Legal Opinion
City of Birmingham v. George
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 11, 2007No. 2050179PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for Rehearing
This court's opinion of October 20, 2006, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor.
The City of Birmingham ("the City") appeals from the trial court's judgment concluding that the City is subject to the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act, § 25-5-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, and awarding Floyd Lee George workers' compensation benefits. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and dismiss the appeal in part.
On December 1, 2004, George sued the City, seeking workers' compensation benefits. The City answered, asserting that it was not subject to the Alabama…
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