INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. v. McKINNEY

No. 55995.

384 So.2d 645 (1980)

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., Petitioner, v. Oscar McKINNEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn C. Higby and C. Richard Watson of Isler, Higby, Brown, Smoak & Watson, Panama City, for petitioner.

Russell R. Stewart and J. Donelson Jones, Panama City, for respondent.


ADKINS, Justice.

By petition for a writ of certiorari, International Paper Co. (hereinafter referred to as employer), has asked us to quash an order of the Industrial Relations Commission awarding attorneys' fees. We have jurisdiction. Art. V. § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.; § 440.27(1), Fla. Stat. (1977).

The basic question before the court is whether or not an employer, having initially denied compensation for temporary total benefits, is bound to pay...

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