BRUNER v. CATERPILLAR, INC.

No. 92-2237.

627 So.2d 46 (1993)

Michael E. BRUNER and wife, Kathy C. Bruner, Appellants, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., f/k/a/ Caterpillar Tractor Company, and Burford Equipment Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund D. Quintana of Burke & Blue, P.A., Panama City and James C. Adkins of Carson, Linn & Adkins, Tallahassee, for appellants.

John M. Fite of Barron, Redding, Hughes, Fite, Bassett & Fensom, P.A., Panama City, for appellees.


ALLEN, Judge.

The appellants raise several issues in this civil case, each of which we find to be without merit. The appellee Caterpillar cross-appeals, contesting the court's denial of a collateral source offset under section 768.76, Florida Statutes. We find this issue to be likewise without merit. The asserted offset was based on the appellant Michael Bruner's receipt of workers' compensation benefits, for which the workers' compensation insurer had a statutory...

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