Johnson v. Coregis Ins. Co.

Jimmie Wendell Johnson appeals from a judgment dismissing his claims against Coregis Insurance Company ("Coregis"), his employer's underinsured-motorist insurance carrier, and holding that Johnson could not recover benefits from Coregis when he had already collected benefits under the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act, § 25-5-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 ("the Act"). We reverse and remand.

Facts

Johnson was employed by the Cullman County Commission ("the Commission") to transport juvenile offenders to and from county detention facilities. On September 19, 2001, while driving a vehicle owned by the…