HANCOCK v. MONTGOMERY WARD LONG TERM DISABILITY

No. 84-4201.

787 F.2d 1302 (1986)

Dorothy HANCOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MONTGOMERY WARD LONG TERM DISABILITY TRUST, an Illinois corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Caruso, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey Batchelor, Richard C. Hunt, Paula B. Weiss, Spears, Lubersky, Campbell, Bledsoe, Anderson, & Young, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellee.

Before SKOPIL and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.


SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Dorothy Hancock ("Hancock") appeals the grant of summary judgment against her in this action to recover contractual benefits under an employee benefit plan administered by defendant-appellee Montgomery Ward Long Term Disability Trust ("Trust"). Hancock had also sought extracontractual damages allegedly caused by the Trust's denial of benefits. We affirm.

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