ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. MALEC


104 N.J. 1 (1986)

514 A.2d 832

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JOHN F. MALEC, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND LEAH WILCOX, DEFENDANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis X. Ryan argued the cause for appellant (Green and Lundgren, attorneys)

P. Joseph Boyce argued the cause for respondent.

Bruce I. Goldstein submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae, Alliance of American Insurers, American Insurance Association, and National Association of Independent Insurers (Saiber, Schlesinger, Satz & Goldstein, attorneys).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

Plaintiff, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), seeks a declaratory judgment that its standard automobile liability insurance policy did not afford coverage to its insured, defendant Leah Wilcox, for liability to defendant John F. Malec arising out of an automobile collision of October 17, 1981. Allstate relies on a specific provision in the policy that excludes liability coverage for intentional acts of the...

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