Randolph V. New England Mutual Life Insurance Co‪.‬

This action, primarily for breach of contract, has its origins in a long-time contractual association between the individual plaintiff-appellant (usually hereinafter referred to as "Randolph"), and his father before him, with the defendant-appellee insurance company (usually hereinafter "NEL"). The corporate plaintiff-appellant is solely owned by Randolph and possesses no separate interests here in issue, and as in the proceedings in the district court and in the briefs and arguments in this court, the singular "plaintiff-appellant" will be used to designate Randolph and the corporate plaintiff-appellant.