Bierly v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

WICKERSHAM, J.,

This matter is before the court en banc on preliminary objections raised by defendants John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and Pick Hotels Corporation to the complaint of plaintiff Roland Bierly, Jr. The facts giving rise to the instant litigation are as follows: In March of 1973, plaintiff, Roland Bierly, Jr., was hired by defendant Pick Hotels as a supervising engineer. One of Pick’s employes, *41Mrs. Smith, informed plaintiff that he would be eligible for participation in a group insurance plan that included disability income insurance. Furthermore, he was told that he…