Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'n v. Norrington
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 22, 1985PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
On May 23, 1982, Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (MPIUA) issued to Sandra Thomas and the defendant John Person a “Homeowners” insurance policy providing coverage for one year. The policy provided liability coverage “[i]f a claim is made or a suit is brought against any insured for damages because of bodily injury or property damage to which this coverage applies.” However, *752the policy excluded from liability coverage “bodily injury or property damage . . . which is expected or intended by the insured.”
On July 31, 1982, Person shot Thomas in the neck and killed her.…
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