Legal Opinion
Singleterry v. ABC Rail Products Corp.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 6, 1998No. 2961419PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONROE, Judge.
On November 5, 1996, James Singleterry sued ABC Rail Products Corporation (formerly known as ABEX) seeking payment of workers’ compensation benefits. ABC moved for a summary judgment. The court granted the motion; Singleterry appeals.
Singleterry began working for ABC in 1970. He worked in the melting department from 1970 until he retired in 1995; it is undisputed that he retired because of a heart condition. From the time he started working at ABC, the company provided earplugs to its employees. However, the use of earplugs did not become mandatory until the .mid-1980s. After…
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