White v. Allen

INGRAM, Presiding Judge.

This case places before our court for the third time in less than a year a problem of statutory construction involving § 25-4-95, Ala.Code 1975 (1986 Repl.Vol.). Section 25-4-95 addresses the requirements necessary to perfect an appeal from a decision by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). There is no question that the notice of appeal must be filed with the circuit court within ten days after a decision of the board of appeals of DIR has become final. The disputed portion of the statute is whether a copy of the notice of appeal must also be served upon the…