Ex Parte Doty

We granted our writ of certiorari in Ex parte Doty on February 22, 1989, and in Ex parte Hooks on April 19, 1989, and consolidated these cases for the purpose of disposing of one issue: Does Ala. Code 1975, § 25-4-95, require service upon the director of the Department of Industrial Relations within ten days after the Board of Appeals decision becomes final, even though the employee has properly filed a notice of appeal in that same ten-day period with the appropriate circuit court? Petitioners contend that our court of appeals has ruled inconsistently on this issue. In Taylor v. Department…