Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Watson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1990No. 89-35342PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (“administrator”) appeals the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (“BAP”) judgment confirming the decision of the bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court ordered the administrator to turn over to Ronald Watson (“trustee”) funds held on behalf of the debtor, Sharon Kincaid (“Kincaid”), in an ERISA deferred salary plan. We reverse.
BACKGROUND FACTS
Sharon Kincaid was employed by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Company”). The Company provided a *1164401(k)1 Deferred Salary Plan (“Plan”) in which its employees could choose to…
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