Legal Opinion
Colley v. Benson, Young & Downs Insurance
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 24, 1997No. 95-P-1533PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeeretta, J.
In 1987, after Benson, Young & Downs Insurance Agency, Inc. (Benson), made payment on a. promissory note which it had guaranteed on behalf of George Colley (George), husband of Diana Colley (Diana), it brought an action against George and Diana seeking to reach and apply George’s interest in the marital residence which stood in Diana’s name only. Benson was granted judgment by default on April 24, 1992, and an execution on that judgment issued. Benson’s many attempts to obtain satisfaction on the judgment prompted Diana, on February 14, 1994, to commence the present action under Mass.R.Civ.P.…
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