# JESSICA MF v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co.

> Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · February 18, 1997 · 209 Wis. 2d 42

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9718394

## Case

- **Full name:** Jessica M.F., a Minor, Amy L.F., a Minor, Jennifer F., a Minor, and Becky L.F., a Minor, by Their Guardian Ad Litem, David M. Skoglind, David W.F. and Diane J.F., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Preferred Risk Mutual Ins. Co., State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. and All West Insurance Company, Defendants-Respondents. Residence Mutual Insurance Company, FFF Insurance Company, GGG Insurance Company and Richard J.H., Defendants
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
- **Decided:** February 18, 1997
- **Citations:** 209 Wis. 2d 42; 561 N.W.2d 787; 1997 Wisc. App. LEXIS 166
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Wedemeyer
- **Judges:** Wedemeyer, P.J., Schudson and Curley
- **Cited by:** 15 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

WEDEMEYER, P.J.
(concurring). I join in Judge Schudson's analysis and conclusion that the intentional-acts exclusion precludes coverage in this case. Accordingly, I agree that this case should be affirmed. I write separately, however, because I do not join in Judge Schudson's public policy analysis provided in his separate concurring opinion. Because this case can be disposed of under the terms of the insurance policy at issue, it is unnecessary to address public policy. See Gross v. Hoffman, 227 Wis. 296, 300 , 277 N.W. 663, 665 (1938) (only dispositive issue need be addressed); and State v. Blalock, 150 Wis. 2d 688, 703 , 442 N.W.2d 514, 520 (Ct. App. 1989) (cases should be decided on the narrowest possible grounds).

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