Director, State Department of Industrial Relations v. Gulf Caribe Maritime, Inc.

HARWOOD, Justice.

This Court granted the petition of the Director of the State Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) for a writ of certiorari to review the per curiam opinion by the Court of Civil Appeals affirming the trial court’s summary judgment entered in favor Gulf Caribe Maritime, Inc. (“Gulf Caribe”). Director, State Dep’t of Indus. Rel. v. Gulf Caribe Maritime, Inc., 915 So.2d 1155 (Ala.Civ.App.2004). The summary judgment was entered following Gulf Caribe’s appeal to the trial court of DIR’S determination that unemployment-compensation benefits were payable to two employees of…