Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Zuk
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 1991PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
Allstate Insurance Company seeks a declaratory judgment that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, William Zuk, in a wrongful death action arising out of the death of Zuk’s friend, Michael Smith, whom Zuk shot and killed. On November 2, 1985, Zuk was cleaning and loading a shotgun in a hunting lodge owned by his parents, Benedict and Margaret Zuk. The gun accidentally discharged and Smith, who was sitting a few feet away from Zuk, was shot in the thigh, severing his femoral artery. He subsequently bled to death. Zuk was charged with second degree…
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