Legal Opinion
Ellis Maness v. Roy L. Williams and Herman A. Lueking, Jr., as Trustees of the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1975No. 74-1331PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
This case presents for our review the denial of pension benefits to Ellis G. Maness by the trustees of the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund. Following a trial to the court on stipulated facts, Judge Meredith 1 determined that the trustees had acted arbitrarily and capriciously and ordered them to pay the benefits. The critical issue before us in this appeal is whether Maness had the required creditable service in the Teamster industry, for without such service it is conceded that he would not qualify for the pension in question.
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- Mitchell Hayes v. Charles J. Morse, and Midwest Haulers, IncCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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- James J. Reiherzer v. Daniel J. Shannon, and Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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