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LANE v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO.

(12824)

203 Conn. 258 (1987)

COURTNEY LANE v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Gallagher, with whom, on the brief, were Robert C. Mirto and Evelyn A. Barnum, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Randolph E. Richardson II, with whom, on the brief, was John V. Griffin, Jr., for the appellee (defendant).

PETERS, C. J., DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO, CALLAHAN and F. HENNESSY, JS.

DANNEHY, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff's failure to exhaust the liability coverage of a tortfeasor is a coverage issue to be decided by arbitration, or is a threshold issue to be decided by the court. The undisputed facts of the case indicate that the plaintiff, Courtney Lane, was injured in an automobile collision that occurred on April 9, 1983, while she was a passenger in a vehicle which...

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