Westfield Cos. v. Kette, 1996 Ohio 335

Westfield Cos. v. Kette

1996 Ohio 335

Ohio

1996

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WESTFIELD COMPANIES, APPELLANT, v. KETTE ET AL., APPELLEES.

No. 96-1127

Supreme Court of Ohio

December 11, 1996

77 Ohio St.3d 154 | 1996-Ohio-335

Submitted October 8, 1996 — Decided December 11, 1996. APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Erie County, No. E-95-051.

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.

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.