Ex Parte Price

We granted the petition for writ of certiorari, which alleged a conflict in the holding of the Court of Civil Appeals in this case and prior holdings of this Court and the Court of Civil Appeals. The petition specifically makes reference to the essence of the Court of Civil Appeals' holding as contained in the following language from its opinion:

"To establish medical causation the employee must show that the accident caused or was a contributing cause of the injury for which compensation is sought. [County of Mobile v.] Benson, 521 So.2d 992 [(Ala.Civ.App. 1988)]. See Valley Steel…