CAROFF v. FARMERS INS. CO. OF WASH.

No. 43963-4-1.

261 P.3d 159 (1999)

155 Wash.App. 724

Robert B. CAROFF and Maria U. Caroff, husband and wife, personally and as Guardians for their minor son, Arthur Caroff, Appellants, v. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WASHINGTON and Farmers Insurance Exchange, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Belcher , Belcher, Swanson, Lackey, Doran, Lewis & Robertson, Bellingham, for Appellants.

Sidney R. Snyder, Jr. , Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey PS, Seattle, for Respondents.


AGID, A.C.J.

This appeal requires us to determine the effect of a severability clause on exclusions that preclude coverage for injury caused by intentional acts of "an insured" and for injury arising out of actual, alleged, or threatened child molestation by "any insured." The Caroffs argue that the severability clause, which says the policy applies to each insured separately, extends coverage to insureds who did not commit the excluded acts even though the exclusions...

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