Martinez v. Empire Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

• Decision Date: 15 October 2014
• Citation: 314 Conn. 924,100 A.3d 855 (Mem)
• Parties: Renee MARTINEZ v. EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court

314 Conn. 924
100 A.3d 855 (Mem)

Renee MARTINEZ
v.
EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Oct. 15, 2014.

Hugh D. Hughes, New Haven, and Vincent R. Falcone, West Haven, in support of the petition.

Daniel P. Scapellati, Hartford, in opposition.

Opinion

The plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 151 Conn.App. 213, 94 A.3d 711, is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the judgment of the trial court based upon the trial court's finding that, at the time of the accident giving rise to the plaintiff's personal injury suit against Tony's Long Wharf Transport, LLC (Tony's), Tony's was not operating its vehicle ‘for-hire?’

“2. Did the Appellate Court properly find that, at the time of the accident giving rise to the plaintiff's personal injury suit against Tony's, the vehicle operated by Tony's was not engaged in interstate commerce?”