Legal Opinion
Posey v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1937No. 8536PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Posey sued the Tennessee Valley Authority in the District Court to recover for a physical injury received while he was employed by the Authority as a laborer in constructing Wheeler Dam. There were counts seeking recovery under the- Em*727ployers’ Liability Act of Alabama, Code, §§ 7598, 7600, 7601, and § 7599, as amended by Gen.Acts 1933, Ex.Sess., p. 118, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Alabama, Code, §§ 7534-7597, as amended, and for negligence under the common law. The Authority by demurrers contended that the statutes of Alabama were inapplicable to it as an…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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