Legal Opinion
Colasanto v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 15, 1996No. 96-1152PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal summons our review of a jury verdict that awarded certain life insurance proceeds to the decedent’s quondam companion rather than to a family trust. Upon close perserutation of 'the record, the parties’ briefs, and the applicable law, we discern no error.
I. BACKGROUND
We start with a neutral account of the facts that were before the jury. The decedent, Robert M. Colasanto, made his mark as a successful business executive. In September of 1982, Colasanto met Stephen A. Farley. A relationship developed and the two men began cohabiting in San Diego, California.…
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