COATES v. GUTHRIE

1960641.

707 So.2d 204 (1997)

Willis COATES and Charles Stewart v. Betty Sue GUTHRIE, as dependent widow of Thomas Edward Guthrie, deceased.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

October 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Lloyd and Tessa M. Thrasher of Lloyd, Schreiber & Gray, P.C., Birmingham, for appellants.

James C. King and Gina T. Cross of King, Ivey & Junkin, Jasper, for appellee.


HOUSTON, Justice.

Thomas Edward Guthrie, a coal miner employed by Jim Walter Resources, Inc. ("Jim Walter"), was killed in a mining accident when a portion of the roof in Jim Walter's No. 7 underground mine collapsed. His widow, Betty Sue Guthrie, filed an action for damages in the Jefferson Circuit Court, under Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-11(c), naming as defendants, among others, the manager of the mine, Willis Coates; and Jim Walter's

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