Legal Opinion
Bill Clark Herbert Futch Austin Hurst Louis Sliker and William Barrineau v. Coats & Clark, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1991No. 90-8925PublishedCited by 1,820 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Bill Clark, Herbert Futch, Austin Hurst, Louis Sliker and William Barri-neau appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Coats & Clark, Inc. Because we conclude that the district court improperly construed the Supreme Court’s decision in Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986), we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
All five plaintiffs are former employees of Coats & Clark, Inc., and all five were participants under an employee pension plan covered by…
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