Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Fla., Inc. v. White, (1943)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
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Visitors: 5
Judges: TERRELL, J.:
Attorneys: McKay, Dixon DeJarnette and A. Lee Bradford, for appellants.
Moorehead Pallot, for appellees.
Filed: May 21, 1943
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: On July 13, 1938, S.H. White was injured in an accident while in the employment of Canada Dry Bottling Company of America, Inc. No time was lost from his work and no compensation was paid him but medical benefits were furnished him to December, 1938. A claim for compensation and further medical benefits was filed in September, 1941. The Deputy Commissioner found that the claimant was entitled to compensation for his disability and to further medical treatment. The full Commission approved this a
Summary: On July 13, 1938, S.H. White was injured in an accident while in the employment of Canada Dry Bottling Company of America, Inc. No time was lost from his work and no compensation was paid him but medical benefits were furnished him to December, 1938. A claim for compensation and further medical benefits was filed in September, 1941. The Deputy Commissioner found that the claimant was entitled to compensation for his disability and to further medical treatment. The full Commission approved this aw..
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I dissent from the last paragraph of the foregoing opinion. The statute being silent on the point, I think we should hold that a claim for additional medical treatment or benefits should be filed within a reasonable time which I think was done under the peculiar facts of this case. I do not think this court should attempt to set any arbitrary time limit applicable to all cases.
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