Baird v. Spradlin

MADDOX, Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is: Can a widow and sole dependent of a workman, who died as a result of injuries re-, ceived on the job, maintain a derivative action to recover damages from the date of her husband’s injury until the date of his death? In answering this question, we must interpret Alabama’s Workmen’s Compensation scheme, the survivability of actions and the right of a spouse to recover compensatory damages when a covered employee dies as a result of injuries received during the course of his employment.

The facts are not disputed. The deceased workman was…