AMERICAN NAT. v. ESTATE OF FOURNELLE

No. C8-90-491.

459 N.W.2d 157 (1990)

AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. The ESTATE OF Robert Leo FOURNELLE, Respondent, Joanne Marie Grimsrud, individually, and Joanne Marie Grimsrud, Trustee for the heirs and next-of-kin of Thomas Fournelle and Joseph Fournelle, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted October 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Chadwick, Chadwick, Johnson & Condon, P.A., Minneapolis, for American National Fire Ins. Co.

Colia F. Ceisel, St. Paul, for appellants.

Considered and decided by KALITOWSKI, P.J., and LANSING and MULALLY, JJ.


OPINION

KALITOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant Joanne Grimsrud's husband, Robert Fournelle, shot and killed their two children before committing suicide. Respondent insurance company was granted summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action on the basis that the policy terms did not cover the incident. Appellants challenge the award of summary judgment in favor of respondent. We affirm.

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