ALTER SALES COMPANY v. SYKES

No. 34816.

190 So.2d 746 (1966)

ALTER SALES COMPANY and Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Mack D. SYKES (Deceased), Gladys Sykes, Widow, and Ritter Rental System, Inc., and New Amsterdam Casualty Company, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 5, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Adams, Paine & Foster, West Palm Beach, for petitioners.

Charles F. Lindsay and Allen Clements, Miami, for respondent Gladys Sykes.

Welsh, Cornell, Carlton & Walsh, James V. Dolan, Fort Lauderdale, for respondents Ritter Rental System, Inc., and New Amsterdam Cas. Co.

Patrick H. Mears, Tallahassee, and J. Franklin Garner, Lakeland, for respondent Florida Industrial Commission.


DURDEN, Circuit Judge.

In this case the widow of a deceased employee received a favorable award from the Deputy Commissioner and his ruling was unanimously affirmed by the Florida Industrial Commission.

The criteria and formula to be followed in determining whether or not the deceased was an employee has been established by this court in Rainbow Poultry Company v. Ritter Rental System, Inc., 140 So.2d 101.

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