Birmingham Electric Co. v. Meacham

KNIGHT, Justice.

This cause is brought before the court by petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals, to review and revise the opinion and judgment of that court in the case of Birmingham Electric Company v. John Sharp Meacham, 27 Ala.App. 471, 175 So. 316.

We concur in the conclusion reached by the Court of Appeals that the plaintiff’s disability was not the result of an accident as defined by the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code 1923, § 7534 et seq.). But if it could be so held, manifestly the action was barred by the statute of limitations. Code, § 7570.

However, we do…