Legal Opinion
Jones v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Idaho Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1983No. 13721PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON DENIAL OF PETITION FOR REHEARING
SWANSTROM, Judge.
Ronald Jones is a disabled former employee of Mountain Bell. He sued the Company, contending that under the Company’s employee benefit plan he was entitled to “accident disability benefits” as opposed to the “disability pension” which the Company actually awarded him. The trial court agreed and entered judgment against the Company for the unpaid benefits. The Company appealed from the judgment. Jones cross-appealed from the order denying his request for attorney fees. We affirm the trial court’s judgment, but vacate the order concerning…
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