Legal Opinion
Krawczyk v. Harnischfeger Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 1994No. 94-1728PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Elvin and Gladys Krawczyk (“Krawczyk”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants (“Harnischfeger” or “defendants”) on plaintiffs’ ERISA claim for increased retirement benefits. 869 F.Supp. 613. Plaintiffs seek to treat the entire lump-sum severance payment as compensation for pension purposes. Because the plan committee’s interpretation of the plan’s definition of “compensation” was reasonable, we AffiRM the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
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Plaintiff (Elvin) began work for Harnisch-feger in 1941. He was working in…
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