SILVA v. HODGE

89-1270, 89-1271 and 89-1272.

583 So.2d 231 (1991)

Eloy SILVA v. Wilma HODGE and Ernest Hodge. W. Vernon BROWN v. Wilma HODGE and Ernest Hodge. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY v. Wilma HODGE and Ernest Hodge.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Starnes and E. Martin Bloom of Starnes & Atchison, Birmingham, for appellants.

Roger Lucas of Lucas, Alvis & Kirby, Birmingham, for appellees.


ADAMS, Justice.

United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (hereinafter "USF & G") appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict assessing damages of $500,000 for Wilma Hodge and $20,000 for Ernest Hodge. We affirm.

The facts relevant to this case are as follows:

USF & G was the workmen's compensation insurance carrier for Sunbelt Wood Components. Sunbelt Wood Components manufactures trusses, or roof supports. The process of converting...

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