Gold Kist, Inc. v. Barnett

BRADLEY, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case.

Albert Lee Barnett, employee, was, as a result of a childhood accident, blind in his left eye. While at work on December 7, 1981, employee sustained an injury to his blind eye. The eye was surgically removed and he was fitted with a prosthetic device. Employee filed a complaint in the Etowah County Circuit Court for workmen’s compensation benefits against his employer, Gold Kist, Inc.

After discovery employee filed a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment and held that employee’s injury fell within the…