ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL BD. v. BEST

No. 98-2607.

728 So.2d 1186 (1999)

ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD and United Self Insured Services, Appellants, v. Shirley BEST, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin S. Murphy and Thomas A. Moore of Moore & Peterson, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

Irvin A. Meyers of Meyers, Mooney, Meyers, Orlando, for Appellee.


BENTON, J.

This case requires us to construe the workers' compensation statute of limitations as it has existed since January 1, 1994. The question is whether the statute bars a petition for benefits filed within two years of an industrial accident where more than a year has elapsed since "the furnishing of remedial treatment." § 440.19(2), Fla. Stat. (1995). In the order under review, the judge of compensation claims concluded that such a petition was timely...

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