RULLI v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. C0-91-785.

479 N.W.2d 87 (1992)

Angelo P. RULLI, Respondent, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied February 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.D. Blanchard, William M. Hart, Meagher & Geer, Minneapolis, for appellant.

D. Patrick McCullough, McCullough, Smith & Wright, St. Paul, for respondent.

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


OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

On appeal from an award of attorney's fees for defense in a civil action, we hold that the intentional injury exclusion in the homeowner's policy, as a matter of law, absolves the insurer of its duty to defend.

FACTS

State Farm Insurance Co. refused to defend Angelo Rulli in a suit brought against him by Shirley Kresko on the ground that Kresko alleged causes of action outside the coverage of Rulli's homeowner's...

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