Legal Opinion
Paul E. Black v. Tic Investment Corp. Stratton Georgoulis, Individually and James H. Slife, Individually
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 1990No. 88-2658PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
The controlling issue in this case is whether principles of estoppel apply to force an employer to provide severance benefits under an ERISA plan. We hold that estoppel principles do apply and therefore reverse the judgment of the district court.
The facts of this case are not in dispute. Paul E. Black was a salaried employee of the White Farm Equipment Company (White), a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation, from April of 1964 until his termination on April 24, 1981. During most of that time, White offered its salaried employees a “Severance Pay Allowance Plan” under…
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