Legal Opinion
Westchester Fire Insurance v. Allstate Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 19, 1996No. 15158PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether an uninsured motorist insurance carrier that has paid underinsured motorist benefits to its insured may bring a subrogation action against the tortfeasor’s liability insurer, which, the uninsured motorist carrier contends, wrongfully denied coverage of the insured’s claim against the tortfeasor. The plaintiff, Westchester Fire Insurance Company, also known as Crum and For*364ster Personal Insurance (Crum and Forster), appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion of the defendant, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), to strike…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Standard Accident Insurance v. PellecchiaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- City of New York Insurance v. TiceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1944
- Sharp v. SharpSupreme Court of Kansas · 1941
- Menorah Nursing Home, Inc. v. ZukovAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by48 opinions
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