Legal Opinion
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Merry
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 29, 1979No. Nos. 450, 451, Dockets 78-7484, 78-7518PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERKER, District Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Connecticut District Court (Newman, J.), declaring that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. does not prohibit enforcement of a state court’s garnishment order directed at pension payments to satisfy a spouse’s court ordered support obligations, and dismissing without prejudice appellee’s cross claim as not within the appropriate jurisdiction of the court. For the reasons set forth below the judgment of the District Court is affirmed.
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In 1965, after nineteen years of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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