Legal Opinion
The Rochester Corporation v. W. L. Rochester, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1971No. 15408PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff (appellee) seeks a declaratory judgment, establishing the invalidity of an asserted forfeiture of his right as a former employee to retirement benefits under a voluntary, non-contributory pension plan established by his employer (defendant-appellant).
The plaintiff became an employee of the defendant in 1941 and continued as such until 1965, when he voluntarily quit. In 1943, the defendant voluntarily established a non-contributory pension plan for the benefit of its employees. Such plan provided that any “member”, defined to be any “active employee…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Inland Steel Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.California Supreme Court · 1965
- Walter W. Dierks v. Rupert C. Thompson, TrusteesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Russell v. Princeton Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1967
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Florence B. Corcoran Wife Of/and Wayne D. Corcoran v. United Healthcare, Inc., and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Alday v. Container Corp. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Deming v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Kroeger v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Raymond Hoefel v. Atlas Tack Corporation, Raymond Mahoney v. Great Northern Industries, Inc., Atlas Tack CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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