Legal Opinion
Cody v. Connecticut General Life Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 12, 1982PublishedCited by 242 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
We granted the parties’ applications for direct appellate review to determine whether the public policy of this Commonwealth permits coordination-of-*143benefits clauses in insurance contracts.1 We conclude that coordination-of-benefits clauses do not violate the public policy of this Commonwealth unless the company engaged in misleading marketing practices, or the insurance contract as a whole is without substantial economic value.
We summarize the facts. The defendant Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. entered into a group contract of insurance with Sun Oil Company (Sun Oil), effective…
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- Smith v. Ariens Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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