Clark v. Russell Corp.

Adoris Clark sued Russell Corporation to recover workmen's compensation benefits for an asthma attack she suffered in February 1991; she says her asthma was aggravated by the nature of her employment.1 After receiving ore tenus evidence, the trial court denied benefits. Clark appeals, contending that the trial court erred in its determination of medical causation and in its application of § 25-5-110(1), Ala. Code 1975, which defines "occupational disease."

The standard of appellate review in a workmen's compensation case is (1) whether there is any legal evidence to support the trial court's…