Norman v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

STEWART, Judge.

Plaintiff, D. B. Norman, has been in the employ of defendant since August 20, 1923. On or about October 21, 1955, after thirty-two years of service, he made a request for retirement with pay pursuant to a “Plan for Employees’ Pensions, Disability Benefits, and Death Benefits” (herein called “the Plan”), which defendant originally adopted in January, 1913, and has more or less continuously held out to its employees as one of the benefits of their employment.

We shall herein refer to Norman as “plaintiff” and to the defendant, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company as “the…