French

Edward W. French (French), Rudolf Maier (Maier), and Webster Alvin Tavenner (Tavenner), (collectively petitioners) filed in the superior court a petition for writ of mandate against Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California (Trust), Fund Administrative Associates, Inc., a corporation (Administrator), and 16 individuals* (Trustees), who were trustees of a pension trust, to compel continued payment of pensions to which petitioners were allegedly entitled under a pension fund plan entitled “Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California” (contract), an alleged copy of which was attached to the petition as Exhibit A. The court issued an alternative writ. All of the respondents (Trust, Administrator, and Trustees) answered. After trial the court made findings in favor of respondents and against all petitioners, discharged the alternative writ and entered judgment in favor of all respondents and against all petitioners with costs. Petitioners appeal from the judgment.

Contentions

Stated generally, appellants contend that the court erred:

Facts

Appellants concede that (except for a few instances of alleged admitted perjury) there is no dispute…