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Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Martinez

KYMay 24, 2001No. No. 1999-SC-1008-DCited 8 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Cooper, Graves, Johnstone, Keller, Lambert, Stumbo, Wintersheimer
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Outcome

Kentucky Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the trial court's summary judgment for the insurance company, holding that an insurance policy exclusion for willful violation of penal statutes does not require a criminal conviction and applies to the cemetery company's admitted systematic overburial practices.

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