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BEACH v. MIDDLESEX MUTUAL ASSURANCE CO.

(13130)

205 Conn. 246 (1987)

CARTER L. BEACH ET AL. v. MIDDLESEX MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released November 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Witherington, for the appellant (defendant).

William G. Rhines, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO, and HULL, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether there is latent ambiguity in the term "collapse" in a homeowner insurance policy. The plaintiffs, Carter Beach and Mary Lawton Beach, filed a complaint seeking damages from the defendant, Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company, for an alleged "collapse" within the terms of the insurance policy issued to them by the defendant. The defendant denied that a collapse had occurred, claiming instead that the damage...

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