EASTERN AIR LINES v. FITZPATRICK

No. AU-98.

449 So.2d 404 (1984)

EASTERN AIR LINES, Inc., and Travelers Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Sheila M. FITZPATRICK and Division of Workers' Compensation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. George Kagan of Miller, Hodges & Kagan, Miami, for appellants.

Betsy E. Hartley of Talburt, Kubicki & Bradley, Miami, for appellees.


ERVIN, Chief Judge.

Appellants, the employer and carrier, contend the deputy commissioner erred in finding compensable an accident resulting in the aggravation of a ganglion on Fitzpatrick's wrist. We disagree and affirm.

The record contains competent substantial evidence showing that Fitzpatrick's original wrist ganglion in 1979 was work-related and was treated as such by Eastern's orthopedic consultant, Dr. Jones. Fitzpatrick later suffered an accident on...

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