BENITOA v. MARITIME MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

No. QQ-408.

380 So.2d 560 (1980)

Ronald BENITOA, Appellant, v. MARITIME MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC. and Old Republic Insurance Co., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham B. Rosenberg, of Friedman & Rosenberg, Hollywood, for appellant.

John F. McMath, Miami, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The claimant suffered a compensable leg injury on August 27, 1976. In May of 1977 he began to experience back pain which he associated with the 1976 injury. The deputy commissioner made no specific finding relative to the back pain but limited claimant to the schedule. We conclude that he erred in light of the overwhelming evidence that the leg injury caused a limp which in turn caused the back pain. On this point the medical experts were in fundamental...

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