Ex Parte Gamble

Sheila Gamble moved the Calhoun County Circuit Court for entry of an order addressing the merits of her earlier motion under Rule 60, Ala.R.Civ.P., for relief from a judgment in favor of Bostrom Seating, Inc. ("Bostrom"), on her workers' compensation claim. The trial court denied Gamble's motion as moot, and she appeals. Treating her appeal as a petition for a writ of mandamus, we grant the writ.

Gamble filed a complaint in the trial court seeking workers' compensation benefits based upon an alleged occupational disease. In addition, she sought an award of compensatory and punitive damages for…