Legal Opinion

Cary v. Allstate Insurance

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 26, 1996No. 63181-6PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

— Petitioner Aloha Cary sought review of a *337decision by the Court of Appeals, Division Two, affirming a grant of summary judgment by the Clark County Superior Court in favor of Respondent Allstate Insurance Company dismissing her claim against Allstate for coverage under a homeowner’s policy for a criminal act committed by a homeowner while insane. We granted review. We affirm.

QUESTION PRESENTED

The question presented in this case is whether an exclusion clause in a homeowners’ insurance policy denying coverage for acts committed by an insured while insane violates public policy and thus should…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Olympic Steamship Co., Inc. v. Centennial Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1991
  2. State Farm General Insurance v. EmersonWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance v. WiscombWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Brown v. Snohomish County Physicians Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Mahoney v. ShinpochWashington Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Allstate Ins. Co. v. PeasleyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Allstate Insurance v. PeasleyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State Ex Rel. Quick-Ruben v. VerharenWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Allstate Insurance v. RaynorWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Allstate Ins. Co. v. RaynorWashington Supreme Court · 2001

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