State Farm Fire And Casualty Co. v. William Engstrom

933 F.2d 772 STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William ENGSTROM, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Cynthia Lynice Engstrom, and as Guardian Ad Litem of Sandra Engstrom, a minor; Scott Engstrom, a minor; Linda Engstrom, Defendants-Appellants. No. 90-15105. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 13, 1991. Decided May 21, 1991. Richard E. Brown and M. Steven Parker, Belli, Belli, Brown, Monzione, Fabro & Zakaria, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Eliot R. Hudson and Steven E. McDonald, Kincaid, Gianunzio, Caudle & Hubert, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before CHAMBERS, GOODWIN and CANBY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 The special administrator of the estate of a murder victim, and other named defendants appeal a summary judgment in favor of State Farm Fire & Casualty Company in State Farm's action for a declaration of noncoverage under the murderer's homeowner's insurance policy. We affirm the judgment as explained in the district court's opinion, which is published in State Farm Fire…