WHITNEY v. COLONIAL INN

No. 33942.

172 So.2d 824 (1965)

Harold M. WHITNEY, Petitioner, v. COLONIAL INN, Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., and the Florida Industrial Commission, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 17, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George N. Meros of Meros, Hobson & Wilkinson, St. Petersburg, for petitioner.

Donald V. Bulleit, of Fowler, White, Gillen, Humkey & Trenam, Tampa, Patrick H. Mears, Tallahassee, and J. Franklin Garner, Lakeland, for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review an order of the Florida Industrial Commission which reversed an order of a deputy awarding benefits to an employee Harold M. Whitney. The Full Commission was of the view that Whitney was a "professional athlete" within the exclusions of Section 440.02(1)(c)(4), Florida Statutes, F.S.A.; that he was not an "employee" and that at most he was engaged in "casual employment" within the provisions of Section 440.02(3), Florida Statutes, F...

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