Legal Opinion
Massey Ferguson Division of Varity Corp. v. Gurley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 1995No. 94-3465PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
George Gurley was on medical leave from Massey Ferguson’s tractor plant in Detroit when the plant closed in 1983. An agreement between Massey Ferguson and the United Auto Workers establishes a pension plan — the UAW/Massey-Ferguson Inc. Pension Agreement (“the Plan”). A disabled employee with 10 years of “credited service” qualifies for a pension. Gurley believes that he has the necessary years of service and is disabled; Massey Ferguson believes that Gurley is a malingerer who also lacks 10 years of service. So far the Plan itself has not decided whether Gurley is…
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