Legal Opinion

Frantz v. United States Fleet Leasing, Inc.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided July 28, 1998No. SC 15784PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PALMER, J.

These consolidated appeals require us to determine the proper application of General Statutes (Rev. to 1991) § 38a-336 (a) (2)1 to a written request *729for a reduction in uninsured motorist coverage2 under a commercial fleet automobile liability insurance policy.3 Specifically, we must decide whether such a request was effective in this case even though the request form *730did not contain the signatures of all of the named insureds under the policy. We conclude that the reduction request was effective.

The relevant facts and procedural history are undisputed. On September 11, 1992,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Chmielewski v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  2. Nationwide Insurance v. GodeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  3. Covenant Insurance v. CoonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  4. State v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  5. Pecker v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1976

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kinsey v. Pacific Employers InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  2. Boynton v. City of New HavenConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
  3. Piersa v. Phoenix InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  4. McDonald v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
  5. Brown v. Itt Hartford Life Annuity, No. Cv97-0158294s (Apr. 17, 2001)Connecticut Superior Court · 2001

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