BENTON v. ICR ELEC.

No. 1D02-0226.

852 So.2d 295 (2003)

John BENTON, Appellant, v. ICR ELECTRIC and ITT Hartford, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Rosenthal of Rosenthal & Weissman, P.A., West Palm Beach; and Randy D. Eillison, West Palm Beach, for Appellant.

Thomas W. Sculco of Pine & Bergier, Maitland, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

This is a timely appeal from an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims dismissing a claim for death benefits with prejudice. Because the JCC erred in finding that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations and in denying the appellant's motion for appointment of a personal representative to pursue the claims of the decedent's minor survivors, we reverse.

Section 440.17, Florida Statutes (1997), provides that the JCC may require the appointment...

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