Legal Opinion
Greene v. Maharaja of India, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 18, 1986No. BH-88PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINTON, Judge.
Claimant appeals from the deputy commissioner’s order denying her claim for benefits on the alternative bases of election of remedies and equitable estoppel. The issue presented is whether claimant’s settlement of a claim for personal injuries in a civil action constituted an election of reme*1330dies or calls for an application of the doctrine of equitable estoppel barring her from now seeking workers’ compensation benefits. We answer the question in the negative and reverse.
On January 20, 1983, claimant suffered severe personal injury in an automobile accident. The car was being…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Williams, Et Ux. v. RobineauSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Rhodes v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- Claim of Martin v. C. A. Productions Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Pearson v. HarrisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- FEDERATED MUT. IMPLEMENT & HDWE. INS. CO. v. GriffinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Lowry v. LoganDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Greene v. Maharaja of India, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- Gilbert v. Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Greene v. Maharaja of India, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990