TURNER v. LEESONA CORP.

Civ. A. No. 87-0271 P.

673 F.Supp. 67 (1987)

William E. TURNER v. LEESONA CORPORATION; John Brown Inc. and Unam Life Insurance Company of America.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

October 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Lang, Providence, R.I., for plaintiff.

Mark A. Pogue, John Blish, Providence, R.I., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The question is whether plaintiff may have his ERISA claim tried before a jury. For the reasons that follow, I rule that plaintiff's claims may not be tried before a jury.

William Turner became injured and applied for benefits under a Group Long Term Disability Insurance Policy which the defendant had issued to Turner's former employer. Turner alleged in his complaint...

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