Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1996

Sylvestre v. United Services Automobile Ass'n Casualty Insurance

Sylvestre v. United Services Automobile Ass'n Casualty Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided September 18, 1996
239 Conn. 916; 682 A.2d 1014; 1996 Conn. LEXIS 381

Sylvestre v. United Services Automobile Ass'n Casualty Insurance

Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn. App. 219 (AC 14874), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Is a motor vehicle a ‘hit and run vehicle whose operator cannot be identified’ if, after an accident, the driver stops and is permitted by the injured party to leave the scene?”

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