Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 3, 2003No. 1020545PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bender Shipbuilding Repair Company, Inc., appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Faron Walley. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment. Bender Shipbuilding Repair Co. v. Walley,879 So.2d 568 (Ala.Civ.App. 2002). We granted certiorari review; we reverse and remand.
The Court of Civil Appeals stated the facts as follows:
"In 1990, [Faron] Walley injured his upper back while he was working at Bender's shipyard as a shipfitter for a company known as T.J. Adams, a subcontractor of Bender. For the next two years, Walley was unable to work…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Leroy JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Sample v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Pool Company v. Otis L CooperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Billie J. Atkinson v. Gates, McDonald & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Russo v. Alabama Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2014
- Rodriguez-Flores v. U.S. Coatings, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2013
- Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. v. WalleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2003
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