Bryant v. Flagstar Enterprises, Inc.

Donna Bryant appeals from a judgment of the Baldwin County Circuit Court that, among other things, denied temporary total disability workers' compensation benefits to her. Because the appeal is not taken from a "final judgment," see § 12-22-2, Ala. Code 1975, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Bryant filed her complaint seeking workers' compensation benefits in May 1995, naming "Hardee's Food Systems" as the sole defendant. Two months later, Bryant amended her complaint to name Flagstar Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Hardee's (hereinafter "Hardee's") as a defendant; she also…