Legal Opinion
Passatempo v. McMenimen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 12, 2012No. SJC-10978PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
Samuel Pietropaolo, Sr. (Sam Sr.), 4 directed a substantial portion of his retirement benefits to the upkeep of a life insurance policy that he purchased in 1998 through his nephew, Frederick V. McMenimen, III, an insurance agent. This policy was the sole asset of an irrevocable trust that Sam Sr. established to provide for his wife should he predecease her. McMenimen assured Sam Sr. and the other plaintiffs that the policy provided death benefits of $500,000. In fact, the policy provided only $200,000 in benefits. Although the plaintiffs regularly received accurate policy statements from the…
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