Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Baker

Shelby Dee Baker sued his employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., to recover workers' compensation benefits. After conducting a trial, the circuit court entered an order finding Baker permanently and totally disabled and awarding benefits accordingly. Wal-Mart appealed.

The Alabama Workers' Compensation Act provides that "[i]n reviewing pure findings of fact, the finding of the circuit court shall not be reversed if that finding is supported by substantial evidence." Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-81(e)(2). In interpreting the term "substantial evidence," the Supreme Court of Alabama has stated:

"[U]nder the…