Legal Opinion
Jackson v. W. L. Smith Poultry Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 22, 1955No. 6 Div. 920PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
Certiorari was granted on petition of the plaintiff Josie B. Jackson to review a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, awarding compensation to her for the loss of her right thumb while she was an employee of W. L. Smith Poultry Company on May 28, 1954. At the trial it was agreed that the plaintiff had been hurt in a compensable accident and the two questions presented to the lower court were the extent of her injuries and the amount of her average weekly earnings.
The lower court found that the plaintiff’s average weekly earnings at the time she sustained…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Ex Parte W. T. Smith Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Baughn v. Little Cahaba Coal Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Martin v. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- Ex Parte ShawSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dees v. Daleville FloristCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Birson v. Decatur Transfer and Storage, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- United States Steel Corporation v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Simmons v. F. W. Dodge CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- R. D. Ramey v. GrossSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
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