Legal Opinion
Anderson v. John Morrell & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1987No. 86-5017 SDPublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff John A. Anderson appeals on behalf of himself and the members of the class he allegedly represents from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants John Morrell and Company and its Board of Directors (Morrell or the Company). For the reasons set forth below, we modify the judgment so as to affirm it only as to Anderson’s individual claim.
I. FACTS
In essence, Anderson’s claim is that he is entitled, as a matter of contract, to have certain health benefits added to the welfare benefit plan which is applicable to him as a retired Morrell…
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