VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7320 v. SHEFFIELD

79-226.

398 So.2d 262 (1981)

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7320 v. Sybil T. SHEFFIELD.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Terry Reynolds, Jr. and Daniel G. Sayers, Mobile, for appellant.

Robert T. Cunningham, Jr., of Cunningham, Bounds, Byrd, Yance & Crowder, Mobile, for appellee.


ALMON, Justice.

This action was brought under the Employer's Liability Act, Code 1975, § 25-6-1 et seq., and resulted in a jury verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $20,000.00. We reverse, because the facts conclusively show that the action should have been brought under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq.

The plaintiff, Sybil Sheffield, claimed she suffered permanent back injuries while employed as a waitress at the...

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