Legal Opinion
Security Insurance v. DeLaurentis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 27, 1987No. 12771PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The principal question on this appeal is whether an insurer must arbitrate an under-insured motorist claim pursuant to an arbitration provision of an uninsured motorist clause included in an insurance policy issued by the insurer.
The underlying facts are undisputed. The plaintiff, Security Insurance Company of Hartford, issued an automobile insurance policy to the defendant, John DeLaurentis. The effective dates of the policy were from March 1,1978, to March 1,1979. The policy contained uninsured motorist coverage which provided, inter alia, for the arbitration of all coverage issues arising…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Batter Building Materials Co. v. KirschnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Frager v. Pennsylvania General InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers, Inc. v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Fishman v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1985
- Wilson v. Security Insurance GroupSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Stuart L. Bell v. Cendant Corporation, American Arbitration AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Chrysler Corp. v. MaioccoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Beloff v. Progressive Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Wynn v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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