PIERSA v. PHOENIX INS. CO.

No. 17206.

871 A.2d 992 (2005)

273 Conn. 519

Stephen PIERSA v. PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 10, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon Berk, Hartford, for the appellant (plaintiff).

William J. Melley III, Hartford, for the appellee (defendant city of Hartford).

SULLIVAN, C.J., and BORDEN, NORCOTT, KATZ and ZARELLA, Js.


BORDEN, J.

The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether a self-insured municipal employer may reduce the limits of its uninsured motorist coverage by the amount of workers' compensation benefits paid, without having created a writing effectuating such a reduction. The Appellate Court concluded that it could do so. Piersa v. Phoenix Ins. Co., 82 Conn.App. 752, 753, 848 A.2d 485 (2004). We disagree with that conclusion...

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