WILSON v. CENTRAL FOUNDRY COMPANY

Civ. 2542.

414 So.2d 962 (1981)

Sarah Frances WILSON, et al. v. CENTRAL FOUNDRY COMPANY, et al.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Owens and Eugene A. Beatty of Phelps, Owens, Jenkins, Gibson & Fowler, Tuscaloosa, for appellants.

William J. Donald and Herschel T. Hamner, Jr. of Zeanah, Donald & Hust, Tuscaloosa, for appellees.


WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this case is whether an employee or his dependents may sue the employer's workmen's compensation insurer directly for benefits under a policy that specifically authorizes such direct action.

The employee's widow filed suit against the employer for workmen's compensation and against the insurers on a third party beneficiary theory based on the insurance contract. The trial court...

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