Case Name: SHERATON TWIN TOWERS and Insurance Company of North America, Appellants, v. Hernando CASAS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-04-22
Citations: 397 So. 2d 391
Docket Number: No. WW-370
Parties: SHERATON TWIN TOWERS and Insurance Company of North America, Appellants, v. Hernando CASAS, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH and JOANOS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 397
Pages: 391–394

Head Matter:
SHERATON TWIN TOWERS and Insurance Company of North America, Appellants, v. Hernando CASAS, Appellee.
No. WW-370.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 22, 1981.
Donna L. Bergh, Orlando, for appellants. Thomas R. Mooney, of Meyers, Mooney & Adler, Orlando, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The order of the Deputy Commissioner imposing a ten percent penalty on permanent partial disability benefits, pursuant to .Florida Statutes, Section 440.20, is reversed. Kuhle v. Kirk, 177 So.2d 329 (Fla.1965). The award of interest at the rate of six percent per annum on attorney's fees, as voluntarily agreed to by the parties, is affirmed, as is the award of interest on costs computed from the date of entry of the Deputy's original order. The cause is remanded to the Deputy for reconsideration of the award of attorney's fees in the light of this court's decision reversing penalties.
BOOTH and JOANOS, JJ., concur.
ERVIN, J., concurs and dissents with opinion.