Brehm v. Sargent & Lundy

The sole issue in this case is whether an employee’s suit for a declaratory judgment that he is entitled to a pension, filed 13/2 years after retirement, is barred by the statute of limitations. We hold that it is and affirm the trial court’s granting of summary judgment for the defendant.

The relevant facts in this case, as revealed by the pleadings and affidavits, are few. The plaintiff retired from the defendant’s employment on December 31, 1962. The defendant provides a pension plan for those employees who have worked for the company for 15 years. Whether the plaintiff met this requirement…