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MACKEY v. LANIER COLLECTION AGENCY & SERV.

No. 86-1387.

486 U.S. 825 (1988)

MACKEY ET AL. v. LANIER COLLECTION AGENCY & SERVICE, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest L. Mathews, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Thomas W. Gleason, Charles R. Goldburg, and Kevin Marrinan.

Brian J. Martin argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Deputy Solicitor General Ayer, Christopher J. Wright, George R. Salem, Allen H. Feldman, and Carol A. De Deo.

Maureen E. Mahoney, by invitation of the Court, 484 U.S. 809, argued the cause and filed a brief as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below.*

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue here is whether and to what extent the Georgia statutes bearing on the garnishment of funds due to participants in ERISA employee welfare benefit plans are pre-empted by the federal statute which governs such plans.

I

Petitioners are the trustees of an employee benefit plan that provides vacation and holiday benefits to eligible employees in several southeastern States. The covered workers...

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