LITTLES v. OSCEOLA FARMS CO.

No. 90-985.

577 So.2d 657 (1991)

Vernell LITTLES, As Natural Mother and Guardian of Bobby Littles, Jr., Deceased, Appellant, v. OSCEOLA FARMS COMPANY, National Employers Company, and Division of Workers' Compensation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto Rigal, Jr. of Levine, Busch, Schnepper & Stein, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Walter E. Beisler of Beisler & Beisler, West Palm Beach, for appellees.


SMITH, Judge.

In this appeal of an order denying death benefits, appellant argues that the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred in finding the employee's death was due to reasons personal to the employee and hence was not causally related to his employment. We affirm.

The employee suffered extensive hand injuries in an industrial accident. It became necessary for him to move, at employer or carrier's direction and expense, from his Belle Glades home to...

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