AULTMAN HOSP. ASSN. v. COMMUNITY MUT. INS. Co.

No. 88-1221.

46 Ohio St. 3d 51 (1989)

AULTMAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ET AL., APPELLEES, v. COMMUNITY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, F.K.A. HOSPITAL CARE CORPORATION, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, Mc-Pherson & Hand, Chartered and Douglas J. Colton, pro hac vice, for appellees.

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, W. Stuart Dornette and James E. Britain, Thomas B. Bassler, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & pease, Michael J. Canter and James C. Becker, for appellant.

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, James E. Pohlman and Daniel W. Costello, urging reversal for amicus curiae Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.


MOYER, C.J.

The principal question presented by this case is whether the contract between Blue Cross and the hospitals allows Blue Cross to issue nontraditional subscriber contracts.

In construing any written instrument, the primary and paramount objective is to ascertain the intent of the parties. The general rule is that contracts should be construed so as to give effect to the intention of the parties. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Roehm...

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