Legal Opinion
Charlie Craig v. Bemis Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1975No. 74-2241PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs are former employees of defendant Bemis Company, Inc. [the Company] who were discharged when the Company closed its Mobile, Alabama, plant in March, 1972. They filed this lawsuit to recover certain pension benefits which they contend are due them either pursuant to the Company’s retirement plan or on a theory of quantum meruit-unjust enrichment, as the disputed benefits actually constitute deferred compensation earned by them but now employed by the Company for its own benefit. After plaintiffs and the Company each moved for summary judgment and presented…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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