Legal Opinion
GC COLYER & CO., INC. v. McAdams
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 3, 1990No. Civ. 7108PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a workman's compensation case.
Joseph McAdams (employee) filed suit against G.C. Colyer Company, Inc. (employer), claiming a work-related injury that left him permanently and totally disabled. After receiving ore tenus evidence, the trial court ruled in favor of the employee. The employer appeals.
On appeal, there are two major issues: (1) Did the trial court err in ordering the employer to pay medical expenses provided by a doctor chosen by the employee? (2) Was the evidence before the trial court sufficient to support a finding of total permanent disability, considering any…
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