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· 12/27/1971

Reed v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.

Citations

  • 491 P.2d 1377
  • 176 Colo. 568
  • 1971 Colo. LEXIS 771

How courts have described this case

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  • smoke inhalation while fighting fire was unforeseen exacerbation of heart condition and therefore death was accidental; applying common understanding of “accident” and different policy language
  • unforeseen exacerbation of heart condition could have been an accidental injury

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Judges: Kelley, Day, Erickson

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