Legal Opinion
Covenant Insurance v. Coon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 6, 1991No. 14246PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying the plaintiffs application to vacate an arbitration award. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether in determining if a vehicle is “underinsured” within the meaning of General Statutes § 38a-336 (d), the limit of a tortfeasor’s liability insurance is construed to be the policy’s per accident limit or per person limit; and (2) whether underinsured motorist coverage under separate policies covering the victim may be “stacked”2 for the purposes of determining if a vehicle is underinsured.
The trial court found the following facts. On…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Harvey v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Nationwide Insurance v. GodeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- American Motorists Insurance v. GouldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Cohn v. Aetna InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Farm & City Insurance v. StevensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
3Cited by64 opinions
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- Orkney v. Hanover InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Gil v. Courthouse OneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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