Legal Opinion
Robinson v. City of Montgomery
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 31, 1986No. 84-1306PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The only issue in this appeal is the proper meaning of the language "totally disabled" as used in the Trinity Act, Act No. 233, Regular Session, 1951 Ala. Acts (codified at Code 1940, Tit. 62, § 528 (3) (Supp. 1955)).1
This is the second appeal from the City of Montgomery's dispute with Robinson, a former city fireman, over payment of Trinity Act benefits. Robinson suffered a heart attack in 1980 while on duty as a city fireman. He applied for Trinity Act disability benefits, but the City denied them. In the first appeal, City of Montgomery v. Robinson, 441 So.2d 857 (Ala. 1983), the City…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Darks Dairy, Inc. v. Ala. Dairy Com'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Hulcher v. TauntonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Haden v. McCartySupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Boswell v. Abex CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 321 v. Water Works BoardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- McCullar v. UNIV. UNDERWRITERS LIFE INS.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- Farmer v. Hypo Holdings, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- Kirkland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Alabama Securities Com'n v. ABCCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Walker v. City of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
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