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ROQUE v. NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO.

502 Pa. 615 (1983)

467 A.2d 1128

Linda ROQUE v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Donohue, Scranton, for appellant.

Joseph D. Paparelli, Scranton, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

At issue on this appeal is whether an insured died by "accidental means" for purposes of a double-indemnity clause of a policy of life insurance when the insured was shot and killed by a police officer as the insured pointed a gun at the officer during the commission of a burglary. Because the record demonstrates that the insured's death was not accidental, we reverse the order of the Superior Court,

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