FLORIDA TIMBER PRODUCTS v. WILLIAMS

No. AY-350.

459 So.2d 422 (1984)

FLORIDA TIMBER PRODUCTS, the Employer, and Professional Administrators, Inc., Its Servicing Agent, Appellant, v. Felton WILLIAMS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Vocelle of Brannon, Brown, Norris, Vocelle, Haley, Brown & Robinson, Lake City, for appellant.

Patrick O. Helm of Barton, Davis, Fernandez & Jamieson, Gainesville, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Judge.

The appellant Florida Timber Products contends the deputy commissioner (deputy) erred in calculating the claimant's average weekly wage (AWW). We agree and reverse.

The claimant is an independent contractor who runs a logging crew and sells timber to the appellant. Prior to the accident he elected to secure workers' compensation coverage for himself pursuant to § 440.04(2), Fla. Stat., and obtained...

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