CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION v. W.D. GEORGE CONST. CO.

No. 85-5205.

792 F.2d 64 (1986)

CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 345 HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W.D. GEORGE CONSTRUCTION CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. McKenney, Jr., argued, Hanover, Walsh, Jalenak & Blair, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellants.

W. Lee Whitman, argued, Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before: MARTIN and GUY, Circuit Judges; and REED, District Judge.


GUY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants in this action brought pursuant to § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, and § 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1132. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

I.

Plaintiffs are joint labor management trust funds established pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 186. Defendant William D. George (George...

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