Legal Opinion
Avondale Mills v. Saddler
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 7, 1974No. SC 413PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*136FAULKNER, Justice.
This is an appeal from a class action decree in equity in favor of appellees.
The trial judge determined that Avon-dale could not equitably forfeit and deny deferred earnings of 283 employees of its Birmingham plant held in a retirement trust when Avondale closed the Birmingham plant because of economic conditions in the autumn of 1971.
Avondale had created a retirement trust for its employees in July, 1945. The trust was in force at the time of the plant’s closing.
The trust provides that all contributions made to the trust are made by Avondale. The members of the trust…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Walter W. Dierks v. Rupert C. Thompson, TrusteesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Lucas v. Seagrave CorporationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1967
- Frank P. Schneider, and Cross-Appellants v. The Electric Auto-Lite Company, a Corporation, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Livestock Feeds, Inc. v. Local Union No. 1634 of Congress of Ind. WorkersMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- George v. HaberMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Charlie Craig v. Bemis Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Willie Connell v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Staub v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Bierley v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Avondale Mills v. SaddlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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