ARNOLD v. BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.

No. 65308.

123 Ill.2d 67 (1988)

525 N.E.2d 59

I. DEAN ARNOLD et al., Appellants, v. THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kalivoda & Shelton, of Rockford (Elizabeth C. Henriksen, of counsel), for appellants.

Connolly, Oliver, Close & Worden, of Rockford (Henry J. Close, of counsel), and Sullivan & Cromwell, of New York, New York (William A. Ziegler, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, who are 25 former salaried employees of the defendant, the Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), brought this action in the circuit court of Winnebago County to recover certain severance benefits from B&W under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 through 1461 (1982)) (ERISA). Following a bench trial, the circuit judge entered...

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