MORRIS v. METAL IND./HEWITT COLEMAN & ASSOCIATES

No. 87-1630.

529 So.2d 756 (1988)

Sandra Lee MORRIS, Appellant, v. METAL INDUSTRIES/HEWITT COLEMAN & ASSOCIATES, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry M. Salzman of Chambers & Salzman, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Donald D. Kaelber of Peter H. Dubbeld, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellees.


SHIVERS, Judge.

The claimant in this workers' compensation case appeals an order entered by the deputy commissioner (DC) denying her claim for bad faith attorney's fees, pursuant to section 440.34, Florida Statutes. We reverse the denial of attorney's fees, and remand for further proceedings.

The record on appeal indicates that the appellant filed a claim in 1983 seeking temporary total disability benefits and medical treatment, and that the claim was later...

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