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ASHENBAUGH v. CRUCIBLE INC., 1975 SALARIED RET. P.

No. 87-3722.

854 F.2d 1516 (1988)

R.H. ASHENBAUGH, R.B. Andrews, R.L. Appeldorn, A.L. Austin, J.D. Balser, A. Barrasso, J.O. Bauer, H.W. Bigleman, C.R. Blazier, J.P. Bressanelli, G. Brown, E. Bucan, J.M. Burke, J.R. Butchko, E.C. Calvin, R.R. Campbell, P.D. Castellano, D.R. Cauley, J.L. Cerasi, E. Chapman, S. Christy, P.R. Ciancone, T.M. Costello, T.J. Curry, G. Dauka, A.J. DeCosta, A.P. DiMarzio, O.E. Edwards, E.P. Erath, E.P. Fahnert, H. Farrington, J.S. Ferrence, R.D. Feydo, E.R. Finger, C.E. Fix, Jr., W. Frnak, N.E. Frederick, J.P. Frenn, R. Fronko, L.L. Gibbs, W.L. Gleason, L.E. Gordon, J.E. Grimm, P.E. Grubbs, E.R. Guerra, A.J. Gulutz, J.T. Haaf, J.D. Hamacher, Jr., P.J. Hannon, R.M. Hansen, M.I. Harpham, D.H. Heldman, G.W. Henglein, J.K. Hile, R.T. Hopper, H.M. Howell, J.B. Itzel, Jr., K.M. Janke, C.L. Jobe, Jr., K.H. Johns, R.O. Johnson, Jr., L.M. Johnston, E.T. Jones, R. Kao, D.P. Kerr, Jr., P.A. Keys, R.W. Knalley, E.E. Knapek, W.J. Kofalt, S.W. Kohler, T. Kominitsky, T.R. Krupa, J.R. Kundick, W. Lake, D.F. Laneve, T. Lehmann, R.H. Lewis, R.A. Lippert, W.R. Livingston, A.J. Lynn, D.B. McClain, J.L. McKain, E.L. Marsh, C.R. Martsolf, F.S. Matsukas, T.J. Mayton, M. Mitrovich, M.A. Molchan, A.N. Morrison, H. Mraunac, M.R. Muckian, C.W. Murray, III, C.J. Myers, L.V. Nagle, E. Ordich, W.H. Orr, A.J. Pasko, Jr., M.E. Pellegrino, G.C. Pascion, G.V. Peterson, R.F. Pisano, W.J. Popp, G.P. Porto, G. Postich, D.E. Powell, R.W. Prentice, J. Presutti, W.C. Price, L.E. Raykovics, T.R. Reed, J.W. Reider, M.J. Rose, R.H. Rutter, K.E. Sanders, M.A. Sarver, P.K. Schake, J.W. Scholtz, W.T. Scott, J.G. Seman, A.H. Sheline, M.L. Sherry, F.R. Shuss, W.W. Simpson, A.E. Six, J.E. Smith, E.H. Spaziani, W.H. Stephens, C.D. Strosnider, J.F. Suffoletta, J. Susich, H. Taylor, F.S. Thornberry, Jr., J.R. Tice, D.A. Townley, R. Trbovich, R.T. Turner, R.R. Vlah, D.W. Ware, G.T. Weekley, E.M. Werries, Jr., J.A. Whitehead, T. Williams, Jr., T.H. Wills, D.P. Wood, A.J. Yanni, L.H. Young, Jr., R.C. Young, H.F. Yute, and W.I. Zazwirsky, Appellants, v. CRUCIBLE INC., 1975 SALARIED RETIREMENT PLAN.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1988.

Rehearing Denied September 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Ahearn (argued), Ligonier, Pa., for appellants.

William H. Powderly, III, Peter D. Post (argued), Martha Jo Wagner, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Gary M. Ford, General Counsel, Carol Connor Flowe, Deputy General Counsel, Frank H. McCulloch, Acting Asst. General Counsel, Jeanne K. Beck, John Foster, Pension Ben. Guar. Corp., Office of the General Counsel, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae.

Before STAPLETON, MANSMANN and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

In this ERISA action, the district court sustained the decision of the defendant Retirement Plan to deny certain benefits to the plaintiff participants, and the plaintiffs have appealed. Their main claim is that the Thirty-Year Retirement Benefits provided for in Plan § 4.3 are "accrued benefits" and that because the Plan was partially terminated, the length-of-service requirement specified as a prerequisite...

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