Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Steelcase, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 23, 2004No. 1030248PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steelcase, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals affirming the trial court's judgment declaring Johnny W. Richardson 100 percent permanently and totally disabled. We affirm.
Richardson is 46 years old. He reads, spells, and performs arithmetic below high-school level. He has worked for only two employers, one of whom was Steelcase. Both jobs required heavy lifting. In November 1991, while working for Steelcase, he suffered a work-related injury to his back and underwent corrective back surgery for a herniated disk. After recuperating, he returned to his full duties with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte CashSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Ex Parte Beaver Valley Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Keen v. Showell Farms, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
- MID-SOUTH ELEC. CO., INC. v. JonesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Steelcase, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2003
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