Legal Opinion
Webb v. National Pipe & Foundry Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 11, 1925No. 7 Div. 564PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The petition is for certiorari under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Acts 1919, p. 206 et seq.).
We adhere to the principle declared in Ex parte Majestic Coal Co., 208 Ala. 86, 93 So. 728; Ex parte L. & N. R. Co., 208 Ala. 216, 94 So. 289, and Ex parte Taylor, 104 So. 527, 1 that the compensation law should be liberally construed in furtherance of the humanitarian purposes leading to its enactment; and that pleading under the act was not intended to be “cast in the technical precision of the common law, or tested by 'the refined objections of hypercriticism.” Ex parte Coleman, 211 Ala. 248,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Woodward Iron Co. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Greek v. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Ex Parte Louisville N. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Ex Parte ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Ex Parte Majestic Coal Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1922
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Gilmore v. Rust Engineering CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- City of Foley v. TerrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Gadsden Iron Works, Inc. v. BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- McKenzie v. American Bread Co. of Ala.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Consolidated Coal Co. v. DillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
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