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· 3/10/1994

Smith v. State Farm Insurance Companies

Citations

  • 870 P.2d 74
  • 264 Mont. 129
  • 51 State Rptr. 186
  • 1994 Mont. LEXIS 47

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “[p]ublic policy forbids indemnifying willful wrongdoing and there is no insurance coverage for striking someone in the face”
  • homeowner who punched teenager in the face could expect physical injuries that followed, including knocking out a tooth

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Judges: Gray, Hunt, Trieweiler, Turnage, Weber

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