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CHESNICK v. CITY OF DELRAY BEACH

No. BI-173.

492 So.2d 762 (1986)

Mary CHESNICK, Appellant, v. CITY OF DELRAY BEACH and R.P. Hewitt & Associates, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan W. Fox and Richard R. Crooke of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, for appellant.

Keith R. Pallo of Adams, Coogler, Watson & Merkel, West Palm Beach, for appellees.

SMITH, Judge.

Appellant Mary Chesnick appeals a final order of the deputy commissioner awarding her attorney $12,500 in this workers' compensation action. She seeks reversal of the deputy's fee award, contending that the deputy abused his discretion in awarding a fee substantially below the amount indicated by application of the statutory guidelines, section 440.34(1), Florida Statutes (1983). For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Appellant injured her...

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