Legal Opinion

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. CNA Insurance

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 28, 1992No. 14376PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.

The sole issue in this appeal concerns the validity of “other insurance” clauses that are used to *781determine the order of the obligation to provide coverage between insurers furnishing underinsured motorist coverage to a claimant.1 The defendant insurer, CNA Insurance Company (CNA), appealed from the trial court’s decision invalidating the “other insurance” clauses in policies issued by CNA and by the plaintiff insurer, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna), and treating both CNA and Aetna as the primary insurers of the claimant, Marianne O’Neill. We transferred the appeal to this court…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Barnard v. BarnardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  2. Harvey v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  3. Nationwide Insurance v. GodeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  4. Izzo v. Colonial Penn InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  5. Werley v. United Services Automobile AssociationAlaska Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Hertz Corp. v. Federal InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  2. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. v. Mid-Century Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2011
  3. O'Brien v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  4. Sims v. Honda Motor Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  5. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. CNA InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004

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