Legal Opinion
MetLife Auto & Home v. Cunningham
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 15, 2003No. 01-P-1541PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcHugh, J.
Brian Cunningham was insured under a homeowner’s policy issued by the plaintiff, MetLife Auto & Home *584(MetLife).2 Robert and Edwina Beland (the Belands) accused Cunningham of stabbing their son, Jason, to death and sued him on their own behalf and as representatives of Jason’s estate. In the Belands’ action and in a subsequent declaratory judgment action commenced by MetLife, Cunningham repeatedly invoked his rights under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and refused to provide the Belands or MetLife with any information about the alleged stabbing. As a consequence, MetLife…
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