Legal Opinion
Lash v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 19, 1996No. 15223PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.
The principal issue raised by this certified appeal is whether the construction of General Statutes § 38a-336 (e)1 that we adopted in American Motorists Ins. Co. v. Gould, 213 Conn. 625, 569 A.2d 1105 (1990), and Covenant Ins. Co. v. Coon, 220 Conn. 30, 594 A.2d 977 (1991),2 was erroneous and should be abandoned. Because we conclude that neither Gould nor Coon was wrongly decided we decline to overrule them.
*320The following facts are undisputed. The plaintiff, James Lash, is the administrator of the estate of Michael Lash, who was killed on October 21,1988, while he was a passenger in a vehicle…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harvey v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Fleming v. GarnettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Nationwide Insurance v. GodeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Bodner v. United Services Automobile Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Covenant Insurance v. CoonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hammond v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Kostrzewski v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
- Stuart v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Gohel v. Allstate InsuranceConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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