Legal Opinion
Dodd v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 12, 1997No. SC 15398PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
At issue in this appeal is whether Genera Statutes (Rev. to 1993) § 31-293' (a),1 which authorizes *377employers who have made workers’ compensation payments to employees injured by a third party to take action to recover those payments from that third party, entitles an employer to make such a claim against any recovery the employee may be due under the employee’s own uninsured motorist provision of his or her automobile insurance policy. We conclude that any amounts an employee may receive from his or her uninsured motorist coverage are not within the reach of § 31-293 (a), and,…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. FlintSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Napoletano v. CIGNA Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by138 opinions
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