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PARKER v. PROVIDENT LIFE & ACC. INS. CO.

582 S.W.2d 380 (1979)

Edgar V. PARKER, Petitioner, v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Petition on Rehearing Denied July 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Taylor, III, Knoxville, for petitioner; Ayres, Parkey, Skaggs & Ware, Knoxville, of counsel.

Arthur G. Seymour, Jr., W. Kyle Carpenter, Knoxville, for respondent; Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, Knoxville, of counsel.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The plaintiff, Edgar Parker, seeks to recover from the defendant, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, the benefits provided under a group insurance policy for the loss of a leg. The plaintiff contends that he accidentally stepped upon a nail that penetrated his shoe causing a puncture wound of his foot and eventually the amputation of his leg after gangrene developed from the wound. The defendant argues that the loss is...

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