LAWTON v. COMMONWEALTH GAS CO.


400 Mass. 209 (1987)

508 N.E.2d 611

ELAINE LAWTON vs. COMMONWEALTH GAS COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

June 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Bessette for the defendant.

Peter F. Staiti for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

The complaint alleges that Commonwealth Gas Company's employee, George Lawton,1 and the plaintiff, Elaine Lawton, were divorced by a judgment which became absolute on January 5, 1985. A separation agreement, which merged in the judgment, had provided that George Lawton would maintain his current medical insurance plan for the benefit of the plaintiff as long as she remained eligible. However, the company notified the plaintiff...

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