Legal Opinion
Smart v. Marathon Seafood
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 30, 1983No. AN-358PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ZEHMER, Judge.
The claimant, Chris Smart, appeals an order denying his claim for worker’s compensation benefits on the ground that his exclusive remedy is under the federal Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. We reverse.
On June 20, 1978, three weeks after being employed by Marathon Seafood to work as a helper in Marathon’s shrimp processing and packing house, claimant was engaged in packing shrimp when he experienced sharp pains described as being like electric shocks running down both legs. He sought medical attention for this injury *49and filed a worker’s compensation claim…
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