Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. United States Pipe & Foundry Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 9, 1977PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We granted certiorari to review the Court of Civil Appeals' decision in Dorsey v. United States Pipe and Foundry Company,353 So.2d 797, holding that fraud does not toll the one-year statute of limitations for workmen's compensation actions contained in Tit. 26, § 296, Code of Alabama 1940 (now §25-5-80 Code of Alabama 1975).1 We reverse and remand.
Petitioner, William Dorsey, brought this workmen's compensation action against respondent, United States Pipe and Foundry Company, in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, contending, inter alia, that respondent had fraudulently misrepresented…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- B. F. Goodrich Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Gilmore v. Rust Engineering CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- MacKanitz v. Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Langham Small Motors v. ThomasCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Belser v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
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