Task: songer_typeiss

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court. Choose among the following categories. Criminal and prisioner petitions- includes appeals of conviction, petitions for post conviction relief, habeas corpus petitions, and other prisoner petitions which challenge the validity of the conviction or the sentence or the validity of continued confinement. Civil - Government - these will include appeals from administrative agencies (e.g., OSHA,FDA), the decisions of administrative law judges, or the decisions of independent regulatory agencies (e.g., NLRB, FCC,SEC). The focus in administrative law is usually on procedural principles that apply to administrative agencies as they affect private interests, primarily through rulemaking and adjudication. Tort actions against the government, including petitions by prisoners which challenge the conditions of their confinement or which seek damages for torts committed by prion officials or by police fit in this category. In addition, this category will include suits over taxes and claims for benefits from government. Diversity of Citizenship - civil cases involving disputes between citizens of different states (remember that businesses have state citizenship). These cases will always involve the application of state or local law. If the case is centrally concerned with the application or interpretation of federal law then it is not a diversity case. Civil Disputes - Private - includes all civil cases that do not fit in any of the above categories. The opposing litigants will be individuals, businesses or groups.

PER CURIAM.
John Bolen was insured by Insurance Company of North America. His nephew, O’Neill, while riding as a passenger on a motorcycle being operated by Bolen’s son, was injured when the motorcycle collided with an uninsured automobile. Insurance Company brought an action for declaratory judgment seeking a determination of its liability to O’Neill. In a non-jury trial, the District Court found that there was no coverage because, although O’Neill was a relation, he was not a resident in the same household of Bolen. We agree and affirm.
The facts were stipulated. The only dispute concerns the correct interpretation of the Uninsured Motorists Coverage provisions. In pertinent part they provide:
The definitions under Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Coverage, except the definition of “Insured” apply to Uninsured Motorists Coverage, and under Uninsured Motorists Coverage:
“insured” means:
(a) the named insured and any relative;
Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Coverage defines relative as follows:
‘relative’ means a relative of the named insured who is a resident of the same household; (emphasis supplied).
We agree with and adopt the District Court’s conclusions:
[T]o accept the defendant’s construction of the terms of the policy would require the Court to construe the controlling provisions in a manner lending itself to strained and absurd results. Paddock v. Bay Concrete Industries, Inc., 154 So.2d 313 (Fla.App. 1963); See Also, Motor Vehicle Casualty Co. v. Atlantic National Insurance Co., 374 F.2d 601 (5 Cir. 1967).
The term ‘relative’ as used in the ‘Uninsured Motorists’ section of the policy is, under the plain language of the policy, limited to relatives of the insured who are members of the same household. Only the definition of an ‘insured’ under the policy and no other definition is redefined specially for uninsured motorist coverage. The definition of the term ‘relative’ must be taken from the ‘Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Coverage’ section. (District Court’s paragraph numbering deleted.)
Any other construction of the policy would indeed lead to an absurd result “[a]nd a Court ought always, we suppose, to hesitate a little bit at least before making a pronouncement that the parties intended a senseless result.” Motor Vehicle Casualty Co. v. Atlantic National Insurance Co., supra, at 605.
Affirmed.
. Pursuant to our Rule 18 this case is decided without oral argument.

Question: What is the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court?
A. criminal and prisoner petitions
B. civil - government
C. diversity of citizenship
D. civil - private
E. other, not applicable
F. not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: D