Barfield v. General Steel Tank Co.

This is a workmen's compensation case.

After an ore tenus hearing, the trial judge found that the employee's action for benefits was barred by the one year statute of limitations set forth in Code of Ala. 1975 §25-5-80. The employee appeals. We affirm.

The record, viewed with its attendant presumption, reveals the following: The employee has worked for the employer for approximately ten years. He successfully claimed workmen's compensation benefits on a number of occasions in the past.

On January 22, 1974, the employee allegedly received a work related injury to his back. On that date, after…