Alabama Power Co. v. Mackey

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Jimmy Edward Mackey (Mackey) filed suit for workmen’s compensation benefits against Alabama Power Company (APCO) because of a back injury, allegedly suffered while working as a local operation lineman reading meters for APCO.

After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court found that an employment relationship existed between the parties on the date of the accident and that both parties were subject to the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Alabama. The trial court also found that Mackey’s condition was one of total and permanent disability as a result of his on-the-job…