Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Rhea
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 11, 2001No. 1990623PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This Court granted Neale Rhea's petition for certiorari review of a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, which reversed the trial court's award of permanent partial disability benefits pursuant to the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act, Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq. Broadly stated, the dispositive issue is whether the Court of Civil Appeals, contrary to the well-established rule set forth in this Court's decisions, independently weighed the evidence that was before the trial court. We hold that it did, and we reverse and remand.
Rhea's petition, which he copiously supplemented with facts…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte Eastwood Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte Golden Poultry Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Ex Parte Alabama Ins. Guar. Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- City of Gadsden v. JohnsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Williams v. LEE APPAREL CO., INC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Collins Signs, Inc. v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2001
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