HEISLER v. JEEP CORP. — UAW RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN

No. 86-3130.

807 F.2d 505 (1986)

Shirley HEISLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JEEP CORPORATION — UAW RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald H. Cameron, Thomas P. Kurt, argued, Konop, Weiseberg, Dow & Frankel, Toledo, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas A. Dixon, Eastman & Smith, Toledo, Ohio, John J. McGowan, Marck Chad Abramson, argued, for defendant-appellee.

Before KENNEDY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Shirley Heisler appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Jeep Corporation — UAW Retirement Income Plan (Retirement Plan). Heisler argues that the Retirement Plan, inasmuch as it denied her application for survivor benefits, violates § 205(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1055(a).

I.

Appellant is the widow...

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