United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-2406 ___________ Joyce Lewis, individually and on behalf * of the heirs at law of Elton W. Lewis, * and as personal representative of the * estate of Elton W. Lewis, * * Appeal from the United States Appellant, * District Court for the District * of Minnesota. v. * * [UNPUBLISHED] Carl A. Stuehrenberg, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: May 12, 1999 Filed: May 20, 1999 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Joyce Lewis appeals the district court's ruling excluding Lewis's decedent's postaccident statement to a state highway patrol trooper as inadmissible hearsay in this wrongful death diversity action. Because the parties' submissions show they are thoroughly familiar with the issue before this court and our review involves the application of established principles of law, we conclude that an extensive discussion would serve no useful purpose. Having considered the record and the parties' submissions, we conclude the district court's ruling is correct. We thus affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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