J.G. Wentworth S.S.C. Ltd. Partnership v. Callahan

¶ 1. J.G. Wentworth, S.S.C., Limited Partnership (Wentworth) appeals the trial court's denial of its summary judgment motion in its declaratory judgment action seeking a ruling that the anti-assignment clause in the annuity agreement between Sean Edward Callahan and Sentry Insurance A Mutual Company (Sentry) is unenforceable. The dispute arose after Callahan assigned his future payments, obtained in a structured settlement of a products liability suit, to Settlement Capitol Corporation (Settlement), which, in turn, assigned them to Wentworth. For two reasons, we agree with the trial court's…