- except by accident
- An occurrence which is unexpected, not according to the usual course of events. Hutcherson v Sovereign Camp, W. W. 112 Tex 551, 251 SW 491, 28 ALR 832.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
except by accident
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