Dunlop Tire Corp. v. Chunn

Supreme Court of Alabama November 22, 1996

Dunlop Tire Corp. v. Chunn, 686 So. 2d 203 (Ala. 1996)

1996 Ala. LEXIS 729; 1996 WL 676180

Houston, Maddox, Almon, Shores, Kennedy, Cook, Butts, Hooper

Opinion of the Court

HOUSTON, Justice.

AVRIT DENIED; NO OPINION.

MADDOX, ALMON, SHORES, KENNEDY, COOK, and BUTTS, JJ., concur. HOOPER, C.J., dissents.

Dissenting Opinion

HOOPER, Chief Justice

(dissenting).

I understand that precedent supports the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals. However, I believe that this Court’s rulings have caused the evidentiary standard governing proof of legal and medical causation in workers’ compensation cases to become so lax that this Court is not applying the statutory standard prescribed by the legislature. I, therefore, respectfully dissent.

Reference

Full Case Name: Ex Parte Dunlop Tire Corporation. (In Re Dunlop Tire Corporation v. John D. Chunn).
Status: Published