Robert S. Trippet v. Herbert R. Smith, Glenn E. Wood, and Samuel v. Shaw, Trustees of the Home-Stake Production Company Deferred Compensation Trust

The plaintiff sought to enjoin defendants from violating provisions of the Home-Stake Production Company Deferred Compensation Trust Instrument (plan), claiming that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction by virtue of ERISA. Defendants are named trustees under the trust instrument, and plaintiff is a former employee and director of the Home-Stake Production Company (Company) who claims to be a beneficiary of the employee benefit plan created by the trust instrument. Cross-motions for summary judgment were filed, and plaintiff brings this appeal from the district court’s summary…