Legal Opinion
Marcolini v. Allstate Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 13, 1971PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.
The plaintiffs, Alfred J. Marcolini, Sr., and Alfred J. Marcolini, Jr., father and minor son, sought a declaratory judgment determining whether a motorcycle is an automobile as the term “automobile” is used in an insurance policy issued by the defendant to the father. The plaintiffs and the defendant filed separate motions, each accompanied by supporting affidavits and each seeking a summary judgment. Thereafter, the court denied the plaintiffs’ motion hut granted the defendant’s motion and declared that a motorcycle is not an automobile within the meaning of the policy. From the judgment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Downs v. National Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- A. M. Larson Co. v. Lawlor Insurance Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Lyon v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of America v. DuryeaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Plunkett v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
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3Cited by41 opinions
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