Aultman Hospital Ass'n v. Community Mutual Insurance

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 (1919), 99 Ohio St. 343, 124 N.E. 223, 7 A.L.R. 182, syllabus; Skivolocki v. East Ohio Gas Co. (1974), 38 Ohio St. 2d 244, 67 O.O. 2d 321, 313 N.E. 2d 374,…