Case Name: PROGRESS DRILLING, INC. and Highlands Insurance Co., Appellants, v. Rodney FUSSELL, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1979-12-03
Citations: 377 So. 2d 56
Docket Number: No. QQ-45
Parties: PROGRESS DRILLING, INC. and Highlands Insurance Co., Appellants, v. Rodney FUSSELL, Appellee.
Judges: ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., Acting C. J., and SHAW and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 377
Pages: CXXXVI–CXXXVI

Head Matter:
PROGRESS DRILLING, INC. and Highlands Insurance Co., Appellants, v. Rodney FUSSELL, Appellee.
No. QQ-45.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 3, 1979.
Harry D. Robinson, West Palm Beach, for appellants.
G. M. Nachwalter of Nachwalter, Christie & Falk, Jay M. Levy, Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The employer/carrier appeals a worker's compensation order which we hereby affirm except as to the award of medical costs for surgery performed by Dr. Brown. The record reveals no authorization of Dr. Brown as a treating physician, nor any request that the employer/carrier provide such treatment. The award of such medical expense is therefore in error. MJM Construction Co. v. Roberts, IRC Order 2-3387 (March 31, 1978).
Accordingly, the order is affirmed in part and reversed in part.
ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., Acting C. J., and SHAW and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.