Legal Opinion
Harlach v. Metropolitan Property & Liability Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 11, 1992No. 14344PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment that determined that the plaintiffs were entitled to $300,000 of uninsured motorist coverage pursuant to an automobile insurance policy issued by the defendant. The sole issue is whether the insured was bound by his written request for a lesser amount of uninsured motorist coverage when he later claimed that: (1) he did not understand the nature of his coverage; and (2) he did not intend to request a lesser amount of coverage.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. On December 30,1986, the named plaintiff, Louise Harlach, was injured in an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Silver v. SlusherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Jenkins v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- MacKay v. Aetna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Hatcho Corp. v. Della PietraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Home Owners' Loan Corporation v. StevensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Azar v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of America Sales Practices LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Sicaras v. City of HartfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- Sims v. Honda Motor Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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