Leaseway Transportation Corp. v. Burgett

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The trial court entered a judgment in favor of the widow and dependent child of the deceased employee, entitling them to compensation under the Alabama workmen’s compensation laws. The employer contends on appeal that the evidence does not support the trial court’s conclusion that the death of the employee was work-related. He also challenges the admission of the death certificate into evidence at trial. We find evidence to support the court’s action and affirm.

The court found that George Bradford Burgett was employed as a truck…