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DUHAIME v. AMERICAN RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.

(12808)

200 Conn. 360 (1986)

OMER DUHAIME v. AMERICAN RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Cassidento, with whom, on the brief, was Eric Carlson, law student intern, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Sharon S. Tisher, with whom was Kim M. Cooke, for the appellee (defendant).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The dispositive issue in this case is whether a litigant, after a final judgment on the merits of his contractual claim against an insurance company, is barred, by the principles of res judicata, from thereafter pursuing a second cause of action against the same insurance company under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA).1 In the present cause of action, the plaintiff, Omer Duhaime, alleged that the defendant...

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