· 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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