A.M.R. Services v. Butler

I respectfully disagree with the majority. I believe Butler suffered an injury to a scheduled member. His recovery should be limited to 222 weeks for the permanent partial loss of his arm because the injury was confined solely to his right arm.

Butler testified that as a result of the fracture to three fingers on his right hand, he experiences daily pain from his right hand to his right elbow. No substantial evidence indicates a greater or more prolonged incapacity than that which naturally results from an injury to the hand.

In Carter v. Southern Aluminum Castings, 626 So.2d 636 (Ala.Civ.App.…