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CORNELIUS v. SUNSET GOLF COURSE

No. ZZ-381.

423 So.2d 567 (1982)

Vinnie CORNELIUS, Appellant, v. SUNSET GOLF COURSE and Aetna Life and Casualty and Cosmopolitan Mutual Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 17, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian S. Henry, of Atkinson, Golden, Bacen & Dinner, Hollywood, for appellant.

R. Fred Lewis, of Magill, Reid, Kuvin & Lewis, Miami, for appellees.

SHIVERS, Judge.

Cornelius appeals the final order of the deputy commissioner which denies appellant workers' compensation. We agree with appellant that the deputy commissioner erred in allowing Cornelius, an incompetent, to conduct the final hearing pro se. We therefore reverse and remand for a new hearing.

Cornelius, claimant below, began working part-time at Sunset Golf Course in 1968 as a greenskeeper's assistant. Cornelius' duties included spraying...

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