Merritt v. Cosby

The plaintiff, Joanne Bullard Merritt (as administratrix of the estate of her deceased father, Bennett Franklin Bullard), appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Willie Cosby, a co-worker of Bullard's. Merritt brought a wrongful death action pursuant to Ala. Code (1975), §25-5-11 (part of the Alabama Workmen's Compensation Act). We affirm.

On July 23, 1987, Bullard was an employee of SONAT, Inc., and on that day, while working for SONAT, Bullard was involved in an accident that led to his death. Bullard was standing behind a tractor equipped with a Bush Hog attachment (a…