Doherty v. Sylvania Pension Plan for Hourly Employees

OPINION

CAFFREY, District Judge.

This is a civil action brought pursuant to the provisions of 29 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq. Jurisdiction of this court is based on 29 U.S.C.A. § 308. The matter came before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. There is no dispute between the parties as to the following facts:

Plaintiff is and for some time has been an employee of Sylvania Electric Company, serving as an hourly employee at its Woburn, Massachusetts, plant. Since December of 1953, she has been a participant in the Sylvania pension plan for hourly employees. The complaint recites that on June…