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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-2063

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Tammy Hutson, *

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Appellant, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the Western

v. * District of Missouri.

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Protective Life Insurance Company, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellee. *

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Submitted: January 12, 2005

Filed: January 18, 2005

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Before WOLLMAN, McMILLIAN, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Tammy Hutson appeals the district court's*

 adverse grant of summary judgment

in her action seeking recovery of the proceeds from a life insurance policy issued by

Protective Life Insurance Company that named her as beneficiary and expired before

the insured's death. The district court rejected Hutson's state-law claims for negligent

misrepresentation and breach of contract. Because this is a diversity case, we review

de novo questions of state law. Having considered the record and the parties'

arguments, we are satisfied the district court correctly applied the controlling state

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law and properly resolved the issues. Because a comprehensive opinion would have

no precedential value in a diversity case that is factually unique to these parties, we

affirm on the basis of the district court's ruling without further discussion. See 8th

Cir. R. 47B.

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