McCOTTER MOTORS, INC. v. NEWTON

No. AX-75.

453 So.2d 117 (1984)

McCOTTER MOTORS, INC. and Corporate Group Service, Appellants, v. Leslie Curtis NEWTON, (Deceased), Betty Newton (Widow), Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.C. Pyle, Orlando, for appellants.

Richard A. Sicking, of Kaplan, Sicking, Hessen, Sugarman, Rosenthal, Susskind, Bloom & DeCastro, Miami, for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

Appellants, employer/carrier, appeal the deputy commissioner's order awarding to appellee, claimant's widow, death benefits under chapter 440, Florida Statutes. We reverse.

On April 30, 1973, claimant severely injured his back in a work related accident and had to undergo several back surgeries, all of which were unsuccessful. As a consequence of his surgery, he developed thrombophlebitis of his legs. For that complication, he received anticoagulation...

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