Legal Opinion
Wentland v. American Equity Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 17, 2004No. SC 16802PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the defendant insurer had a duty to defend certain actions brought against its insureds alleging injuries resulting from the insureds’ service of alcohol, where the insurance policy contained a clause excluding claims for which the insureds may be liable by reason of “causing or contributing to the intoxication of any person . . . .” The plaintiffs appeal1 from the judgments of the trial court, granting the defendant’s motions for summary judgment and denying the plaintiffs’ cross motions for summary judgment. The plaintiffs…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- QSP, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Community Action for Greater Middlesex County, Inc. v. American Alliance InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Burnham v. Karl & Gelb, P.C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Security Insurance v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. LonerganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Lone Star Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- R.T. Vanderbilt Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Bayer v. Showmotion, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Broadnax v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Vermont Mutual Insurance v. WalukiewiczSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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