Clifford C. Coleman v. Interco Incorporated Divisions' Plans

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit under ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq.) for retirement benefits. The plaintiff, Clifford Coleman, now 74 years old, was first hired by Interco (formerly International Shoe Company) in 1935. He worked there until 1965 when he left to work for another company. He returned to Interco on July 29, 1969, and became a participant in the company’s ERISA retirement plan when it was formed in 1976. In April 1979, only a few months before the tenth anniversary of his reemployment by Interco, Coleman quit because he didn’t feel…