Trans Ins Co v. Ritts Distr Co

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Trans Ins Co v. Ritts Distr Co

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

_____________________

No. 95-60340 ______________________

TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

RITTS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC.; TIMOTHY HOLMES, By and Through His Next Friend and Mother, Virginia Holmes

Defendants

and

JOANNE HUFF-RITTS; SPENCER RITTS

Plaintiff - Appellants

__________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Oxford (3:94-CV-93) __________________________ January 12, 1996

Before WIENER, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appellants appeal the district court's grant of summary

judgment in favor of Transportation Insurance denying Uninsured

Motorist coverage to Mrs. Ritts. Appellants also appeal the

district court decision to reform the insurance contract and its

decision not to certify the question of coverage to the Mississippi

Supreme Court. The appellants argue that Mrs. Ritts is insured

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. under the corporate policy either personally as the wife of the

sole stockholder or as an officer of a closely held corporation, or

that Mrs. Ritts is insured as a permissive user or guest in an

automobile insured under the policy. We have reviewed the record

and the decisions of the district court. We agree with the

analysis of Mississippi law and the conclusions set forth in the

district court's written opinion. Accordingly, judgment of the

district court is affirmed and the motion for certification of

questions of law to the Mississippi Supreme Court is denied.

Reference

Status
Unpublished