· 6/19/1997
Nationwide Insurance v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and Aleck Zavalis
Citations
- 116 F.3d 1154
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 15023
- 1997 WL 333819
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- holding $600,000 of damage caused by a college student who intended only to burn lighter fluid to leave .soot on the Astroturf to spell out F-O-O was within the policy’s exclusion for damage that was expected or intended by the insured
- the mere fact that actual damage is more severe than anticipated by the insured does not establish that it was not expected or intended
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Judges: Cummings, Flaum, Rovner
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