United Association of Journeymen v. Myers
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
488 F. Supp. 704 (1980)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
In 1936, Edward Myers and Opal Myers (defendant) married. Edward worked in the plumbing industry and belonged to a plumbing and pipefitting union (the union). In 1954, Edward and Opal divorced. In 1963, Edward’s union created a pension plan for union members (the pension plan) (plaintiff). The union retroactively credited Edward with 15 years of participation in the pension plan. In 1973, Edward married Margaret Myers (defendant). In 1973 and 1976, Edward retired and died, respectively. The pension plan began paying survivor’s benefits to Margaret until Opal claimed an entitlement to a fraction of the benefits. Opal argued that a portion of the proceeds belonged to the Edward–Opal marital community because the pension plan was based on six years of community labor. The pension plan brought a declaratory-judgment action to resolve the dispute.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Parker, C.J.)
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