Hardtke v. Exide Corp.

DECISION AND ORDER

VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff, Andrew C. Hardtke (“Hardtke”), brought this action against his former employer, the defendant, Exide Corporation (“Exide”) for separation pay under Exide’s “Separation Payment Policy For Salaried Employees” (“Separation Plan”). In the spring of 1984, a company known as the Richardson Division (“Richardson”) of 'the Witco Corporation entered into an agreement with Exide to purchase Exide’s Stokes Molded Products Division (“Stokes”). On or about December 14, 1984, Hardtke was denied separation pay on the grounds that…