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DAN RIVER, INC. v. HIGGINS

2980878.

794 So.2d 382 (1999)

DAN RIVER, INC. v. James V. HIGGINS.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Clark, Jr., and Tommy C. Ritter, Jr., of Clark & Scott, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant.

William P. Boggs and Amy J. Hayes of Boggs & Hayes, Clanton, for appellee.

YATES, Judge.

James V. Higgins sued his employer, Dan River, Inc., on April 25, 1995, seeking workers' compensation benefits for an occupational disease, byssinosis. Higgins alleged that he had contracted the disease while working within the line and scope of his employment, by inhaling minute particles of cotton dust. Following an ore tenus proceeding, the court, on March 25, 1999, entered a final judgment, finding that...

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