Harrold v. Coble

Prior to his retirement, the appellant was vice president in charge of Coble Construction Company’s Greensboro office. Shortly after leaving, and pursuant to the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act of 1958,1 he requested that the company furnish him with copies of the pension plan and related financial statements. The request was denied on policy grounds, but the company offered to allow inspection of the documents at the Greensboro office at any reasonable time. This was unsatisfactory to the appellant, and he brought suit to recover statutory penalties for failure to furnish the…