BROWN v. TRANSPORTATION INS. CO.

83-120.

448 So.2d 348 (1984)

Dorothy N. BROWN v. TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.W. Conwell of Conwell & Gloor, Birmingham, for appellant.

John M. Laney, Jr. of London, Yancey, Clark & Allen, Birmingham, for appellees.


SHORES, Justice.

This action was brought by an employee against her employer and its insurer, claiming damages for the alleged bad faith refusal to pay a claim for workmen's compensation disability benefits. The trial court dismissed the complaint on the employer's motion asserting that the claim was barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act. Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-51, et seq. The employee appealed.

The trial court dismissed...

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