Edward Wiggins Logging Co. v. Wiggins

The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in granting the Rule 60(b), Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, motion of the claimant, Edward Wiggins, to set aside the judgment entered upon the agreement and settlement of a workmen's compensation claim. We find no error and affirm.

Wiggins entered into a lump sum settlement agreement with his employers, Edward Wiggins Logging Company, and Overstreet McCorquodale, Inc., to settle his claim for workmen's compensation benefits arising from an injury to his left index finger. The executed agreement was presented by the parties to the trial…