Legal Opinion
John Pokratz, Cross-Appellee v. Jones Dairy Farm, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1985No. 84-3092, 84-3169PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The pension plan of Jones Dairy Farm’s unionized employees (the Plan) provides benefits to disabled employees. John Pokratz sought disability benefits after he became legally blind. The Plan turned him down. His appeal presents questions about the interaction of state and federal law as well as the propriety of the conclusion that he is not disabled.
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Jones Dairy Farm employed Pokratz from 1967 to 1983. He did clean-up work on the night shift. Pokratz has retinitis pigmentosa, a progressive disease of the eyes. The disease restricts the field of vision and ends in…
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