REESE v. SEWELL HARDWARE CO., INC.

No. AB-71.

407 So.2d 965 (1981)

Charles A. REESE, Appellant, v. SEWELL HARDWARE COMPANY, INC., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Johnson of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri & Roth, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Patrick J. Malone of Beisler & Wells, West Palm Beach, for appellees.


SHIVERS, Judge.

Reese, claimant in this worker's compensation action, appeals a deputy commissioner's order which denied his requests for an increase in his compensation rate and for penalties on past due compensation. We reverse on both points.

After paying Reese temporary total disability for a number of months, the carrier began reducing the amount of compensation to reimburse itself for alleged overpayments. This overage had occurred, the carrier stated...

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