Westfield Cos. v. Kette

Ohio Supreme Court
Westfield Cos. v. Kette, 1996 Ohio 335 (Ohio 1996)
77 Ohio St. 3d 154

Westfield Cos. v. Kette

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 77 Ohio St.3d 154.]

WESTFIELD COMPANIES, APPELLANT, v. KETTE ET AL., APPELLEES. [Cite as Westfield Cos. v. Kette, 1996-Ohio-335.] Insurance—Incidents of intentional acts of sexual molestation of a minor do not constitute “occurrences” for purposes of determining liability insurance coverage—Public policy precludes issuance of insurance to provide liability coverage for injuries resulting from intentional acts of sexual molestation of a minor. (No. 96-1127—Submitted October 8, 1996—Decided December 11, 1996.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Erie County, No. E-95-051. __________________ Davis & Young Co., L.P.A., Jan L. Roller and Dennis R. Fogarty, for appellant. William M. Crosby and Nancy A. Kelly, for appellees Christian Pfanner, Barbara Kette Perrin, Chris Perrin, Stephen Kette, Janice Kette, Allyn Magers, and Stacy Magers. __________________ {¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is allowed. {¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Cuervo v. Cincinnati Ins. Co. (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 41, 665 N.E.2d 1121. MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, PFEIFER, COOK and STRATTON, JJ., concur. DOUGLAS, J., dissents. F.E. SWEENEY, J., dissents and would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. __________________

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Insurance—Incidents of intentional acts of sexual molestation of a minor do not constitute \occurrences\" for purposes of determining liability insurance coverage—Public policy precludes issuance of insurance to provide liability coverage for injuries resulting from intentional acts of sexual molestation of a minor."