Legal Opinion
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 2, 1978No. 77-747PublishedCited by 879 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The issue in this case is whether the application of Minnesota’s Private Pension Benefits Protection Act1 to the appellant violates the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution.
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In 1974 appellant Allied Structural Steel Co. (company), a corporation with its principal place of business in Illinois, maintained an office in Minnesota with 30 employees. Under the company’s general pension plan, adopted in 1963 and qualified as a single-employer plan under § 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U. S. C. §401 (1976 ed.),2 salaried employees were covered as follows: At age 65 an employee…
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