Sunnyland Foods, Inc. v. Catrett

This is a workmen's compensation case.

On November 15, 1977 Bobby Gene Catrett, an employee of Sunnyland Foods, Inc., Dothan, Alabama, injured his back as he was loading a side of beef onto a truck. He was sent to Flowers Hospital in Dothan by his employer. At the hospital Catrett was seen by three physicians. Later Catrett was referred to Dr. John Haley, an orthopedic surgeon who, in consultation with Dr. William Silvernail, performed disc surgery on June 15, 1978. Catrett was seen by Dr. Haley periodically up until June 20, 1979, the date of his last visit.

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