Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Security Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 30, 1990No. 13614; 13618PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
These consolidated appeals followed a judgment of the trial court confirming an uninsured motorist arbitration award. The principal issue is whether coverage for uninsured motorists contained in a fleet automobile liability policy may be combined or "stacked” in determining the total amount of coverage available to a single claimant. We conclude that such a result is beyond the reasonable expectations of the parties to the insurance contract and that "stacking” is inappropriate in the context of fleet automobile liability policies. We therefore remand the matter to the trial court with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. StanfieldKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Nationwide Insurance v. GodeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Lambert v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Simonette v. Great American InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Roy v. Centennial InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Dodd v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Chmielewski v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Rydingsword v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Bouley v. City of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. GuckianConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
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