Legal Opinion
Lerra v. Monsanto Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 1, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-95-GPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GARRITY, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Rose Lerra, is the widow of a formerly retired Monsanto employee, Joseph Lerra, Sr. The basic allegation of her complaint is that through the fault of Monsanto, her husband had unwittingly selected a "single life annuity” method of payment of his accrued retirement benefits, thereby depriving her of payments she would have received after her husband’s death if he had chosen a “50% joint and survivor annuity” (J&S) method. The plaintiff, in her amended complaint, alleges that she is…
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