Legal Opinion
Bezanson ex rel. Medomak Canning Co. v. Metropolitan Insurance & Annuity Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 13, 1991No. Nos. 91-1306, 91-1357PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an action by plaintiff Dennis G. Bezanson, trustee in bankruptcy (Chapter 7) of Medomak Canning Co., Inc., on a policy of insurance issued by defendant Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Co. on the life of Medomak’s late president, Bernard J. Lewis. Medomak is the named owner and beneficiary. Lewis died on May 27, 1989. Possibly because of the amount involved ($500,000), with some substantial questions both sides include a number of contentions that can only be thought of as far out. First the facts.
No semi-annual premium had been paid since…
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- Clark v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1896
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