UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT ______________________

No. 99-60860 ______________________

KIRKLAND DEVELOPMENT, INC.

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; ET AL

Defendants,

ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Defendant - Appellee. _____________________________________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (3:98-CV-607-BN) _____________________________________________________________________

December 8, 2000

Before BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

AFFIRMED. See 5th Circuit Rule 47.6.

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.