Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Figueiredo
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 21, 1992No. 14433PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether an exclusion clause in a liquor seller liability insurance policy is sufficiently ambiguous so that it should be read to provide coverage for damages caused by an assault and battery by an intoxicated patron. The defendants, Americo Figueiredo, permittee of the Madison Cafe in Hartford, and its backer, Tomar, Inc., (the insured) sought to implead the Calvert Insurance Company (Calvert) as a third party defendant in a civil action brought against the insured by the plaintiff, Daniel J. Kelly. Calvert filed a motion to strike the third party…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hammer v. Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- American Universal Insurance v. DelGrecoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Blancato v. Feldspar Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Harvey v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Kowal v. HofherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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