Legal Opinion
Wasko v. Manella
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 10, 2002No. AC 22286PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BISHOP, J.
This appeal presents a novel question regarding an insurer’s subrogation rights when a houseguest accidentally bums down an insured’s vacation home. The defendant, James Manella, appeals from the trial court’s award of $132,505 to the plaintiff, Mid-dlesex Mutual Assurance Company (Middlesex),1 which insured and paid the claim on the destroyed house. Manella contends that the court improperly concluded that the insurance company has a right of subrogation against him, that the court should have allowed testimony by the insured as to his understanding of the insurance contract…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sutton v. JondahlCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Seaco Insurance v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Dilullo v. JosephSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Westchester Fire Insurance v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Torres v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wasko v. ManellaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Wasko v. ManellaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Tuxis-Ohr's, Inc. v. GherloneConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. WarnerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Rathbun v. HEALTH NET OF NORTHEAST, INC.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2012
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