Tucker v. Molden

The plaintiff, James L. Tucker, Sr., as the administrator of the estate of his son, James L. Tucker, deceased, appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant Regina S. Molden in this wrongful death action. No one disputes that the son Tucker was a dependentless employee killed in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment and that Molden was his co-employee. Likewise, no one disputes that their employer was covered by the Workers' Compensation Chapter of the Code of Alabama 1975. § 25-5-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975.

The plaintiff sued the defendant for…