Lawler & Cole Cpas, LLC v. Cole

MOORE, Judge.

Lawler and Cole CPAs, LLC ("the employer"), and Alabama Retail Association d/b/a Alabama Retail Comp ("Alabama Retail") appeal from a judgment of the Marion Circuit Court ("the trial court") awarding workers' compensation benefits to Donald Cole ("Cole"), the surviving spouse of Linda Cole, who is deceased, under the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act"), Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq. We affirm the trial court's judgment.

Procedural History

On October 5, 2016, Cole1 filed a complaint against the employer and Alabama Retail,2 asserting, among other things, that *313Linda Cole…