Fort James Operating Co. v. Thompson

871 So.2d 44 (2002)

FORT JAMES OPERATING COMPANY f/k/a Fort James Pennington, Inc.

v.

Willie J. THOMPSON.

2010620.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

October 25, 2002.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 2003.

Terry A. Moore of Vickers, Riis, Murray & Curran, L.L.C., Mobile, for appellant.

William L. Utsey of Utsey & Utsey, Butler, for appellee.

PITTMAN, Judge.

Willie J. Thompson ("the employee") sued Fort James Pennington, Inc., the predecessor of Fort James Operating Company ("the employer"), seeking workers' compensation benefits. He alleged that he suffered a work-related injury in September 1998 that…