CANESTRELLI v. TORNEOS MEDIEVALES

No. 90-2248.

579 So.2d 206 (1991)

Anna CANESTRELLI, Appellant, v. TORNEOS MEDIEVALES and Aetna Life and Casualty Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. McLain, Sarasota, for appellant.

Daniel De Ciccio of De Ciccio & Broussard, P.A., Orlando, for appellees.


ZEHMER, Judge.

Anna Canestrelli, the surviving spouse of Oreste Canestrelli, the employee, appeals a workers' compensation order dismissing her claim for death benefits on the grounds that such claim is barred by the statutes of limitations contained in sections 440.16(1) and 440.19, Florida Statutes. Because neither of these statutes mandates dismissal under the circumstances shown, we reverse.

On June 1, 1984, Oreste Canestrelli sustained compensable physical...

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