J.C. PENNEY CO., INC. v. PIGG

Civ. 6804.

544 So.2d 169 (1989)

J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. v. Margaret Anne PIGG.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

March 29, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Tanner and Grant A. Wright of Almon, McAlister, Ashe, Baccus & Tanner, Tuscumbia, for appellant.

William Tipton Johnson, Jr., Tuscumbia, for appellee.


HOLMES, Presiding Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case.

The employee contends that the stress of her job caused her to suffer emotional trauma and that she was, therefore, entitled to benefits under the Alabama Workmen's Compensation Act (Act). The trial court concluded that the employee was entitled to temporary total benefits. The employer appeals, and we reverse and remand.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the employee suffered...

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