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Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1989

Griss v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Griss v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 5, 1989 · Barkdull, Cope, Ferguson
554 So. 2d 556; 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2793; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 6820; 1989 WL 146012 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Griss v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The dispositive question is whether the use of deadly force in self-defense constitutes intentional conduct causing harm to another within the exclusion-from-coverage provision of a homeowner’s insurance policy. On the authority of Marshall v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 534 So.2d 776 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988), rev. granted,,1 544 So.2d 201 (Fla. 1989), we answer the question in the negative, and certify the question.

Reversed and remanded.

. Marshall conflicts with Clemmons v. American States Ins. Co., 412 So.2d 906 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

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