Legal Opinion
Cann v. Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern Cal.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided May 18, 1987No. CV 80-4073-SVWPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff George Cann seeks a declaratory judgment from this court to the effect that he has not lost, due to a break in service, the 15½ years of pension credits he had accumulated with the defendant pension trust. In the discussion below, 1 the court explains how the holding of Lee v. Nesbitt, 453 F.2d 1309 (9th Cir.1972), and the doctrine of equitable estoppel require a finding for the plaintiff.
A. FACTUAL SUMMARY
By at least December 31, 1964, George Cann had accumulated 15V2 years of pension credits in the Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Georgia-Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Leroy Ellenburg, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee. v. Brockway, Inc. & Spellman Cunningham, Defendants-Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Lillian Yanks Rehmar v. Bernard L. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Kathleen Moglia v. James GeogheganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Audit Services, Inc. v. Marselius Rolfson D/B/A Rolfson Company and Marcus Rolfson D/B/A Rolfson CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- George Cann v. Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- David Davidian Audrey R. Davidian v. Southern California Meat Cutters Union and Food Employees Benefit FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Kane v. Aetna Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Teeter v. Supplemental Pension Plan of Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Kane v. Aetna Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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