SPEC. DISABILITY TRUST FUND v. GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC.

No. AG-336.

414 So.2d 644 (1982)

SPECIAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND, Appellant, v. GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC. and Fidelity & Casualty Company and Underwriters Adjusting Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy L. Cavey, Tallahassee, for appellant.

J. Nixon Daniel, III, Pensacola, for appellees.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

This appeal presents a novel question regarding employer/carrier claims for reimbursement from the Special Disability Trust Fund. The deputy commissioner ordered reimbursement in this case, and the Fund urges error in the deputy's failure to bar the claim pursuant to Section 440.49(5)(g), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978). We affirm.

To provide an incentive for employers to hire the disabled, the Florida Legislature enacted Section 440.49 which...

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