JALPO, INC. v. HATCHETT

No. UU-288.

398 So.2d 906 (1981)

JALPO, INC. & Chubb Pacific Indemnity Company, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Mamie J. HATCHETT, Widow, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Gaunt, Jr., West Palm Beach, for appellant/cross-appellees.

Richard A. Kupfer of Cone, Owen, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri & Roth, West Palm Beach, for appellee/cross-appellant.


ERVIN, Judge.

In this workers' compensation action the employer/carrier has raised five issues on appeal, all of which we consider unavailing. However, we agree with claimant Hatchett's contention on cross-appeal that the deputy commissioner erroneously apportioned death benefits awarded to her as compensation for her husband's fatal heart attack.

There was ample evidence for the deputy to find that the deceased's heart attack was causally connected with his...

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