Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Lewis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 8, 1985No. 83-857PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a workmen's compensation case. We granted certiorari to determine whether the Court of Civil Appeals' decision in this case conflicts with the decisions rendered by this Court in Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. v. Cahela, 251 Ala. 163, 36 So.2d 513 (1948), and KrogerCo. v. Millsap, 280 Ala. 531, 196 So.2d 380 (1967).
Charlie Lewis is a 45-year old man with a sixth-grade education who was categorized by a vocational expert as a functional illiterate. While lifting a 90-pound sack of concrete at work, Lewis suffered a myocardial infarction. While hospitalized for the heart attack, he was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation v. CahelaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
- Kroger Company v. MillsapSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Southern Cotton Oil Company v. WynnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Finn v. Delta Drilling CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Youngblood v. Ralph M. Parsons CompanyMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Tarver v. Diamond Rubber Products Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
- Hobbs v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Trinity Industries, Inc. v. CunninghamCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
- Reynolds Metals Co. v. StultsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Holmes v. Gold Kist, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
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