United Illuminating Co. v. Wisvest-Connecticut, LLC

Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

The sole question in this appeal is whether the language employed in three related agreements between the plaintiff and the defendant is clear and unambiguous, and, therefore, consideration of extrinsic evidence to ascertain the parties’ intent is prohibited. The defendant, Wisvest-Connecticut, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court vacating an arbitration award that had granted damages to the defendant. We conclude that the language used in the agreements, when considered as a whole, is ambiguous and the arbitration panel therefore properly considered…