Legal Opinion

Samelko v. Kingstone Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 12, 2018No. SC 19964PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtD'Auria, J.

**251In this case, we must decide whether a Connecticut court may properly exercise personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state insurer whose only significant contacts with this state are the inclusion of Connecticut within the coverage territory of an automobile insurance policy and the occurrence of an automobile collision in Connecticut involving its insured. The defendant, Kingstone Insurance Company, a company domiciled in New York, contractually agreed to defend and indemnify its insured nationwide. After a vehicle driven by the insured collided in Connecticut with a vehicle driven by…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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