Corr Williams, Inc. v. Staggs

On Application for Rehearing

THOMPSON, Judge.

The opinion of January 5, 2001, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor:

Corr Williams, Inc., the employer, appeals from a judgment awarding death benefits pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-60, to Jean Staggs, the surviving widow of its employee William R. Staggs. William Staggs was a 61-year-old truck driver who, on April 3, 1998, collapsed while sitting in a chair on the Corr Williams premises. Approximately 10-15 minutes earlier, Staggs had been unloading a truck with a coworker; the two men had worked together for approximately 35…