Luallen v. Noojin

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Donnie L. Luallen, from a decision by the trial court in favor of the defendant, B. Lonnie Noojin, Jr., in a workmen's compensation case. Luallen sought benefits for an injury he allegedly sustained while rescreening a porch at Noojin's mother's house. After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court ruled that Luallen was an independent contractor in his relationship with Noojin and, thus, was not entitled to receive benefits under the workmen's compensation laws of Alabama.

Our standard of review in a workmen's compensation case requires us to review the…