WILLIAMS v. TERRAZZO ASSOCIATES

No. 37718.

224 So.2d 257 (1968)

James WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. TERRAZZO ASSOCIATES, a Self-Insured Employer, and the Florida Industrial Commission, an Administrative Agency, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira Druckman, Miami, for petitioner.

Lally, Miller & Hodges, Miami, Patrick H. Mears and J. Franklin Garner, Tallahassee, for respondents.


ERVIN, Justice.

We have for review by petition for writ of certiorari an order of the Florida Industrial Commission dated June 13, 1968.

On November 1, 1966 Petitioner-claimant, a thirty-nine year old, 130-pound laborer, was employed by Respondent Terrazzo Associates to unload 100-pound bags of terrazzo from a boxcar onto a truck. After loading one truck, claimant sat down to rest. When he attempted to rise to a standing position he felt a pain in his lower...

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