SECOND INJURY TRUST FUND v. HAGAN

2900224.

607 So.2d 211 (1991)

The SECOND INJURY TRUST FUND v. James E. HAGAN.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Cocoris, Gen. Counsel, and Craig A. Donley, Asst. Gen. Counsel, State of Ala. Dept. of Indus. Relations, for appellant.

Gordon K. Howell and E. Tatum Turner of Turner, Onderdonk, Kimbrough & Howell, Chatom, for appellee.


ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

This case of first impression deals with the liability of the Alabama Second Injury Trust Fund (SITF) when the first injury was not work-related.

James E. Hagan was employed at Hearn Ford, Inc., when he sustained an injury which caused him to be permanently and totally disabled. After a bench trial, the trial court entered an order on April 18, 1990, finding Hearn Ford to be liable for eighty percent (80%) of said disability, and...

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