Wilshire Insurance v. S.A.

OPINION

JOHNSEN, Judge.

¶ 1 A business owner locked a 15-year-old girl in the company’s basement and sexually assaulted her over a two-hour period. She later sued him for damages, but his insurance company denied coverage. The question we address is whether the business owner’s commercial general liability insurance policy covered the victim’s claims. Because we are bound by precedent to interpret the insurance contract consistent with the public policy that bars insuring against the consequences of intentionally wrongful conduct, we affirm the superior court’s entry of summary judgment in…