Roberts v. Veazey

I must respectfully dissent, first citing the well-settled principle that a trial court should be afforded considerable discretion in its determination as to an employee’s vocational disability. Brown-Ray Development, Inc. v. Murphy, 568 So.2d 814 (Ala.Civ.App.1990). Here, there was ample evidence to sustain the trial court’s determination that the employee suffered a vocational disability of 65%. The employee’s treating physician testified that although the employee could not return to his logging job, he should be able to perform other types of work, including light and sedentary activity.…