Patek v. Peick

Plaintiff brought this action in the trial court against the administrator and board of trustees of Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund seeking a declaratory judgment and money damages due to the trustees’ alleged wrongful denial of her application for pension benefits as the surviving spouse of a union member. Both plaintiff and defendants moved for summary judgment in the trial court. Each of these motions was based upon a stipulation as to the facts necessary for a resolution of the motions. The trial court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and…