Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment in an action for declaratory relief to establish his right to reinstatement in the employees’ retirement plan of defendant corporation.

Plaintiff left defendant’s employ on July 1, 1960, after meeting all the requirements for benefits under the retirement plan. On October 24, 1960, he went to work for a competitor of defendant. On December 5, 1960, the retirement committee that administers the plan notified plaintiff that his rights to receive payments had been terminated pursuant to section 2 of article five of the plan on the ground that he had…