REGAL WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. v. MENDEZ

No. AM-443.

432 So.2d 141 (1983)

REGAL WOOD PRODUCTS, INC., and the Travelers, Appellants, v. Raimundo MENDEZ a/k/a Raimundo Zaila and Division of Workers' Compensation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phyllis A. Sigal of Miller, Hodges & Kagan, Miami, for appellants.

Jay M. Levy of Silver, Levy & Hershoff, Miami, for appellees.


THOMPSON, Judge.

The employer/carrier (E/C) appeal a final order of the deputy commissioner (deputy) awarding permanent total disability and contend, inter alia, that the deputy erred in denying their motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute. We agree and reverse.

After becoming dizzy and vomiting on the job, claimant was taken to his doctor and was admitted to the hospital where he was diagnosed as having suffered a stroke. He filed a claim on September...

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