Legal Opinion

Canterbury Electric Co. v. Price

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 17, 1989No. 87-1457Published

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Justice.

We granted the petition for writ of cer-tiorari, 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…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Fordham v. Southern Phenix Textiles, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  2. Bankhead Forest Industries, Inc. v. LovettCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  3. Valente v. Bourne MillsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1950
  4. Stewart v. BusbyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  5. Ragland Brick Co. v. CampbellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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