United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 97-3831EA _____________ S. W. Boston, as ward of Peter * Northington; Phillip Mays, on behalf of * themselves and all other similarly * situated, * * Appellants, * * v. * * United Insurance Company of America; * Unitrin, Inc.; Richard Carl Vie, * * Appellees. * Appeals from the United States _____________ District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. No. 97-3968EA _____________ [UNPUBLISHED] Ollie Wheaton, Individually and on * behalf of all others similarly situated, * * Appellant, * * v. * * United Insurance Company of America; * Unitrin, Inc.; Richard C. Vie, * * Appellees. * _____________ Submitted: April 17, 1998 Filed: April 22, 1998 _____________ Before FAGG, WOLLMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. _____________ PER CURIAM. This appeal has been submitted on the briefs. Having considered the record and the parties' submissions, we agree with the district court's analysis. We conclude that no error of law appears in the district court's order and that an extended discussion is unnecessary. We also decline to consider the arguments appellants raise for the first time on appeal. We thus affirm for the reasons stated in the district court's order. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. -2-