BROWN v. U.S. SUGAR CORP.

No. 89-02484.

562 So.2d 752 (1990)

Daniel BROWN, Jr., Deceased, Appellant, v. U.S. SUGAR CORPORATION and Gallagher Bassett Services, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee R. Pelzman of Pelzman & Ruska, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Thomas Hodas of Law Office of Michael A. Edwards, West Palm Beach, for appellees.


BOOTH, Judge.

This cause is before us on appeal from a final order dismissing a workers' compensation claim for lack of prosecution. On appeal, appellant contends that the judge of compensation claims abused his discretion by dismissing the action where (1) the timely application for hearing was never acted upon through no fault of claimant, and (2) where there was sufficient record activity to defeat a motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute.

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