Legal Opinion
ACMAT Corp. v. Greater New York Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 29, 2007No. SC 17740PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether we should adopt a common-law exception to the American rule that would allow an award of attorney’s fees to a policyholder that has prevailed against its insurance company in a declaratory judgment action, despite the absence of bad faith by the insurer. The defendant, the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company, appeals 1 from the judgment of the trial court ordering the defendant to pay attorney’s fees incurred by the plaintiff, the ACMAT Corporation, in successfully prosecuting this declaratory judgment action to establish the…
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