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RIDDLEBARGER v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

622 S.W.2d 524 (1981)

Blanche RIDDLEBARGER, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. Noe, Jr., Edward R. Sempkowski, Morristown, for plaintiff-appellant.

W. Kyle Carpenter, W. Morris Kizer, Knoxville, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is an action to recover accidental death benefits provided by a life insurance policy. The trial judge approved the verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant for $20,000.00 accidental death benefits but the Court of Appeals reversed and directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that plaintiff had failed to prove that death resulted from accidental means.

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