Becker v. Butler County Memorial Hospital

WATKINS, President Judge:

Appellant, Ross Becker, who as the plaintiff in the court below, commenced an action in assumpsit against Butler County Memorial Hospital claiming that he was an employee of the hospital on the effective date of a retirement plan, which was January 1, 1968, and was therefore entitled to retirement benefits. The hospital denied that the appellant was an employee on January 1, 1968. A lengthy trial was held before Judge Dillon and a jury, and a verdict was entered for the appellee. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was refused, and judgment was entered on the verdict.

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