Daubert Coated Products, Inc. v. Twilley

THIGPEN, Judge.

This case began as a workmen’s compensation case. On August 29, 1985, Daubert Coated Products, Inc. (Daubert), appellant herein, filed an action seeking to terminate its rights and liabilities in accordance with Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-88. Marvin Twilley answered and counterclaimed for workmen’s compensation benefits for permanent total disability and for wrongful termination. Subsequently, the action was pruned by various pleadings including motions for dismissal and for summary judgment, and the case was tried before a jury on the counterclaim issue of wrongful termination.…