The City of Birmingham, as an employer, appealed a judgment by the Jefferson Circuit Court, which had granted benefits under the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act to the dependents of Grady Jenkins, an employee who was fatally shot while working. The City challenged the admissibility of several deposition transcripts as evidence, but the appellate court upheld their inclusion.
The central issue was whether Jenkins's death resulted from a work-related hazard or was an unexplained, non-compensable assault. While Alabama's workers' compensation law allows for compensation when there's a clear connection between the job conditions and an assault, the specifics of Jenkins's death made this case complex. The appellate court concluded that, due to contested evidence, the matter should not have been resolved with a summary judgment for either party but should proceed to a full trial.
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