STRICKLAND v. SOUTHERN LIFE AND HEALTH INS. CO.

Civ. 5797.

547 So.2d 1178 (1988)

Mary Paula STRICKLAND v. SOUTHERN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richmond Stephens, Leeds, for appellant.

William Anthony Davis and Charles A. Stakely IV of Starnes & Atchison, Birmingham, for appellee.


EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

After an ore tenus trial, it was determined by the trial court that the employee's claims in this workmen's compensation case are barred by the applicable statute of limitations of one year and that the employer was not estopped from asserting that statute.

An employer may conduct itself in such a manner, whether innocently or fraudulently, as to lead the employee into believing that he can delay the filing...

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