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KANE v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL. CO., INC.

77-394.

368 So.2d 3 (1979)

Theresa KANE v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., a corporation, and H. M. Dawson, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Kirst, Birmingham, for appellant.

John B. Tally, Jr., Richard F. Browne, Birmingham, for appellee, South Central Bell Telephone Co.

MADDOX, Justice.

Does the gradual inhalation of paint fumes constitute an "accident" as that word is used in the Workmen's Compensation Act? We answer in the affirmative, and affirm the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant employer on this aspect of the employee's claim.

Appellant, Theresa Kane, had been an employee of the Bell System for several years, and at the time of her alleged injury was working in Birmingham. In February...

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