Gold Kist, Inc. v. Oliver

This is a workmen's compensation case.

Charlotte Marie Oliver, an employee of Gold Kist, Inc., suffers from a severe head injury which was the result of a fall while at her place of employment. Mrs. Oliver filed a workmen's compensation action against Gold Kist in the Circuit Court of Marshall County, Alabama. The trial court, after an ore tenus proceeding, found that the injury was an accident which occurred while in the course of and arising out of Mrs. Oliver's employment. The trial court further determined that Mrs. Oliver was totally disabled and totally impaired in her ability to earn…