CAPPS v. INDUSTRIAL BLOWPIPE

No. 1D08-5263.

8 So.3d 466 (2009)

William T. CAPPS, Appellant, v. INDUSTRIAL BLOWPIPE AND BROADSPIRE-TAMPA, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. McCranie of David A. McCranie, P.A., Orange Park, and George D. Rotchford and Neal L. Betancourt of Rotchford & Betancourt, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.

William H. Rogner of Hurley, Rogner, Miller, Cox, Waranch & Westcott, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellees.


WEBSTER, J.

In this workers' compensation case, claimant seeks review of an order rejecting an attorney's fee stipulation entered into between claimant and his lawyer. Claimant contends that the judge of compensation claims committed reversible error in concluding that (1) he lacked jurisdiction to consider the stipulation; and (2) the stipulation was unreasonable. We agree with claimant's first contention. However, we affirm because the conclusion that the stipulation...

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