LEWIS v. COHEN

No. 73-2876.

417 F.Supp. 1047 (1976)

Albert A. LEWIS et al., Plaintiffs, v. James L. COHEN et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Binder, of Raynes, McCarty & Binder, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Robert E. J. Curran, U. S. Atty., Kenneth A. Ritchie, Asst. U. S. Atty., E. D. Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.


HIGGINBOTHAM, A. L. J.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, a retired male railroad employee, claims that a statute passed in 1945 is now in violation of the Fifth Amendment and is also in contravention of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because it permitted women with 30 years of railroad service to retire at age 60 with full benefits, while men with similar service would have their annuity partially reduced if they retired between the...

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