Legal Opinion
May v. Retarides
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 8, 2004No. AC 24337PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Under General Statutes § 45a-98 (a) (3), a Probate Court is authorized to “determine title . . . to any . . . intangible property that constitutes, or may constitute, all or part of any . . . decedent’s estate . . . .’’In this case, the intangible property consists of the proceeds of a homeowners’ insurance policy that were paid as compensation for the loss of personal property in a fire that occurred on the property of the decedent. The principal issue is whether the estate has *288a priority claim to recover the decedent’s losses or whether all of the proceeds must be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Galgano v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Yoshida v. Security InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1933
- Century Indemnity Co. v. KofskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Steiner v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- Tuxis-Ohr's, Inc. v. GherloneConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fernandes v. RodriguezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- May v. RetaridesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- May v. RetaridesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Northeast Distribution, Inc. v. Premier Logistics Services Inc.Connecticut Superior Court · 2004