Conner v. American Public Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

W. ALLEN PEPPER, JR., District Judge.

These matters come before the court upon Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [23-1] and Motion to Stay Consideration of Plaintiffs Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment [32-1]. After due consideration of the motions and the responses filed thereto, the court is prepared to rule.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Fred A. Conner purchased a cancer treatment policy from American Public Life Insurance Company (“APL”) on July 1, 1992. In the “Benefits Schedule” of the policy, which appears to serve both as a table of contents and a…