Ex Parte Dodson

This is a petition for writ of mandamus to be issued from this court directing the Honorable J.B. Baird, Judge of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, to set aside his order requiring the case of Dodson v. Atrax Division ofWallace-Murray Corp., 437 So.2d 1294 (Ala.Civ.App. 1983), to be retried, and instead, to enter judgment in favor of claimant, Judy Dodson, and award her workmen's compensation benefits based on the percentage of her impaired earning ability.

Claimant worked for defendant-corporation as a furnace operator. She was around hazardous substances used by defendant in the…