Mills v. Tri-State Motor Transit Company

541 So. 2d 557 (1989)

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Mills v. Tri-State Motor Transit Company

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
541 So. 2d 557 (1989)

  • Written by Serena Lipski, JD

Facts

James Tucker and Ronald Mills (plaintiffs), both Alabama residents, worked for Tri-State Motor Transit Company (Tri-State) (defendant) as truck drivers. Tri-State’s headquarters was in Missouri, and Tucker and Mills mailed their employment applications to Tri-State’s Missouri headquarters. Tri-State required Tucker and Mills to complete orientation school in Missouri before it would check references and hire them. Once they were hired, Tucker and Mills hauled specialized freight cross-country, driving primarily outside of Alabama. Both Tucker and Mills suffered work injuries. Tucker was injured in Tennessee, and Mills was injured in Illinois, but both filed claims for workers’-compensation benefits in Alabama. Tri-State petitioned the Alabama trial court to issue writs of mandamus directing the trial court to dismiss the suits for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, arguing that Alabama workers’-compensation law did not apply to the claims and that the dedicated Missouri workers’-compensation tribunal was the proper venue.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Ingram, J.)

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Key Terms

  • Writ of MandamusAn order from a higher court to a lower court, public agency, governmental entity, or governmental official directing the recipient to perform an act on the grounds that it is legally required or appropriate. A writ of mandamus is also known as a writ of mandate.
  • Subject-Matter JurisdictionA court's power to hear a particular type of case.
  • DomicileThe place that one considers and treats as one’s permanent home.
  • Workers' CompensationA form of insurance, established through statute, that provides benefits including wage replacement and payment for medical expenses to employees who are injured in the course of employment. In exchange for these benefits, the employee must give up the right to sue his employer for negligence.

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