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ISRAEL v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

(SC 16474)

259 Conn. 503 (2002)

DAVID ISRAEL ET AL. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released February 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Cohen, with whom was Daniel M. Young, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

John W. Lemega, with whom, on the brief, were Daniel P. Scapellati and Steven H. Broer, for the appellees (defendants).

Sullivan, C. J., and Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, JS.

Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

The dispositive issue in this case, which comes to us upon acceptance of two certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,1 is whether certain language in an umbrella insurance policy issued by the defendants is ambiguous, with the result that the policy must be construed so as to provide the plaintiffs with coverage. We answer the first certified question...

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