Legal Opinion
Duhaime v. American Reserve Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 1, 1986No. 12808PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this case is whether a litigant, after a final judgment on the merits of his contractual claim against an insurance company, is barred, by the principles of res judicata, from thereafter pursuing a second cause of action against the same insurance company under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA).1 In the present cause of action, the plaintiff, Omer Duhaime, alleged that the defendant, American Reserve Life Insurance Company, had violated CUTPA by its wrongful refusal to pay the plaintiff moneys to which he was entitled under a disability insurance…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Smith v. Russell Sage CollegeNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Corey v. Avco-Lycoming DivisionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- DePratt v. West Bend Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- In Re Juvenile Appeal (83-De)Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. v. PearsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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3Cited by77 opinions
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