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Bishop v. Burgard

Case Date: 12/31/1969
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: 90742 Rel

Docket No. 90742-Agenda 27-September 2001.

CATHERINE R. BISHOP, Appellant, v. KELLY BURGARD etal. (Administrative Committee, 
as Adm'r of the AssociatesHealth and Welfare Plan, Appellee).

Opinion filed January 25, 2002.

CHIEF JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of thecourt:

The issues presented in this appeal are, simply put, whetherthe circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a petitionfor adjudication of lien because the Employment RetirementIncome Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (29 U.S.C.