RANKIN v. UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS OF AMERICA

No. 43,702

193 Kan. 248 (1964)

392 P.2d 894

RUBY LaVERNE RANKIN, Appellant, v. UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS OF AMERICA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 6, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Luke Chapin, of Medicine Lodge, argued the cause, and appeared on the briefs for the appellant.

W.A. Kahrs, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Riley W. MacGregor and John W. MacGregor, both of Medicine Lodge, Robert H. Nelson, H.W. Fanning, Richard C. Hite, and Darrell D. Kellogg, all of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HATCHER, C.:

This is an appeal from a judgment holding that death from a heart attack while fighting a pasture fire was not an accidental death within the meaning of an accidental death certificate issued by a fraternal benefit society.

At a pretrial conference the above issue was presented to the trial court on the statement of counsel for the defendant that he would, for the purpose of having the issue determined...

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