Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Trinity Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 3, 1996No. 1950142PublishedCited by 420 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This case presents a question regarding the proper test for determining causation in workers' compensation cases and a question regarding the proper standard for reviewing workers' compensation cases.
On September 2, 1992, Vallie J. Cunningham, who worked as a punch press operator, was rendered permanently and totally disabled as the result of a stroke he suffered while at the workplace of his employer, Trinity Industries, Inc. On December 4, 1992, Cunningham sued…
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