Legal Opinion
Seafarers Pension Plan v. Claude M. Sturgis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1980No. 79-1841PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
The defendant-appellant Seafarers Pension Plan, through its Trustees, challenges the order of the district court awarding disability pension benefits to plaintiff-appellee Claude M. Sturgis. The district court based its order on the verdict of the jury that the Trustees’ denial of benefits was arbitrary and capricious. The Trustees argue they were entitled to summary judgment or a directed verdict. We affirm.
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Appellee Sturgis worked from March 1947 to August 1972 as a dues paying member of the Seafarers International Union (the Union). During those years,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lillian Yanks Rehmar v. Bernard L. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- William J. Riley v. Meba Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Taylor Roark v. John L. Lewis, Maude W. Reese, of the Last Will and Testament of Joe S. Rees(e) v. John L. Lewis, Theo R. Fuller v. John L. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Taylor Roark v. W. A. Boyle Maude W. Reese, of the Last Will and Testament of Joe S. Rees v. W. A. Boyle Theo R. Fuller v. W. A. BoyleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- William Johnson v. Joseph BoticaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Norman L. Horn v. Julius Mullins John J. O'COnnell Paul R. Dean United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement FundsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Davidson v. CookDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
- District 17, District 29, Local Union 7113, & Local Union 6023, United Mine Workers of America v. Allied Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- LeFebre v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Snyder v. TitusDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1981
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