America, is required to defend and indemnify David Deakyne, Jr., from a claim that arose out of an alleged act of self-defense. Consistent with the follow ing, this Court concludes that Selective Insurance Company of America is required to provide a defense and indemnification 1 to the Deakynes consistent with the parties’ insurance contract. Accordingly, plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Moore v. SizemoreSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
  2. Transamerica Insurance Group v. MeereArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Grange Insurance Co. v. BrosseauWashington Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Home Insurance Company v. NeilsenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Allstate Insurance v. NovakNebraska Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Farmers & Mechanics Mutual Insurance Co. of West Virginia v. CookWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Vermont Mutual Insurance v. WalukiewiczSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
  3. Stonewall Insurance Co. v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2010
  4. National Grange Mutual Insurance v. Elegant Slumming, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2013
  5. Watkins v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2009

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