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VALLEY DENTAL ASSOC. v. GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSUR., CO.

No. 1 CA-CV 90-315.

173 Ariz. 327 (1992)

842 P.2d 1340

VALLEY DENTAL ASSOCIATION, P.C., an Arizona corporation; Amalgamated Investment Resources, an Arizona partnership, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

As Corrected July 31, 1992.

Review Denied January 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wachtel, Biehn & Malm by Denis R. Malm, Lake Havasu City, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Sorenson & Moore by Timothy W. Evens, Phoenix, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

EHRLICH, Judge.

The issue presented in this case is whether Gregory S. Christensen's death was "accidental" for purposes of his beneficiaries' recovery under the double indemnity portion of a life insurance policy. We hold that his death was not an accident and therefore reverse the summary judgment granted to the beneficiaries.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. The Insurance Policy

The Great-West Life Assurance Company...

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