Legal Opinion
Upshaw v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided February 22, 1980No. LR-75-C-84PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EISELE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, who has been an employee of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Company), claims that in 1972 he injured his back while engaged in a work related activity. He applied for medical retirement benefits in August, 1972, pursuant to the Reynolds Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (Plan). The Retirement Board (Board), which had the exclusive right to determine eligibility under the Plan, denied his claim in late February, 1973. Had he received benefits, they would have begun March 1, 1973. On March 24, 1975, he filed a complaint against the…
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