Legal Opinion · Dissent
Connors v. Ryan's Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 6, 1991No. 89-7046Published
1DissentClark, Circuit Judge
The trustees of the 1950 and 1974 Pension Plans brought this action against Janice Simmons in her personal capacity asserting that she is jointly and severally liable with several other defendants for Alan’s Coal Sales’ withdrawal liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (“MPPAA”). The district court’s finding that Ms. Simmons is personally liable rests on the theory that she and her husband were partners in a cattle farming business, or alternatively, that she and her husband engaged in a trade or business of leasing land. Because I find the evidence insufficient…
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