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PARADISE FRUIT CO. v. FLOYD

No. AF-493.

425 So.2d 9 (1982)

PARADISE FRUIT COMPANY and Mission Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Mary Lucille FLOYD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 31, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Smith of Marlow, Shofi, Ortmayer, Smith, Connell & Valerius, Tampa, for appellants.

John A. Williamson of Barrs, Williamson & Levens, Tampa, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The primary issue in this workers' compensation appeal is whether the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) is a mandatory schedule upon which the finding of permanent impairment under Section 440.15(3)(a)3, Florida Statutes (1979), must be based in this case. We find it is.

The use of the AMA Guides in determining the existence or percentage of permanent impairment is mandatory in most cases with some exceptions such as...

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