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DUVALL v. MASS. INDEM. & LIFE INS. CO.

No. 87-288.

748 S.W.2d 650 (1988)

295 Ark. 412

Shirley DUVALL, Administratrix of the Estate of Ricky Duvall, Appellant, v. MASSACHUSETTS INDEMNITY AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 9, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Young and Finley, Russellville, for appellant.

Richard E. Gardner, Jr., Russellville, for appellee.

HICKMAN, Justice.

The legal question in this case is whether or not Ricky Duvall's death was accidental. He was a 26 year old pulpwood cutter. After going to work on November 5, 1983, he was found lying on the ground. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. It is undisputed that the cause of death was Marfan's syndrome, a congenital disease affecting the connective tissue of the body.

The appellee insurance company had an accidental death...

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