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COLLINS v. COLONIAL PENN INS. CO.

(SC 16123)

257 Conn. 718 (2001)

CAROL COLLINS v. COLONIAL PENN INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon Berk, with whom was Patty G. Swan, for the appellants (defendant Raymond A. Sardinas et al.).

Douglas P. Mahoney, with whom was Robert R. Sheldon, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Sullivan, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js.

Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

This case requires that we address the manner in which a trial court treats an uninsured motorist settlement in relation to a subsequent award of damages by a jury for a single indivisible injury by joint tortfeasors. The plaintiff, Carol Collins, was injured in a multicar accident, and brought an action against the defendants, Raymond A. Sardinas and Raymond D. Sardinas,1 and her uninsured motorist...

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