Garza v. State Farm Mtl Auto

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Garza v. State Farm Mtl Auto

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

No. 02-40437 Summary Calendar

MARIA TERESA GARZA, individually and as next friend of Jonathan Lee Garza, Eulalio Garza IV, Christopher Eli Garza, and Cinthia Michelle Garza, Minors and as Representative of the Estate of Eulalio Garza III, deceased,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

VERSUS

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY; et al.,

Defendants

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi. (C-01-CV-76) October 30, 2002

Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges,

PER CURIAM:*

Maria Teresa Garza, et al., (Plaintiffs) are the surviving

spouse and minor children of Eulalio Garza, III, who was killed in

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. an automobile/train accident while riding in a vehicle owned by his

employer, Country Shop Nursery, and driven by uninsured fellow-

employee, Felipe Rodriguez. Plaintiffs filed suit against State

Farm Automobile Insurance Co. (State Farm) for breach of contract

and violation of Article 21.55 of the Texas Insurance Code because

State Farm has denied them uninsured motorist coverage under an

automobile insurance policy purchased by Garza's employer from

State Farm. The district court had jurisdiction because of

diversity of citizenship.

The parties waived trial by jury and the case was tried to the

court. The district court found for defendant State Farm on all

claims and entered a final judgment that plaintiffs take nothing.

Plaintiffs appealed to this court.

We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the record excerpts,

and relevant portions of the record, and for the reasons stated by

the district court in its "Verdict of the Court" filed February 15,

2002, we AFFIRM the final judgment entered on the same date, that

plaintiffs take nothing. AFFIRMED.

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Reference

Status
Unpublished