McCormick v. Messink

Appellants bring this timely appeal from a final judgment of the lower court awarding the appellee eight weeks’ accrued compensation plus the statutory 20% penalty, for a total of $215.81. This final judgment came about as a result of appellee filing a petition pursuant to § 440.24(1), Fla.Stats., F.S.A.

Appellants were required to show cause why a writ of execution should not issue for the enforcement of an order of a Deputy Commissioner of the Florida Industrial Commission entered on January 27, 1965.

The appellee, while in the employ of the appellants, was injured on November 16, 1959. These…