BLANSETT v. AMERICAN EMP. INS. CO.

No. 81-4071 Summary Calendar.

652 F.2d 535 (1981)

Ben F. BLANSETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

August 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Sessums, Vicksburg, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas C. Gerity, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, RUBIN and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Mississippi law governs this diversity case, which requires us to construe an insurance contract in an unusual context: that of jurisdiction.

Appellant Blansett owned seven vehicles insured by appellee. The policy specified a separate premium for $10,000 of uninsured motorist coverage that it provided on each vehicle. During the coverage period, Mr. Blansett recovered an $85,000 judgment for bodily injuries that he suffered in a collision with...

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