Batchelor v. Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex Co.

STOKER, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Charles A. Batchelor (Batchelor) and his former employer, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (Firestone) are in dispute as to the amount of the monthly retirement benefits Batchelor should receive. Payment in some amount is due under a union-employer negotiated plan for the payment of disability retirement benefits. Batchelor sustained a job-related inguinal hernia on March 30, 1972.1 If March 30, 1972, is the date plaintiff is deemed to have become disabled, he will receive a monthly benefit in an amount as contended for by Firestone. Appellant contends that he…