LAYNE ATLANTIC CO. v. SCOTT

No. AH-151.

415 So.2d 837 (1982)

LAYNE ATLANTIC COMPANY and Wausau Insurance Companies, Appellants, v. Allen Eugene SCOTT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Weisberg, of Cooper & Rissman, Orlando, for appellants.

Bill McCabe, of Shepherd, McCabe & Cooley, Orlando, for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

In this workers' compensation appeal, the employer/carrier contend that the value of out of town vehicle and motel expenses should not have been considered by the deputy commissioner when computing the claimant's average weekly wage and the concomitant compensation rate. The appellants also argue that the deputy erred in awarding Scott an attorney's fee pursuant to Section 440.34(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1979). We agree in part.

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