G.ub.mk Constructors and Eric M. Leslie v. Darlene Garner, as Administratrix of the Estate of Wendell Garner, Deceased

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the circuit court, holding that Eric Leslie was a special employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority at the time of the accident, so the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act barred Garner's negligence claim. The court found substantial evidence of an implied contract of hire, that Leslie performed work essentially for TVA, and that TVA had the right to control his work, and therefore granted judgment as a matter of law in favor of GUBMK and Leslie.