Bennett v. Automobile Insurance

Decided August 16, 1994. Richard N. Palmer wrote the opinion for the court.

230 Conn. 795 · Cited 99 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Bennett v. Automobile Insurance · 32 Conn. App. 617
• DuBose v. Carabetta · 161 Conn. 254
• Smith v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America · 225 Conn. 566
• Grant v. Bassman · 221 Conn. 465
• Peck v. Jacquemin · 196 Conn. 53
• Dreier v. Upjohn Co. · 196 Conn. 242
• Harvey v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 188 Conn. 245
• Nationwide Insurance v. Gode · 187 Conn. 386
• State v. Patterson · 230 Conn. 385
• Pawlinski v. Allstate Insurance · 165 Conn. 1
• Hirtle v. Hirtle · 217 Conn. 394
• Allstate Insurance v. Miller · 553 A.2d 1268
• Civiello v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. · 208 Conn. 82
• Price v. Hart · 480 N.W.2d 249
• Alfa Mut. Ins. Co. v. Moreland · 589 So. 2d 169

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• Chapman v. Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance · 39 Conn. App. 306
• Almada v. Wausau Business Insurance · 274 Conn. 449
• Springdale Donuts, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 247 Conn. 801
• State v. DeJesus · 953 A.2d 45
• State v. Hines · 243 Conn. 796
• State v. Troupe · 237 Conn. 284
• State v. Lockhart · 298 Conn. 537
• Coughlin v. Anderson · 270 Conn. 487
• Schwartz v. Stevenson · 37 Conn. App. 581
• Mitchell v. Guardian Systems, Inc. · 72 Conn. App. 158
• Shapero v. Mercede · 77 Conn. App. 497
• Covey v. Comen · 46 Conn. App. 46
• Bruno v. Whipple · 138 Conn. App. 496
• Connecticut Bank of Commerce v. Giordano · 67 Conn. App. 79
• Holloway v. Commissioner of Correction · 72 Conn. App. 244

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