Legal Opinion
Chambless v. Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 28, 1985No. Nos. 994, 1086, Dockets 84-7987, 84-7989PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Circuit Judge:
The Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan, et al. (MM & P or the Plan) appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Carter, Judge), dated August 2,1984, 602 F.Supp. 904, which found that plaintiff *1035Arthur Chambless’ pension benefits were improperly postponed and reduced pursuant to an arbitrary and capricious amendment to the pension plan of which he and his wife are beneficiaries. The district court declared the amendment to be a nullity.
We hold that the district court was correct in finding that the amendment in…
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