NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. BAPTIST

No. 13-60726.

762 F.3d 447 (2014)

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fred L. BAPTIST; Debbie Baptist, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Cavitt Cookston, Esq. , Upshaw Williams Biggers & Beckham, L.L.P., Greenwood, MS, Patrick Marvin Tatum , Upshaw Williams Biggers & Beckham, L.L.P., Ridgeland, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John Keith Perry, Jr. , Sparkman, Zummach & Perry, P.C., Southaven, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and WIENER and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this diversity case applying Mississippi insurance law, Defendants-Appellants Fred L. and Debbie Baptist appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company ("Nationwide"). The district court held that the Baptists initially purchased a valid homeowner's insurance policy from Nationwide, but that subsequent renewals of that policy were void ab initio because they occurred after the Baptists...

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