Legal Opinion
Piersa v. Phoenix Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 10, 2005No. SC 17206PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether a self-insured municipal employer may reduce the limits of its uninsured motorist coverage by the amount of workers’ compensation benefits paid, without having created a writing effectuating such a reduction. The Appellate Court concluded that it could do so. Piersa v. Phoenix Ins. Co., 82 Conn. App. 752, 753, 848 A.2d 485 (2004). We disagree with that conclusion and, accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court.
The plaintiff, Stephen Piersa, brought this action against the defendant city of Hartford 2 for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- American Universal Insurance v. DelGrecoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Chmielewski v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Hertz Corp. v. Federal InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Vitti v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Wilson v. Security InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
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