Legal Opinion
Clement J. Sheeran v. General Electric Company, a New York Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1979No. 77-2869PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge:
This is an appeal from an order dismissing an action instituted by Clement J. Sheeran and 1529 other plaintiffs seeking increased pension benefits from General Electric Company. The plaintiffs asserted, inter alia, a claim of equitable estoppel. The district court held that this cause of action is barred by the State of Washington’s three year statute of limitations. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
The appellants are former employees of General Electric at the Hanford Project near Richland, Washington. They left the employ of General Electric between 1965…
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