WASKO v. MANELLA

(AC 22286)

74 Conn. App. 32 (2002)

BRIAN WASKO ET AL. v. JAMES MANELLA

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Turner, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

Erik E. Roberts, for the appellee (substitute plaintiff).

Mihalakos, Bishop and Peters, Js.


Opinion

BISHOP, J.

This appeal presents a novel question regarding an insurer's subrogation rights when a houseguest accidentally burns down an insured's vacation home. The defendant, James Manella, appeals from the trial court's award of $132,505 to the plaintiff, Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company (Middlesex),1 which insured and paid the claim on the destroyed house. Manella...

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