Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Blakeney

The trial court submitted to the jury the question of whether an injury was accidental and therefore covered by a liability insurance policy, or was the result of an intentional act and within the terms of a specific exclusion in that same policy. We hold that determination was properly left to the jury.

This action arose on account of an injury suffered by Glen Combs at the home of Billy Blakeney. Combs and his wife attended a party at Blakeney's home one evening. Combs drank to excess, became drunk, disorderly and offensive to other guests; attempted to pick fights with them and acted in a…