MONTGOMERY ELEVATOR CO., INC. v. Pinkney

Montgomery Elevator Company, Incorporated (Montgomery Elevator), filed a declaratory judgment action on February 5, 1992, in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, seeking a determination as to whether the injury of its employee, Joel Pinkney, is compensable under the Alabama Workmen's Compensation Act. Montgomery Elevator's complaint urged the Mobile Circuit Court to take jurisdiction over the claim. Pinkney filed a motion to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction, alleging that the Alabama Workmen's Compensation Act was not applicable to the injury he sustained while working for…