Legal Opinion
Colonial Penn Insurance v. Bryant
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 28, 1998No. SC 15778PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
In Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. Pasion, 219 Conn. 764, 594 A.2d 468 (1991), we held that under General Statutes (Rev. to 1989) § 38-175c (a) (2),1 a written request to reduce uninsured motorist coverage2 signed by only one of two named insureds under an automobile liability insurance policy was ineffective to reduce the uninsured motorist benefits available to a third party who had been injured in an accident while a passenger in a vehicle covered under the policy. In this certified appeal, we must decide whether, under that statutory subsection, a written request for a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Rydingsword v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Shelby Mutual Insurance v. Della GhelfaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by20 opinions
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