Legal Opinion

Treadwell v. A-O Machine Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 10, 1999No. 1972013PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYONS, Justice.

David Treadwell sued his employer, A-0 Machine Company, Inc., and its corporate officers, A.O. Uptain and Ronald Uptain (hereinafter the three are collectively referred to as “A-0 Machine”), seeking to recover workers’ compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury. A-0 Machine moved to dismiss on the ground that it employed fewer than five employees and therefore was not subject to the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act. Section 25-5-50(a), Ala. Code 1975, states that “an employer who regularly employs less than five employees in any one business” is exempt from the Workers’…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Franks v. White Pine Copper DivisionMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Hoste v. Shanty Creek Management, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Read News Agency, Inc. v. MomanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  4. Charlottesville Music Center, Inc. v. McCraySupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
  5. Betts v. Ann Arbor Public SchoolsMichigan Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Derrick Crenshaw, as parent and next friend of Iyana Crenshaw, a minor v. Sonic Drive In of Greenville, Inc. (Appeal from Butler Circuit Court: CV-23-900074).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2024
  2. Ex Parte AO MacHine Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  3. Treadwell v. A-O Machine Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999

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