BING v. OCALA CLEAT CO.

No. QQ-259.

383 So.2d 709 (1980)

Alice Jones BING, Appellant, v. OCALA CLEAT COMPANY; Corporate Group Services, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Welch, Ocala, for appellant.

Merritt C. Fore, Jr., of Fore, Meffert & Futch, P.A., Ocala, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The issue before the judge of industrial claims was whether the claimant was mentally incompetent so as to necessitate the appointment of a guardian and to defeat a statute of limitations' bar to her claim for workers' compensation benefits. Based solely on his observations of the claimant, and contrary to all recorded evidence, the judge of industrial claims found that the claimant was mentally competent. We reverse.

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