Legal Opinion
Lonnie W. Odom, Sr. v. United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1982No. 81-5364PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, UMWA Health & Retirement Funds. The trustees of the funds denied the application of appellant for disability pension benefits. The district judge granted summary judgment on the ground that the decision of the trustees was not arbitrary, capricious or unsupported by substantial evidence.
In his application for permanent disability benefits, filed in August 1978, appellant stated that he was totally disabled as a result of an accident while working in a coal mine in June 1976. The application was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Hall v. MullinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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