United States v. Phillip Brumfield

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 11-3494
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First Arkansas Bank & Trust, *
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Plaintiff/Appellee, *
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Mary L. Howard, *
* Appeal from the United States
Intervenor Plaintiff/Appellee, * District Court for the
* Eastern District of Arkansas.
v. *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Lincoln Benefit Life Company, *
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Defendant/Appellant. *
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Submitted: June 14, 2012
Filed: July 3, 2012
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Before SMITH, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Lincoln Benefit Life (LBL) appeals the district court's grant of summary1
judgment in favor of First Arkansas Bank & Trust and Mary Howard. This case
involves the interpretation of insurance policy language, which can be determined as
The Honorable D.P. Marshall Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern1
District of Arkansas.

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a matter of law. There are no material facts in dispute. After careful de novo review
of the record as well as the parties' briefing on appeal, see Anderson v. Durham D &
M, L.L.C., 606 F.3d 513, 518 (8th Cir. 2010), we conclude that summary judgment
was properly granted for the reasons stated by the district court in its well-reasoned
analysis. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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