Wynn v. Metropolitan Property and Cas. Ins. Co.

Decision Date04 June 1993
Citation226 Conn. 907,625 A.2d 1379
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesNedra WYNN v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

David C. Pite, New Haven, in support of the petition.

Frederick L. Murolo, Cheshire, in opposition.

The plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn.App. 803, 623 A.2d 66 (AC 11170), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the statute of limitations defense was a threshold issue which the trial court could decide without referring the same to the arbitrators in light of the positive assurance test for arbitrability and General Statutes § 52-410?

"2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the statute of limitations had run prior to the filing of the plaintiff's application to compel arbitration?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14788.

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  • Gabrielle v. Hospital of St. Raphael
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • January 4, 1994
    ...A.2d 1056 (1987); Wynn v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Ins. Co., 30 Conn.App. 803, 808-809, 623 A.2d 66, cert. granted, 226 Conn. 907, 625 A.2d 1379 (1993). A statute of limitations normally acts as a bar to a remedy otherwise available. Ecker v. West Hartford, supra, 205 Conn. at 232, ......
  • Northern Insurance Co. of New York v. Charlie's Service Station, No. CV 03-0826516 (Conn. Super. 3/17/2004)
    • United States
    • Connecticut Superior Court
    • March 17, 2004
    ...for issues of coverage." Wynn v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Ins., 30 Conn.App. 803, 806, 623 A.2d 66, cert. granted, 226 Conn. 907, 625 A.2d 1379 (1993), aff'd, 228 Conn. 436, 635 A.2d 814 "The distinctions between coverage issues and arbitrability issues have not always been readily ......
  • Wynn v. Metropolitan Property and Cas. Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • February 1, 1994
    ...of limitations had run prior to the filing of the plaintiff's application to compel arbitration?" Wynn v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Ins. Co., 226 Conn. 907, 625 A.2d 1379 (1993). ...

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