SEWELL v. J.C. PENNEY

No. 89-1308.

569 So.2d 1335 (1990)

Jeanette SEWELL, Appellant, v. J.C. PENNEY and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna J. Schnorr of Goldberg, Goldstein & Buckley, Fort Myers, and Bill McCabe of Shepherd, McCabe & Cooley, Longwood, for appellant.

Gerald W. Pierce of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Fort Myers, for appellees.


JOANOS, Judge.

Jeanette Sewell has appealed an order of the judge of compensation claims finding that she had not suffered a compensable injury under the prolonged exposure theory stated in Festa v. Teleflex, Inc., 382 So.2d 122 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980). Specifically, the judge found that Sewell had failed to show that she was subjected to a hazard greater than that to which the general public is exposed. We reverse.

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