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NELSON v. FARMLAND'S EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN

No. 86-1708.

817 F.2d 61 (1987)

Rudolph E. NELSON, Jr., Appellant, v. FARMLAND'S EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Simmons, Jr., Scottsbluff, Neb., for appellant.

Christopher S. Shank, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.

HANSON, Senior District Judge.

Nelson appeals the decision of the district court, holding that Farmland's Employee Retirement Plan trustees were correct in their interpretation of the Plan's disability standard and that there was substantial medical evidence in the record to support the Committee's denial of benefits.

Nelson was injured in a propane fire on December 31, 1973 at the CRA Oil Refinery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He returned to work at the refinery...

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