Bouley v. City of Norwich

The principal issue in this appeal is whether an employee who is injured in an automobile accident while operating his employer’s vehicle during the course of his employment is precluded by General Statutes § 31-284 (a)1 from collecting uninsured motor*746ist benefits2 from his self-insured employer. The plaintiff, Bruce A. Bouley,3 was injured when the police vehicle he was operating collided with another vehicle. After exhausting the third party tortfeasor’s automobile liability coverage, the plaintiff, who had also received workers’ compensation benefits, brought an action for uninsured…