RIVERS v. SCA SERV. OF FLORIDA, INC.

No. AZ-303.

465 So.2d 634 (1985)

Dennis RIVERS, Appellant, v. SCA SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC. and Hartford Insurance Group, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben R. Patterson of Patterson & Traynham, Tallahassee, for appellant.

James N. McConnaughhay of Karl, McConnaughhay, Roland & Maida, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellees.


MILLS, Judge.

Rivers appeals from a workers' compensation order determining average weekly wage (AWW) and denying attorney's fees. He contends the deputy erred in calculating AWW pursuant to Section 440.14(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1983), and in denying attorney's fees based on the employer/carrier's alleged bad faith. We agree on both issues and reverse.

The deputy calculated AWW for the period following the industrial accident of 8 August 1983 based on the...

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