Legal Opinion
Mazziotti v. Allstate Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 13, 1997No. 15505PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, in an action by the plaintiff insured to recover damages under the uninsured/underinsured motorist provision of his automobile insurance policy issued by the defendant insurance company, the defendant is bound by the judgment obtained by the insured in his prior action against the tortfeasor. The defendant, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, William Mazziotti. Allstate claims that because it was not in privity with the tortfeasor it is not bound by the…
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