CURTIS v. ALABAMA ELK RIVER DEV. AGENCY, INC.

Civ. 1717.

372 So.2d 353 (1979)

Charles B. CURTIS v. ALABAMA ELK RIVER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, INC.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

June 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Smith of Giles, Anderson & Smith, Huntsville, for appellant.

Winston V. Legge, Jr. of Patton, Latham & Legge, Athens, for appellee.


WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff was an employee of Alabama Elk River Development Agency, Inc. He brought suit against Elk River seeking recovery under the Workmen's Compensation Act for alleged injuries received during the course of his employment. Elk River moved to dismiss the action on the ground that it was an agency of the state and immune from actions against it under art. 1, § 14 of the Alabama Constitution. The motion to dismiss was granted and plaintiff...

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