Legal Opinion
Guy v. SOUTHWEST ALA. COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 9, 1986No. Civ. 5300PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a workmen's compensation case.
The employee was injured and was rendered totally disabled on April 12, 1980. Temporary total disability benefits were paid to him until his death on May 25, 1983, which was more than three years after the injury which totally disabled him.
The employee's widow filed her complaint in May 1984, whereby she sought burial and death benefits. The employer moved to dismiss the widow's complaint on the basis that recovery was barred by § 25-5-60, Code of Alabama, which provides for the payment of compensation in death cases "where the death results proximately…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States Railroad Retirement Board v. FritzSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Bazley v. TortorichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Everett v. GoldmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kilgore v. Alabama By-Products Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
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- DRUMMOND CO., INC. v. LolleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Bowen v. Bickerstaff Clay Products, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
- Bowen v. Bickerstaff Clay Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1997
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