Johnson v. Cullman Medical Center

THIGPEN, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case.

Virginia Ruth Johnson was a staff nurse at Cullman Medical Center (CMC) when she was injured while attempting to turn a bedridden patient. She received workmen’s compensation total disability benefits for a specified period; however, the parties disputed the correct weekly wage payable to Johnson. Johnson later returned to work at CMC complaining of pain.

Johnson filed suit against CMC and the Alabama Hospital Association Trust Fund (AHATF) on January 22,1991, alleging permanent disability and seeking benefits. Johnson also claimed that CMC…