Hunt v. Snyder

CROW, Chief Judge.

This is the second appeal in this lawsuit. The litigation began when Garry L. Hunt and Delores Hunt (“plaintiffs”) filed a petition against the trustees of the “Supermarket Employees Benefit Plan of Springfield.” We henceforth refer to the trustees as “defendants,” and to the plan they administer as “the Plan.”

Plaintiff Delores Hunt is an employee of a supermarket whose employees receive coverage for certain medical expenses under the Plan. The Plan also covers “dependents,” including spouses. Delores’ husband, plaintiff Garry L. Hunt, is employed at a gasoline station, and…