Legal Opinion
Free v. Briody
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1986No. Nos. 85-2398, 85-2399PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Louis Briody, the defendant in this case, was one of two trustees of a corporate pension plan. Richard Free, a former employee of the corporation, brought suit against Briody (and the other trustee) in a federal district court under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., charging breach of trust. The court held the two trustees jointly and severally liable for almost $80,-000 in losses incurred by the pension fund as a result of the breach. We upheld this judgment. 732 F.2d 1331 (7th Cir.1984). The judgment was not paid, and Free…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brandt v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Max I. Bittner v. Sadoff & Rudoy IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Howard L. Makofsky, Jr. v. Raymond C. Cunningham, IICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Bertha Balark, and Cross-Appellant v. Michael Curtin, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Dinkins v. American National InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Leonard Forys and Janet Forys v. United Food and Commercial Worker's International Union, Afl-Cio, and ClcCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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- Davis v. Chicago Municipal Employees Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Bradley v. Capital Engineering & Mfg. Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- Free v. BriodyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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