L. W. Limbaugh Mining & Construction Co. v. Youngblood

BEATTY, Justice.

We granted certiorari for the second time to determine whether the Court of Civil Appeals misapplied our holding upon remand of this workmen’s compensation case. L. W. Limbaugh Mining & Construction Co. v. Youngblood, Ala.Civ.App., 413 So.2d 1151 (1981). The facts are found in Ex parte Jack Youngblood, Ala., 413 So.2d 1146 (1981).

This case concerns an innocent misrepresentation made by a physician who was retained by the employer to treat the employee. The physician’s statements were responsible for the employee’s failure to file a timely claim. We held that the question of…