Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Gold Kist, Inc.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 24, 1993No. AV92000349PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a workmen's compensation case.

Jerry Thomas filed suit against Gold Kist, Inc., in August 1989, alleging that he was employed as a warehouseman for Gold Kist, Inc., beginning in 1983. He further alleged that an injury occurred in the line and scope of his employment, leaving him permanently disabled since September 1988. Thomas argued that he was inadvertently sprayed in the face with certain chemicals which he was mixing that were used to kill weeds on the Gold Kist premises. The exposure to noxious fumes and chemicals is alleged to have either caused emphysema or aggravated his…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Eastwood Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  2. Ex Parte CashSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  3. City of Tuscaloosa v. HowardCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  4. Fordham v. Southern Phenix Textiles, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Harbin v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Dun & Bradstreet Corp. v. JonesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  2. Premdor Corp. v. JonesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  3. Equipment Sales Corp. v. GwinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
  4. Bethea v. Bruno's, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  5. D & E Investments, L.L.C. v. SingletonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2007

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