All American Homes of Alabama v. Nichols

This is a workmen's compensation case.

The employee sustained an injury to his back during the course of his employment and sought workmen's compensation benefits.

Following ore tenus proceedings, the trial court found that, as a result of his job-related injury, the employee had sustained "a permanent partial loss of ability to earn to the extent of sixty (60) percent." The trial court awarded the employee workmen's compensation based upon this determination.

The employer appeals. We reverse and remand.

At the outset we note that workmen's compensation cases come before this court by way of…