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Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o formal r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r .

ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS
OCTOBER TERM, 2010-2011

2090822

ArvinMeritor, Inc. v. Clifton Appeal Johnson Court

from F a y e t t e C i r c u i t (CV-99-78)

MOORE,

Judge. Johnson ("the employee") benefits against filed a claim f o r

Clifton workers' ("the

compensation

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

e m p l o y e r " ) , o n J u l y 1 9, Circuit Court

1 999.

On F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 0 3 , t h e court") entered a judgment

Fayette

("the t r i a l

i n w h i c h i t d e t e r m i n e d t h a t t h e e m p l o y e e was 1 0 0 % p e r m a n e n t l y

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