Legal Opinion
Waters v. Min Ltd.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 27, 1992PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This case arises from a contract between Gail A. Waters (plaintiff) and “the DeVito defendants” 2 (defendants), whereby the plaintiff was to assign her annuity policy having a cash value of $189,000 to the defendants in ex change for $50,000. The plaintiff brought suit to rescind the contract on the ground of unconscionability. Defendant Min Ltd. counterclaimed seeking declaratory relief and specific enforcement of the contract. A Superior Court judge, sitting without a jury, found for the plaintiff, ordered that the annuity be returned to the plaintiff on repayment of $18,000 with interest,…
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