FERNANDEZ v. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.

No. 35528.

197 So.2d 489 (1967)

Daniel E. FERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC., and the Florida Industrial Commission, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardee, Ott & Hamilton and Nelson B. Stephens, Tampa, for petitioner.

John W. Boult and Fowler, White, Gillen, Humkey & Trenam, Tampa, Patrick H. Mears, Tallahassee, and J. Franklin Garner, Lakeland, for respondents.


O'CONNELL, Justice.

The sole question before us on this review of a compensation order of the Florida Industrial Commission is the proper construction of F.S. Sec. 440.15(3) (n) F.S.A., which reads as follows:

"(n) Phalanges: Compensation for loss of more than one phalange of a digit shall be the same as for loss of the entire digit. Compensation for loss of the first phalange shall be one-half of the compensation for the loss of the entire digit." ...

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