§41-9-68. Determination of amount of injury or damage and entry of award for payment of damages generally.

(a) When claims are properly prepared and presented to the Board of Adjustment and, after ascertaining the facts in the case, it is directed to determine the amount of the injury, death or disability or other injury or damage arising from contract or business and to fix the damages, using as its guide, when applicable, the ordinary rules of negligence and worker's compensation laid down by the courts and the moral obligation of the State of Alabama, and to award and find the person entitled to payment and the amount, if any, which should be paid and any other facts necessary for a proper adjustment of claims. The ordinary rules of negligence as to liability are to be followed in claims by parties not employees of the State of Alabama or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions or departments. The rules of Chapter 5 of Title 25 as to liability are to be followed in claims for the injury or death of convicts, in claims for employment related injury or death of any employee of a city or county board of education, college or university, and in claims for injury or death of any employee of the State of Alabama arising out of employment with the state where the said employee is not covered by an employee injury compensation program.

(b) Whenever the provisions of this division authorize ascertainment of the amount of damages and provide for payment of the judgment, finding or award of the Board of Adjustment, they shall be construed to include also claims arising from contract or business dealings as well as for personal injury, property damage, death and disability.

(Acts 1935, No. 546, p. 1164; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 173, p. 205; Code 1940, T. 55, §339; Acts 1994, No. 94-680, p. 1308, §6.)