LAKELAND HIGHLANDS CONST. CO. v. CASEY

Nos. AT-284, AT-285, AU-366 and AU-367.

450 So.2d 310 (1984)

LAKELAND HIGHLANDS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Ronald CASEY (Deceased) and Darin Casey and Ronald Lee Casey, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. Zimmerman of Zimmerman, Shuffield, Kiser & Sutcliffe, Orlando, for appellants.

John M. Mayer, Jr. of Hanger, Engebretson & Mayer, Clarksville, Ind., for appellees.


BARFIELD, Judge.

In these workers' compensation cases the employer appeals the orders of the deputy commissioner awarding death benefits to the minor children of the deceased employee and awarding attorney fees to claimants' attorney based on the employer's bad faith in failing to pay death benefits. We affirm.

The employer defended against payment of the claims on the grounds that the natural minor children of the...

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