Scott Paper Co. v. Taylor

COOK, Justice.

We granted Betty Jean Taylor and J.D. Davis’s petition for the writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals reversing the trial court’s judgment awarding them workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to the scheduled-injury provision, Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-57(a)(3)a.18. See Scott Paper Co. v. Taylor, 728 So.2d 632 (Ala.Civ.App.1997). We reverse and remand.

On May 25, 1994, J.D. Davis sued Scott Paper Company for workers’ compensation benefits based on hearing loss suffered after long-term exposure to harmful levels of noise during his employment with…