SHIPP v. FARRENS TREE SURGEONS


72 So.2d 387 (1954)

SHIPP v. FARRENS TREE SURGEONS, Inc. et al.

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A.

May 4, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert F. Darby, Joe E. Hodges, Lake City, for petitioner.

Martin Sack, Jacksonville, Burnis T. Coleman, Rodney Durrance, Tallahassee, for respondent.


TERRELL, Justice.

While petitioner was an employee of respondent on November 20, 1952, he fell from a tree and was seriously injured. The employer and the carrier paid compensation promptly. Contending that he was a minor under 18 years of age, petitioner brought this suit under Section 440.54, Florida Statutes 1941, F.S.A., to recover double compensation. The deputy commissioner found that petitioner was a minor under 18...

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