MUNROE v. GREAT AMERICAN INS. CO.

(14969)

234 Conn. 182 (1995)

LYLE MUNROE ET AL. v. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 11, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica L. Papazian-Ross, for the appellants (defendants).

Michael T. Sullivan, with whom were Jacques J. Parenteau and, on the brief, Keith B. Kyle, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

PETERS, C. J., and BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and PALMER, JS.


PETERS, C. J.

The sole issue in this certified case from the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island is whether, under the circumstances of this case, an insurance company that has issued a binder for liability insurance coverage in reliance on intentional and material misrepresentations by the insurance applicant can rescind the insurance contract ab initio so as to avoid liability to innocent third parties. The plaintiffs, Lyle Munroe and Shirley...

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