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ROPER v. PULLMAN STANDARD

No. 87-7771.

859 F.2d 1472 (1988)

Grady ROPER and Robert L. Benton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PULLMAN STANDARD, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin L. Burrell, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael C. Towers, Robert Christenson, Fisher & Phillips, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before RONEY, Chief Judge, JOHNSON and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs Grady Roper and Robert Benton lost their jobs when defendant Pullman Standard, Inc. permanently closed its manufacturing plant in Bessemer, Alabama. At the end of their two year lay-off periods, plaintiffs applied for retirement benefits under the "70/80" provision of Pullman's pension plan. Pullman denied plaintiffs' retirement benefits because it found that they had not met the age/service requirements of the plan. Alleging that the 70/80...

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