Legal Opinion
Watts v. Wikoff Color Corp. of SC
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided October 6, 1981No. Civ. A. 3-80-0770-HPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SANDERS, District Judge.
This action is brought by the Plaintiff pursuant to the Employment Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. to compel immediate payment of pension funds by his former employer, Wikoff Color Corporation (“Wikoff”). Upon his discharge by Wikoff in 1979 after eight years of employment, Plaintiff had a non-forfeitable and vested interest of sixty-four percent of $9,827.53 in the company’s pension plan which he seeks in the form of a lump sum payment. The case is now before the Court on the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kennett-Murray Corporation v. John E. BoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Eaves v. PennCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Bernard E. Keiser v. Coliseum Properties, Inc., A. Don Fleck v. Auditing Services, Inc., H. G. Lortscher v. Auditing Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ruetta Paris, Mildred Cawthon and Marge Kane v. Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Howard B. Wolf, Inc. And Eugene K. FriesenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Horace Eugene Bayles v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Matter of BerndtUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1983
- Cohen v. StanleyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Watts v. Wikoff ColorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Brower v. Comark Merchandising, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1996