United States Eighth Circuit

Battery exclusion relied upon by plaintiff to deny insurance coverage did not apply where the client of social service provider who killed his father, and was later found not guilty by reason of insanity, could not form the intent required to commit a battery.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/01/2001
• Published 05/01/2001

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, LAY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John M Bjorkman, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Eric J. Magnuson, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dean A. LeDoux, argued, Minneapolis, MN (George H. Smith, on the brief), for appellee.