GEICO Casualty Company v. Danzell Walker, No. 19-2178 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Loken, Shepherd and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Insurance. Order granting GEICO's motion for summary judgment affirmed without comment. [ December 20, 2019
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-2178 ___________________________ GEICO Casualty Company lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Danzell Walker lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: December 16, 2019 Filed: December 23, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Danzell Walker appeals from the district court’s1 order denying his motion for summary judgment and granting GEICO Casualty Company’s (GEICO’s) cross1 The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. motion for summary judgment in this diversity action filed by GEICO seeking a declaratory judgment relating to uninsured motorist coverage under an automobile policy. After careful de novo review of the summary judgment record and the district court’s interpretation of Missouri law, we conclude that the district court properly denied Walker’s motion and granted GEICO’s motion for the reasons stated in the district court’s order. See Patel v. LM Gen. Ins. Co., 922 F.3d 875, 876-78 (8th Cir. 2019) (interpreting relevant uninsured motorist provisions under Missouri law); Walden v. Smith, 427 S.W.3d 269, 274-85 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014) (same). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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