HUGHES v. BOSTON MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 93-2077.

26 F.3d 264 (1994)

George A. HUGHES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BOSTON MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Silvia, Jr., with whom Long & Silvia, Fall River, MA, was on brief for appellant.

Ralph C. Copeland, with whom Copeland & Hession, Wellesley, MA, was on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA and STAHL, Circuit Judges, and CARTER, District Judge.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, plaintiff-appellant George Hughes ("Hughes") contends that the district court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant-appellee Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company ("Boston Mutual") on Hughes' claim of entitlement to disability benefits under a group insurance plan. The lower court allowed the motion on the basis that Hughes' receipt of medical treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis triggered the "pre-existing condition...

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