Batey & Sanders, Inc. v. Dodd

Paul Marvin Dodd sued his former employer, Batey Sanders, Inc. ("the company"), for workers' compensation benefits; in the same action, he sought damages, pursuant to § 25-5-11.1, Ala. Code 1975, for an alleged retaliatory discharge. After conducting a hearing on the retaliatory-discharge claim, the trial court entered an order dismissing it. Dodd filed a "motion to reconsider," which is properly called a motion to alter, amend, or vacate, that dismissal and after conducting another hearing, the court reinstated the retaliatory-discharge claim. The court entered an order that purported to…