HALLAS v. BOEHMKE & DOBOSZ, INC.

(15489), (15490)

239 Conn. 658 (1997)

CHARLES HALLAS ET AL. v. BOEHMKE AND DOBOSZ, INC., ET AL. CHARLES HALLAS ET AL. v. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released January 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Carroll, for the appellants-appellees in Docket No. 15489 (defendants in the first case).

Kevin A. Coles, for the appellees-appellants in Docket No. 15489 and the appellants in Docket No. 15490 (plaintiffs in both cases).

Brian M. Gildea, with whom, on the brief, was Robin Stevens, for the appellee in Docket No. 15490 (defendant in the second case).

Joan M. Gilbride, pro hac vice, and Philip J. Walsh filed a brief for the appellee in Docket No. 15490 (third party defendant Continental Agency of Connecticut, Inc.).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, McDonald and Peters, JS.


PETERS, J.

In these consolidated appeals, the issues arise out of the negligent failure of an insurance broker to include the names of mortgagees on a property owner's application for fire insurance. The dispositive issues are the extent of liability incurred by the negligent broker and the extent to which the insurer, on agency principles, is liable for the broker's negligence.

In the first case, Docket No. 15489...

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