Duffy v. Brannen

This is an appeal from a judgment entered, after trial to the court, in favor of plaintiff in an action in which plaintiff alleged wrongful deprivation by defendants of benefits due her under the terms of her employer-defendant’s pension plan. In this appeal, defendants challenge the subject-matter jurisdiction of the trial court, as well as numerous specific aspects of the court’s judgment. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further hearing on the issue of attorney’s fees.

Plaintiff-appellee is a former employee of defendant-appellant Dr. Richard D. Brannen, an optometrist who…