RODRIGUEZ v. PRESTRESS DECKING CORP.

No. 91-2950.

611 So.2d 59 (1992)

Irma RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. PRESTRESS DECKING CORP. and Wausau Insurance Co., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence P. Zolot, Hollywood, for appellant.

Sylvia A. Krainin of Kelley, Kronenberg, Kelley, Gilmartin & Fichtel, Miami Lakes, for appellees.


KAHN, Judge.

Irma Rodriguez appeals a workers' compensation order denying her death benefits for the death of her brother in a work-related accident. The judge of compensation claims denied appellant benefits based on the age restriction listed in section § 440.02(5), Florida Statutes, as applied to section 440.16(1)(b)(5), Florida Statutes. Those sections provide, in part:

§ 440.16 Compensation for death. — (1) If death results...

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