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DIST. 29, UNITED MINE WORKERS v. ROYAL COAL CO.

No. 85-1336.

768 F.2d 588 (1985)

DISTRICT 29, UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA; Local Union 5821, Local Union 6046, United Mine Workers of America; Garland Walkup, Retiree; Madeline R. Thomas, Widow; Joseph M. Hanshew, Disabled Retiree; and John and Mary Doe, Appellees, v. ROYAL COAL COMPANY, Appellant, and United Mine Workers of America 1974 Benefit Plan and Trust, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest H. Roles, Charleston, W.Va. (John R. Woodrum, Washington, D.C., Anna M. Norton, Smith, Heenan & Althen, Charleston, W.Va., on brief) for appellant.

Bradley J. Pyles, Logan, W.Va. (Charles F. Donnelly, Grant Crandall, Crandall, Pyles & Crandall, Logan, W.Va., Deborah Haynes, Larry Harless, Charleston, W.Va., on brief) for appellees.

Before WIDENER and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges and TURK, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

The issue in this expedited appeal is whether a coal company's obligation to provide health benefits and life insurance coverage to its retired and disabled coal miners under the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreements of 1978 and 1981 continues beyond the expiration of those Agreements. Defendant Royal Coal Company (Royal) appeals from a preliminary injunction issued by the district court requiring Royal to provide these benefits to its former...

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