Legal Opinion
John Gilles v. Burton Construction Company, an Illinois Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 1984No. 83-2537PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from an action brought by a multiemployer employee benefit fund and its trustees against an employer for delinquent contributions to the fund. The appeal presents questions involving appellate jurisdiction and the means of enforcing an employer’s duty to contribute to such a fund, as well as a request for double costs and attorney’s fees on appeal under Fed.R.App.P. 38. Plaintiffs are the Fringe Benefits Funds, Brick and Stone Masons Local No. 20 of Lake County, and the trustees of the fund. Defendant is the Burton Construction Company, an employer…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Reid v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by29 opinions
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