Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Erie Lackawanna Railway Co., Debtor, Appeal of Non-Contract Retirees
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1977No. 76-2559PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the claims of 1,125 non-contract white-collar retirees of the Debtor, Erie Lackawanna Railway Co. (EL), most of whom retired prior to the filing of the Petition for Reorganization in the Dis trict Court, and all of whom retired before the date of the transfer of EL’s assets to the Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail). The retirees contend that the Trustees of the estate of EL are obligated to continue indefinitely to pay the premiums on their group life insurance.
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