Legal Opinion

Allstate Insurance Co. v. Merritt

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 22, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PRANKS, Judge.

In this declaratory judgment action plaintiff was granted summary judgment on the basis that coverage was excluded by this policy provision:

We do not cover any bodily injury or property damage which may be reasonably expected to result from the intentional or criminal acts of an insured person or which are in fact intended by the insured person.

In granting the summary judgment, the trial court relied upon the pleadings and the circuit court complaint filed by the injured party against the alleged insured. The complaint, after stating the injured party was engaged in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Colonial Penn Insurance v. HartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. Stone v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Kelly v. Cherokee Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Scott v. Metropolitan Life Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Graves v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1987

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Chester-O'Donley & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
  2. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. DeCosterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. EvansTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Allstate Insurance Co. v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
  5. Erie Insurance Exchange v. Columbia National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013

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