Legal Opinion
Meridian Insurance Co. v. Zepeda
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 2000No. 45A05-9905-CV-235PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge
Meridian Insurance brought a declaratory judgment action claiming it had no duty to indemnify its insured, Simon Zepeda, in a personal injury suit brought by shooting victim, Ernest King, after a criminal jury found Zepeda guilty of aggravated battery. Zepeda’s insurance policy through Meridian excluded coverage for “expected and intended acts.” Meridian alleges that both Zepeda and King were collaterally es-topped from litigating the issue of Zepe-da’s intent after the criminal jury necessarily found his acts to be intentional when finding him guilty of aggravated…
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