Legal Opinion

Ammons v. McClendon

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 18, 1955No. 4 Div. 806PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWSON, Justice.

This is a workman’s compensation case.

Certiorari was granted on petition of W. Tom Ammons to review the judgment of the lower court awarding compensation to the widow of Codie Andrews McClendon, deceased.

If there is any reasonable view of the evidence that will support the conclusion reached by the trial court, its finding and judgment will not be disturbed here. Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Bruce, 249 Ala. 675, 32 So.2d 666.

McClendon was killed on Tuesday afternoon, April 14, 1953, when a truck in which he was riding overturned. The truck belonged to the employer, Ammons, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. BruceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  2. Blair v. GreeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  3. Taylor v. MeeksTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Overton v. BelcherSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gilmore v. Rust Engineering CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  2. Bell v. General American Transportation Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  3. Gilmore v. Rust Engineering CompanyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
  4. Mercy Logging, LLC v. OdomCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  5. Bell v. General American Transportation Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973

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