Legal Opinion

Patrick v. Miller

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 19, 1983No. Civ. 3874PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case.

The employee appeals from a judgment granting employer’s motion for summary judgment, A.R.Civ.P. 56.

The issue on appeal is whether there was a genuine issue of a material fact thereby prohibiting summary judgment. We find that there was a genuine issue of material fact and the learned trial judge erred in granting summary judgment.

At the outset, we note the employer, through able counsel, contends that our standard of review should be limited to a determination of whether there is any evi*1097dence to support the trial court’s finding; that is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. WIREGRASS COMP. MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC INC. v. PriceCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  2. Tidwell Industries, Inc. v. KennedyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  3. Sager v. Royce Kershaw Co., Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  4. Alside Supply Co. v. MeeksCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. PankeyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  2. JWM, INC. v. RainesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  3. Griffin Wood Co. v. HortonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
  4. JWM, INC. v. RainesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. JWM, INC. v. RainesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000

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