Fimiani v. Star Gallo Distributors, Inc.

• Decision Date: 17 June 1998
• Citation: 718 A.2d 17,245 Conn. 912
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: Joseph FIMIANI v. STAR GALLO DISTRIBUTORS, INC., et al.

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718 A.2d 17

245 Conn. 912

Joseph FIMIANI v. STAR GALLO DISTRIBUTORS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 17, 1998.

David D. Chapman, Meriden, in support of the petition.

Richard R. Hine, Assistant Attorney General, in opposition.

The petition of the defendants Star Gallo Distributors, Inc., and Nationwide Insurance for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 48 Conn.App. 474, 710 A.2d 1374 (1998), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Under the circumstances of this case, did the Appellate Court properly conclude that, pursuant to General Statutes § 31-349, the second injury fund was liable only for that percentage of the claimant's total disability attributable to his second injury?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15960.