American Economy Insurance Company, a Indiana Corporation v. Valerie Jackson, Daughter of Decedent Freddie Mae Burns

READE, District Judge.

Valerie Jackson appeals the district court’s 2 adverse grant of summary judgment. We affirm.

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A heat wave struck Missouri in April of 2001. On April 9, 2001, Freddie Mae Burns died as a result of excessive heat while she was a patient at Leland Health Care Center (“Leland”), in University City, Missouri. Leland is a 128-bed, skilled nursing facility, which provides professional care and treatment to its residents. Three other Leland residents also died during the heat wave.

In April of 2001, Teresa Johnson was Leland’s administrator. Prior to becoming administrator,…