EDWARDS v. AETNA LIFE INS. CO.

No. 80-1665.

690 F.2d 595 (1982)

William EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Krochmal, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

John Stevens, Dickinson, Wright, McKean, Cudlip & Moon, Kathleen Lewis, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Circuit Judge, KENNEDY, Circuit Judge, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

William Edwards appeals from the district court's order granting Aetna Life Insurance Company's motion for summary judgment. The district court held that the doctrine of judicial estoppel precludes Edwards from proving that he is entitled to receive disability benefits from Aetna. We reverse because we believe that Edwards should be permitted to prove his right to benefits.

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