Case Name: CARTER CONCRETE and CNA Insurance Group, Appellants, v. Arthur L. GRAY, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-03-27
Citations: 396 So. 2d 236
Docket Number: No. WW-303
Parties: CARTER CONCRETE and CNA Insurance Group, Appellants, v. Arthur L. GRAY, Appellee.
Judges: WENTWORTH, J., LILES, WOODIE A. (Retired), and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr. (Retired), Associate Judges, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 396
Pages: 236–236

Head Matter:
CARTER CONCRETE and CNA Insurance Group, Appellants, v. Arthur L. GRAY, Appellee.
No. WW-303.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 27, 1981.
Wendell J. Kiser of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, for appellants.
Donna L. Bergh of Walker, Buckmaster, Miller & Ketcham, Orlando, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In the workers' compensation action below, the- deputy commissioner found that Gray was entitled to temporary total disability benefits, costs, and attorney's fees. In this appeal, the carrier challenges only the award of attorney's fees. We reverse that portion of the order.
The deputy determined Gray was entitled to a fee pursuant to Section 440.34(2)(c), Florida Statutes (1979), which permits assessment of a claimant's attorney's fee "(i)n a proceeding where a carrier or employer denies that an injury occurred for which compensation benefits are payable." This was not such a proceeding.
Accordingly, the deputy's order is reversed insofar as it pertains to the attorney's fee, and the cause is remanded for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
WENTWORTH, J., LILES, WOODIE A. (Retired), and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr. (Retired), Associate Judges, concur.