Legal Opinion
West Fraser, Inc. v. Caldwell
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 13, 2012No. 2100696PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Judge.
West Fraser, Inc. (“the employer”), appeals from an order of the Lee Circuit Court (“the trial court”) determining, among other things, that Winded Caldwell, Sr. (“the employee”), suffered an injury that is compensable under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq. We reverse.
Facts
The employee testified as follows. At the time of the trial he was 46 years old and had been working for the employer or its predecessors for over 20 years. He had experienced back pain before, but he had never been diagnosed with a herniated disk or a need for…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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