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COELHO v. ITT HARTFORD

(SC 16140)

251 Conn. 106 (1999)

NORBERTO COELHO ET AL. v. ITT HARTFORD

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released November 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. O'Keefe, with whom were Peter K. O'Keefe and, on the brief, Joseph M. Busher, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

Michael A. Stratton, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Peters, JS.

Opinion

KATZ, J.

This case requires us to determine when the statute of limitations under General Statutes § 52-5761 begins to run on a claim for underinsured motorist benefits. We conclude that the statute of limitations does not begin to run until the claimant has exhausted the limits of liability under the tortfeasor's policy, and that, in the absence of a contrary provision in the claimant's motor vehicle policy...

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