BARNETT v. LAKELAND CONSTRUCTION CO.

No. AD-435.

417 So.2d 834 (1982)

James BARNETT, Appellant, v. LAKELAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and United States Fidelity & Guaranty, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark P. Kelly of Freeman & Lopez, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Susan R. Whaley of MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tallahassee, and W. James Kelly, Lakeland, for appellee.


MILLS, Judge.

Barnett appeals a deputy commissioner's order denying workers' compensation. We affirm.

Barnett presented evidence of a compensable accident at the hearing. However, due to various inconsistencies, the deputy commissioner refused to believe the evidence and denied compensation.

Barnett contends that the deputy commissioner erred in refusing to apply the "logical cause" doctrine because the employer/carrier presented no contradictory evidence...

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