Champion International, Inc. v. Truitt

MADDOX, Justice.

The sole issue presented in this case is whether the personal representative of a deceased dependentless employee, who was covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act, can maintain a wrongful death action for damages against the employer under Article 2 of the Act.

Maybelle Biggioms was employed by Champion International, Inc., d/b/a Champion Paper Company (“Champion”), in Abbe-ville. On September 25, 1990, Biggioms was injured when she was struck by a piece of industrial equipment. It is undisputed that Biggioms was working in the line and scope of her employment when she was…