United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-3294 ___________ James Howard Smith, Trustee of the * Estates of Marilyn A. Hanson and * Lynne M. Rice, * * Plaintiff-Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Eastern * District of Arkansas.

Laser, Wilson, Buford & Watts, P.C.; * Southern Guaranty Insurance Company; * [UNPUBLISHED] Continental Casualty Insurance * Company, * * Defendants-Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: April 15, 1998 Filed: May 5, 1998 ___________ Before LOKEN and LAY, Circuit Judges, and PRATT,1 District Judge. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Upon review of the overall record, the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law made by the District Court, and the briefs filed on appeal in this court, we affirm the

The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, sitting by designation. judgment of dismissal of the plaintiff's claims based upon the well-reasoned opinion of the District Court.

See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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