· 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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