Bruner v. Mercantile National Bank

BATEMAN, Justice.

The appellants, Harold R. Bruner and his former wife Jo Ann Bruner Walters, sued to recover disability benefits under a written Retirement Plan for Employees of Standard Manufacturing Co., Inc. The defendants were Mercantile National Bank as Trustee of the Plan, Standard Manufacturing Co., Inc., and the three individual members of the Retirement Committee. The judgment, based on the jury verdict, was that appellants take nothing, and they appeal on nine points of error.

The retirement plan in question is funded entirely by contributions of the employer, Standard Manufacturing…