Legal Opinion
Quigley-Dodd v. General Accident Insurance Co. of America
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 22, 2001No. SC 16442PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The central issue in this case is whether the trial court properly determined that a choice of law question is not an insurance coverage question subject to compulsory arbitration pursuant to General Statutes § 38a-336 (c),1 and therefore not *227subject to de novo review, when the governing law of one of the states involved places a cap on the amount of damages that can be recovered from the tortfeasor. The plaintiff, Sarah Quigley-Dodd, administratrix of the estate of Marshall G. McKim, argues that the choice of law question is a coverage question and, therefore, subject…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- American Universal Insurance v. DelGrecoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Chmielewski v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Bodner v. United Services Automobile Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Frager v. Pennsylvania General InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- White v. KampnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. SternConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Hartford Casualty Insurance v. Farrish-LeDucSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Pagliaro v. JonesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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