Ledford v. Gutoski

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “[injuries resulting from intentional acts are excluded from insurance coverage when the insured intended to cause the particular injury or harm, as opposed to merely intending the act”
• explaining that the duty to defend is determined by comparing the allegations in the complaint to the terms in the policy
• explaining that the duty to defend is determined by comparing the allegations in the complaint to the terms in the policy
• noting that, where an insurer does not have a duty to defend based on the facts alleged in the complaint, it may still be possible to demonstrate a duty to indemnify based on the facts proven at trial
• relying on an affidavit in the summary judgment record to resolve a fact not adjudicated in the underlying proceeding
• insurer should be able to determine from face of complaint whether to accept tender of defense of action

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).