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

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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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