Legal Opinion
Joseph J. Flacche and Ella M. Flacche v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (u.s.)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1992No. 91-3462PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Joseph and Ella Flacche, appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (“Sun Life”), in this ERISA action. The Flacches assert a claim for greater pension benefits under a plan funded by an annuity contract sold by Sun Life. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the district court.
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Joseph Flacche worked for SCOA Industries, Inc. (“SCOA”) from 1944, when he began as a stock boy, until June of 1986, when he retired as a Senior Vice President. He participated in…
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3Cited by52 opinions
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