PEDLER v. AETNA LIFE INS. CO.

No. 85-989.

23 Ohio St. 3d 7 (1986)

PEDLER, APPELLANT, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brouse & McDowell and Oscar A. Hunsicker, Jr., for appellant.

Roderick, Myers & Linton, Robert F. Orth and Deborah L. Cook, for appellee.


DOUGLAS, J.

This case involves the applicability of principles of equitable estoppel. The sole issue before this court is whether an insurer may enforce the limitation on eligibility for coverage clearly stated in its master policy and in literature distributed to the insured despite the acceptance of premium payments and the issuance of a certificate specifying greater coverage. We answer in the affirmative and, in so doing, hold that an insurer is estopped from...

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