                  UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


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                            No. 96-10299
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MARY J. RUPPE                   PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT-CROSS APPELLEE

versus

PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY               DEFENDANT-APPELLEE-CROSS-APPELLANT

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
             for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas
                           (3:94-CV-177-P)
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                          September 8, 1997
Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges:

PER CURIAM:*

     AFFIRMED.   See Local Rule 47.6.




     *
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
