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EX PARTE TUSCALOOSA COUNTY

No. 86-1653.

522 So.2d 782 (1988)

Ex parte TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Alabama. (Re TUSCALOOSA COUNTY v. INA/AETNA INSURANCE CO.).

Supreme Court of Alabama.

February 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Mullins of Lee, Barrett, Mullins, Smith & Smithart, Tuscaloosa, for petitioner.

Wilbor J. Hust, Jr. of Zeanah, Hust & Summerford, Tuscaloosa, for respondent.

JONES, Justice.

We granted the petitioner's request to review the Court of Civil Appeals' holding that the "failure to file suit within the time specified by the applicable statute of limitations bars the injured employee's right to sue not only for [workmen's] compensation but also for [accrued medical expenses]."1 The Court of Civil Appeals, affirming the insurer's summary judgment, reasoned as follows:

"Section 25-5-1(1), Code...

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