Supreme Court of Rhode Island June 26, 1985, 83-55-Appeal (Lavergne v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund)

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is a civil action brought by Bertrand A. Lavergne, the plaintiff, to recover pension benefits from the New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund (pension fund).1 The case was heard before a justice of the Superior Court sitting *1171without a jury. The trial justice found for the defendant, and judgment was entered. The plaintiff appeals.