Opinion
10-15-2014
Renee MARTINEZ v. EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Hugh D. Hughes, New Haven, and Vincent R. Falcone, West Haven, in support of the petition. Daniel P. Scapellati, Hartford, in opposition.
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?”