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ADJUSTCO, INC. v. LEWIS

No. BG-72.

491 So.2d 578 (1986)

ADJUSTCO, INC., and Morris Timber Company, Appellants, v. Donald Mitchell LEWIS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. McConnaughhay and Michael G. Maida of Karl, McConnaughhay, Roland & Maida, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellants.

Stephen H. Echsner of Levin, Warfield, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A., Pensacola, for appellee.

SMITH, Judge.

Appellants Adjustco, Inc. and Morris Timber Company appeal an order of the circuit court which found that they were entitled to a 20% workers' compensation lien against appellee's net recovery from a third-party tortfeasor. Appellants contend that section 440.39(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1979), entitles them to a 100% lien. They also argue that the trial court's order erroneously required them to bear a proportionate share of attorney's fees and costs...

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