MELIN v. NORTHWESTERN BELL TEL. CO.

No. 47662.

266 N.W.2d 183 (1978)

Robert L. MELIN, Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cragg & Bailly and Robert L. McCollum, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Faegre & Benson and Jerry W. Snider, Minneapolis, for respondent; Alan M. Schlesinger, N. W. Bell Tel. Co., Minneapolis, of counsel.

Considered and decided by the court en banc.


PETERSON, Justice.

Plaintiff brought suit against his employer, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, alleging he was entitled to disability benefits for alcoholism under his employer's pension and disability benefit plan. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment for defendant, from which this appeal is taken. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. Plaintiff was employed by defendant from late 1945 until August 4, 1971, when he was dismissed from...

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