Legal Opinion
Sheriff v. Medel Electric Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 29, 1980No. 79-446PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellants are trustees of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Trust Fund, which provides health and welfare benefits for electrical workers and their dependents. They sued Medel Electric Company (Medel), an employer of electrical workers, for contributions allegedly due on behalf of Medel’s employees pursuant to a contract between Medel and IBEW Local 26. After trial, the court ruled for Medel, concluding that the trustees had failed to prove the existence of a contract. We hold that the trial court was “plainly wrong.” D.C.Code 1973, §…
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