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· 7/31/1998

Country Mutual Insurance v. Hagan

Citations

  • 698 N.E.2d 271
  • 298 Ill. App. 3d 495
  • 232 Ill. Dec. 433

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that an intent to injure is not inferred when the abuser is also a minor
  • holding that an intent to injure is not inferred when the abuser is also a minor
  • holding that a court determining whether the intentional-injury exclusion applies for sexual abuse should not infer intent when the perpetrator is also a minor because of “minors’ relative lack of experience in sexual matters”
  • reasoning that extending a blanket presumption of intent to all minor perpetrators, will lead to absurd results in some cases
  • reasoning that extending a blanket presumption of intent to all minor perpetrators, will lead to absurd results in some cases
  • negligence count of the complaint was within the coverage of the policy because the insured did not expect or intend the injury

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Judges: Bowman

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