Joe R. Hainline v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

This is an action to recover installments of General Motors stock and cash awarded to appellant as bonuses during his employment by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors Corporation pursuant to the General Motors Bonus Plan. After extensive depositions and affidavits were filed, appellee moved for summary judgment, which was granted by the district court. This appeal followed.

At issue is appellant’s right to receive portions of bonus awards made in previous years of his employment but yet undistributed as of the date of his resignation effective September…