City of Miami v. Olson

The City of Miami, respondent, seeks review of an order directing it to pay petitioner dependency benefits from September 1, 1972 to November 1, 1973 at a compensation rate of $56.00 per week plus interest pursuant to the September 5, 1974 order of the Judge of Industrial Claims in this action on petitioner’s application for rule nisi enforcement of this September compensation order. The salient facts are as follows.

Petitioner’s husband, Leonard Olson, while in the employ of the City of Miami was moving a heavy cabinet when he suffered a heart attack resulting in his death shortly thereafter.…