Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Weaver
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 21, 1987No. Civ. 5644-XPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a workmen's compensation case.
The employee, a truck driver, was injured in a vehicular accident in the course of his employment while driving a tractor-trailer rig. He brought suit for workmen's compensation benefits against O.H. Jackson, d/b/a Jackson Trucking Company (Jackson), the owner of the tractor rig, and fictitious parties.
Subsequently, the employee attempted to amend his complaint to substitute Redwing Carriers, Inc. (Redwing), a common carrier, as one of the fictitious parties. Jackson's tractor rig, which the employee was driving at the time of the accident, was then…
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- American Tennis Courts, Inc. v. HintonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Littleton v. Gold Kist, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1962
- Craig v. Decatur Petroleum Haulers, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
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