Legal Opinion
Dacruz v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 4, 2004No. SC 16847PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
The dispositive issue raised by this certified appeal is whether a judgment declaring that the defendant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm), had no duty to defend its insured against a claim brought by the plaintiff, David J. DaCruz, bars the plaintiff, under principles of collateral estoppel, from holding State Farm liable, pursuant to General Statutes § 38a-321,1 for damages awarded pursuant to *678a judgment obtained by the plaintiff against the insured. The trial court, Levin, J., rendered judgment for State Farm, from which the plaintiff appealed to the…
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