MURPHY v. PENINSULAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 45062.

299 So.2d 3 (1974)

Allen MURPHY, Petitioner, v. PENINSULAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve A. Shackelford, Jr., Watkins & Hill, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Edna L. Caruso, Howell, Kirby, Montgomery, D'Aiuto, Dean & Hallowes, West Palm Beach, for respondents.


McCAIN, Justice.

Claimant, a floating sales manager trainee of an insurance company, was injured when, at the request of a truck driver, he attempted to assist in preventing the truck from rolling down an incline.

The JIC awarded medical bills, attorney's fees, temporary total disability and 10% permanent partial disability to the claimant. In his order, the JIC found that the "positional risk doctrine" was applicable in that the employment brought claimant...

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