Bell v. Driskill

SIMPSON, Justice.

This case was initially assigned to the late lamented Justice Goodwyn and, after his untimely death, was assigned to the writer.

The proceeding was commenced in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County on December 18, 1963, for the recovery of benefits under the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Law, Code 1940, Tit. 26, § 253 et seq., as amended by Charlie Dris-kill, appellee, for disability allegedly resulting from an accident which arose out of and in the course of his employment by N. J. Bell, et al., d/b/a The Whitley Hotel, defendants below and petitioners here. The trial…