Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Huntsville Hospital

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 16, 1994No. AV93000306Published

1Opinion of the Court

YATES, Judge.

Lillie Robinson sued the Health Care Authority of Huntsville, d/b/a Huntsville Hospital, to recover workmen’s compensation benefits, alleging that on June 3, 1991,1 while working as an LPN, she injured her back when she attempted to reposition a patient in his bed.

Following an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court denied recovery, finding that Robinson did not suffer an accident on June 3, 1991; that the injury for which she sought recovery did not arise out of and in the course of her employment; and that the testimony at trial did not establish a causal connection between any…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Eastwood Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  2. Ex Parte VeazeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  3. Cooper v. Western SupermarketsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989

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