Legal Opinion
Kilgore v. Alabama By-Products Corp.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 29, 1991No. Civ. 7386PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a workmen's compensation case.
The employee, Lathon Kilgore, became ill from coal miner's pneumoconiosis on or before April 21, 1981, the last date he was employed by Alabama By-Products Corporation ("ABC"). From the date of his last employment until his death on March 16, 1985, Kilgore received company benefits for total disability.
After unsuccessful attempts by Kilgore and, after his death, by his widow, to obtain benefits under federal law, this action was filed in circuit court on June 22, 1986, seeking workmen's compensation benefits on behalf of the deceased employee's widow and…
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