STREIT v. METROPOLITAN CAS. INS. CO.

No. 16-3203.

863 F.3d 770 (2017)

Barbara STREIT and Wesley Streit, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. METROPOLITAN CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Eshoo, Jr. , Attorney, MERLIN LAW GROUP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Thomas J. Finn , Attorney, LEAHY, EISENBERG & FRAENKEL, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, Rovner and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


On August 5, 2014, Wesley Streit Jr. set fire to the house where he lived with his parents, Barbara and Wesley Streit. At the time of the fire, the Streits' home was insured by Metropolitan Insurance Company. Under the Streits' insurance policy, Wesley Jr.'s act of arson triggered a contractual exclusion of coverage. The Streits...

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