REYNOLDS METALS CO. v. JEFFREYS

Civ. 2681, Civ. 2682.

425 So.2d 454 (1981)

REYNOLDS METALS CO., et al. v. Ernest JEFFREYS and Albert Beavers.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied October 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent McAlister of Almon, McAlister, Ashe, Baccus & Smith, Sheffield, for appellants.

Charles D. Rosser of Rosser & Munsey, Tuscumbia, for appellees.


WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case, and a case of first impression. The case arose under Title 26, § 312, Code of Alabama (1940) (Recomp.1958) as amended in 1961. The statute provides for contribution of attorney's fees by an employer following the employee's recovery from a negligent third party.

The controlling issues in the case are under what statutory provision does the one year statute of limitations arise and when does...

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