GAINES v. AMALGAMATED INS. FUND

No. 84-1245.

753 F.2d 288 (1985)

GAINES, Edith, Appellee, v. The AMALGAMATED INSURANCE FUND, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1985.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer A. Stiller, Ernest L. Tsoules, Jr. (Argued), Berriman & Schwartz, King of Prussia, Pa., Joseph T. Sebastianelli Law Associates, Malvern, Pa., for appellant.

Robert A. Rosin (Argued), Michael L. Golden, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before GARTH and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges, and BARRY, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 25, 1985.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

On essentially undisputed facts, the parties to this case dispute whether the Trustees' of the Amalgamated Pension Fund ("the Fund") interpretation of the Plan document to deny disability benefits to Edith Gaines is a permissible one. The district court found the Trustees' interpretation to be arbitrary and...

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