Legal Opinion
Scranton v. Hartford Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 25, 1954PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The plaintiff sued the defendant to recover damages under the extended coverage provision of a fire insurance policy. The defendant, in a special defense, alleged facts from which it claimed that the policy did not cover the loss. The demurrer of the plaintiff to the special defense was overruled and he failed to plead further. He has appealed from a judgment rendered for the defendant.
The plaintiff averred in his complaint that the defendant, in consideration of a premium, issued him an insurance policy, the coverage of which included direct loss arising from damage caused by vehicles to a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dickinson v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Lyon v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Komroff v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Rinaldi v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Porto v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Smedley Co. v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Griswold v. Union Labor Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- A. M. Larson Co. v. Lawlor Insurance Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Marcolini v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Schaffer v. Mill Owners Mutual InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1965
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