Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Holland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1997No. 96-1823PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WIDENER joined. Judge DUFFY wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
After injuring his back and leg while working in a coal mine, Roger Sargent applied for disability benefits from the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) 1974 Pension Trust. The Trustees denied Sargent benefits on the grounds that at the time of the accident he was not working for an employer who was a signatory to the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement (NBCWA). Sargent sued for benefits, contending that he…
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