Case Name: PRIME MECHANICAL, INC. and State Auto Mutual Insurance Company, Appellant, v. James Michael PRICE, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-12-09
Citations: 629 So. 2d 230
Docket Number: No. 92-3184
Parties: PRIME MECHANICAL, INC. and State Auto Mutual Insurance Company, Appellant, v. James Michael PRICE, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 629
Pages: 230–231

Head Matter:
PRIME MECHANICAL, INC. and State Auto Mutual Insurance Company, Appellant, v. James Michael PRICE, Appellee.
No. 92-3184.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 9, 1993.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 24, 1994.
Jack A. Langdon, of Jack A. Langdon, P.A., St. Augustine, for appellant.
Robert B. Trumbo, Jr., of Bailey & Trum-bo, P.A., New Smyrna Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
BARFIELD, Judge.
We interpret the portion of this workers' compensation order directing the Employer/Carrier "to authorize Dr. Twigg of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida (or another orthopedic surgeon at that facility specializing in upper extremities) to perform an orthopedic evaluation of the claimant" as limited to the determination of the appropriateness of palliative treatment, Ivey v. City of Sarasota, 533 So.2d 881 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988); Old Cove Condo v. Curry, 511 So.2d 666 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). The order is AFFIRMED.
ALLEN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur.