Legal Opinion
Lillie Horton v. Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Defined Benefit Master Trust Ford Motor Company Uaw Retirement Plan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2005No. 04-4235PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Ruben Horton retired from his position at Ford Motor Company, Defendant, in 1983 at age 53. After Mr. Horton’s death in 2002, Plaintiff Lillie Horton sought spousal benefits from Ford as Mr. Horton’s common law wife. Ford denied her request and she sought review from the Ford Motor Company-UAW Retirement Board of Administration (“Board”), which also denied her request on the ground that Mr. Horton elected not to provide spousal survivorship benefits. She next brought a cause of action in state court that was removed to the United States District Court for the…
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