OCASIO v. BUREAU OF CRIMES, ETC.

No. 81-693.

408 So.2d 751 (1982)

Caridad OCASIO, Appellant, v. BUREAU OF CRIMES COMPENSATION DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

January 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon W. Burke and Linda Dakis, Miami, for appellant.

Robert Mack, Tallahassee, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.


SCHWARTZ, Judge.

Mrs. Caridad Ocasio had filed a dissolution proceeding and was living apart from her husband when he attacked her and repeatedly slashed her face with a razor.1 She filed a claim under the Florida Crimes Compensation Act to recover the resulting lost earnings and medical expenses. Following a hearing held pursuant to Section 960.09(3), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1980), the deputy commissioner rejected the claim on the sole...

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