AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO. v. JONES

(14146)

220 Conn. 285 (1991)

AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY v. MARGARET BILLINGS JONES, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF CATHERINE MANFREDI), ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lois Tanzer, with whom, on the brief, was Robert E. Kiley, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Steven L. Seligman, with whom were Lester Katz and, on the brief, James A. Armentano, for the appellee (named defendant).

PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, COVELLO, BORDEN and F. X. HENNESSY, Js.


CALLAHAN, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether an insurance company may use collateral estoppel to bar the heirs of a homicide victim from relitigating the issue of the criminal defendant's intent to cause the injuries that resulted in the victim's death.

The defendant, Russell F. Manfredi (Manfredi), was convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree for the killing of his wife, Catherine Manfredi. The named defendant, Margaret Billings...

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