Court Opinion

ID: 9933896
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-09 18:42:38.166677+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:16:43.922173
License: Public Domain

Although I agree with Judge Murdock's conclusion that the trial court made a glaring error in its application of the term "accident" as that term is defined in the field of workers' compensation law, I must still concur in the affirmance of the trial court's judgment. The trial court's judgment states that Patterson's injury was a recurrence of an existing injury and that it did not contribute to her overall disability, which is similar to the wording used to define a "recurrence" in United StatesFidelity Guaranty Co. v. Stepp, 642 So.2d 712, 715 (Ala.Civ.App. 1994). Therefore, this court must affirm the trial court's judgment because the evidence at trial and the trial court's own credibility determinations support that conclusion.