Legal Opinion
Garcia v. ITT Hartford Insurance
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 24, 2002No. AC 22151PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
We address in this case whether the uninsured-underinsured motorists statute, General Statutes § 38a-336 (b), and the regulations adopted thereunder, bar recovery as a matter of law in multitort-feasor accidents in which the claimant settles with an identified tortfeasor for more than the amount of her uninsured or underinsured motorists coverage. The plaintiff, Natalia Garcia, appeals from the judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, ITT Hartford Insurance Company, following the trial court’s granting of the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We are guided by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Haynes v. Yale-New Haven HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Roy v. Centennial InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Pacific Indemnity Insurance v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Vitti v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Collins v. Colonial Penn InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority v. Emcor Group, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- Vitanza v. Amiga Mutual InsuranceConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Cohen v. Yale-New Haven Hospital, No. 365908 (Jan. 17, 2003)Connecticut Superior Court · 2003
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