Opinion
No. 19-2178
12-23-2019
GEICO Casualty Company Plaintiff - Appellee v. Danzell Walker Defendant - Appellant
Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City [Unpublished] Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.
Danzell Walker appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for summary judgment and granting GEICO Casualty Company's (GEICO's) cross- motion for summary judgment in this diversity action filed by GEICO seeking a declaratory judgment relating to uninsured motorist coverage under an automobile policy. After careful de novo review of the summary judgment record and the district court's interpretation of Missouri law, we conclude that the district court properly denied Walker's motion and granted GEICO's motion for the reasons stated in the district court's order. See Patel v. LM Gen. Ins. Co., 922 F.3d 875, 876-78 (8th Cir. 2019) (interpreting relevant uninsured motorist provisions under Missouri law); Walden v. Smith, 427 S.W.3d 269, 274-85 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014) (same).
The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.