Legal Opinion · Dissent

Collins v. Colonial Penn Insurance

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 28, 2001No. SC 16123Published

1Dissent

VERTEFEUILLE, J.,

with whom SULLIVAN, J., joins, dissenting. I respectfully disagree with the majority’s conclusion that liability must be apportioned between the negligent defendants, Raymond A. Sardinis and Raymond D. Sardinis (defendants), and the defendant Colonial Penn Insurance Company (Colonial Perm), the plaintiffs uninsured motorist insurance carrier, pursuant to General Statutes § 52-572h. I would conclude that § 52-572h (o) bars apportionment between a party liable for negligence and an uninsured motorist insurance carrier, whose liability arises under the contractual provisions of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Haynes v. Yale-New Haven HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  2. Mazziotti v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  3. Bhinder v. Sun Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  4. MacK v. SaarsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
  5. Allard v. Liberty Oil Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000

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