Terrio v. McDONOUGH HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that insurer had no duty to defend, but noting in dicta that the insurer may have to appoint separate counsel for the insured
• explaining that it would not be remarkable for rape victim to return to scene with attacker or feel safe in his company after the event
• noting that where “the allegations lie expressly outside the policy coverage and its purpose, the insurer is relieved of the duty to investigate”
• pushing another down a flight of stairs could not be deemed an accident
• if a person is pushed down a flight of stairs it is to be expected that person will be hurt
• insurer acts at its own peril when it refuses to defend because facts may develop bringing claim within policy coverage

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).