Pine Island Ridge Country Club v. Bourst

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Pine Island Ridge Country Club v. Bourst, 453 So. 2d 1121 (1984)
1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13362
Mills, Shivers, Wigginton

Pine Island Ridge Country Club v. Bourst

Opinion of the Court

WIGGINTON, Judge.

The employer/carrier appeal the order of the deputy commissioner, challenging the awards of wage loss benefits and rehabilitation benefits in the form of claimant’s participation in an “elee-tronics/computer” course. We affirm the wage loss award, as the record contains competent and substantial evidence to uphold the deputy’s findings. Clay Hyder Trucking v. Persinger, 416 So.2d 900 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982); Vida Appliances, Inc. v. Gates, 416 So.2d 1186 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). We also affirm the rehabilitation benefits award, as the deputy has wide latitude to award treatment or services when they are deemed necessary. Section 440.49(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1979); Hurricane Fence Industries v. Bozeman, 413 So.2d 822 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). The record amply supports the deputy’s decision in that regard.

AFFIRMED.

MILLS and SHIVERS, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
PINE ISLAND RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB and Southeastern Fire Insurance Company v. Lawrence BOURST
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published