Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit March 4, 2004, No. 02-1208 (Seaman v. Johnson)

OPINION

NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

This declaratory judgment action requires us to determine the proper beneficiary of a life insurance policy valued at $47,500. Because the policy formed part of an “employee benefit plan,” we look to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (“ERISA”), in order to resolve the dispute. The owner of the policy, Carl Johnson, Sr.