NEWHAM v. UNION CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE

No. BF-169.

485 So.2d 3 (1986)

David L. NEWHAM, Appellant, v. UNION CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE and Division of Risk Management, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack A. Langdon, Gainesville, for appellant.

Thomas W. Davis of Barton, Davis & Fernandes, Gainesville, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The only issue preserved for review is whether the deputy commissioner erred in ruling that claimant's involuntary confinement and hospitalization at North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC), and Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee, are compensable under Section 440.13, Florida Statutes (1979). We affirm the deputy's finding of causal relationship as it is based on competent, substantial evidence in the record.

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