Beaver Valley Corp. v. Priola

I respectfully dissent.

Recognizing the general principles routinely quoted in workmen’s compensation, i.e., that the law is to be liberally construed in favor of the employee, and our review of the trial court’s judgment is limited by statute to finding whether there is any evidence to support it, I nevertheless consider the result of the judgment in this case to be so far beyond the purpose of the act as to be totally unreasonable.

It has been said that this aspect of the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Act has not previously been before our appellate courts. That is true; however, most other…