Beard v. Broward County Board of Public Instruction

DEKLE, Justice.

This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari to the Florida Industrial Relations Commission to review a decision of the Commission which affirmed the Judge of Industrial Claims. The JIC found the claimant to be 3% permanently partially disabled, and awarded no benefits beyond those which were already being provided by the carrier.

It appears from the record before us that the award of 3% permanent partial disability related only to the injury in the cervical area, and failed to take into consideration an additional injury in the lower lumbar region. Without further…