Erie Insurance v. American Painting Co.

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• holding, under Indiana law, claims against employer for negligent hiring and retention of employee who burglarized customer’s home, even if careless and negligent, did not involve an accidental “occurrence” within meaning of policy
• holding, under Indiana law, claims against employer for negligent hiring and retention of employee who burglarized customer's home, even if careless and negligent, did not involve an accidental \occurrence\ within meaning of policy
• finding a claim of negligent hiring and retaining of a painter who allegedly burglarized a home did not arise from an accident, and thus was not an occurrence covered under the liability insurance contract

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