Legal Opinion
Treasurer & Receiver General v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 11, 1983PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
At issue is a dispute between John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (John Hancock) and the Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth (Treasurer) over John Hancock’s duty to report and remit certain monies to the Treasurer under the abandoned property law, G. L. c. 200A, and the unclaimed funds law, G. L. c. 175, §§ 149A-149D.
The Treasurer is claiming funds represented by uncashed checks issued by John Hancock, covering its obligations for such items as accident and health insurance payments, life insurance proceeds, agent commissions, salaries, and vendor payments. If a check…
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