GRUBBS v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA

Civ. No. 87-2207.

723 F.Supp. 123 (1989)

Arthur GRUBBS, Frank Jetton, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division.

February 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Self, Sexton Law Firm, Fort Smith, Ark., for plaintiffs.

William F. Hanrahan, Thomas S. Gigot, Andrew A. Chakeres, Groom & Nordberg, Chartered, Washington, D.C., James J. Glover, Isaac A. Scott, Jr., Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, Ark., Israel Goldowitz, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Glenda S. Finch, Sr. Associate Counsel, UMWA Health & Retirement Funds, Gerald E. Cole, Jr., Washington, D.C., for United Mine Workers of America 1974 Ben. Plan and Trust.

James O. Cox, Fort Smith, Ark., pro se.

Thomas E. Robertson, Jr., Bethell, Callaway, Robertson & Beasley, Fort Smith, Ark., for James O. Cox, Trustee of Garland Coal and Min. Co.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

H. FRANKLIN WATERS, Chief Judge.

This case is currently before the court on plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. At issue are the interpretations of the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement and the United Mine Workers of America 1974 Benefit Plan and Trust, a multi-employer welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461.

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