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Steven Committed a Trespass to Rundeep's Land by Building a Fence

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Steven committed a trespass to Rundeep's land by building a fence on her property. He did so in the belief that the property actually belonged to him. Steven has a liability insurance policy that he purchased from Burlington Life & Accident Ltd (BLA) . Which of the following statements is TRUE?


A) BLA must compensate Steven if he suffered any property damage as a result of his own trespass.
B) If Rundeep is awarded an injunction, rather than damages, Steven's insurance policy will be of no benefit to him because the court's order will not require him to pay any money to Rundeep.
C) BLA probably has a duty to defend that requires it to pay Steven's legal expenses.
D) If BLA pays damages on Steven's behalf, tort law's compensatory and deterrence functions will be equally served.
E) BLA's duty to defend is an obligation that it owes to Rundeep.

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