Duval County School Board v. Golly

This is a workers’ compensation action originally brought by Appellee David Golly, an employee of Appellant Duval County School Board. Mr. Golly suffered a severe closed head injury when he fell on a concrete walkway at Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville. The fall resulted from a medical condition not related to the workplace. In an extremely thorough and detailed compensation order, the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) found that, despite the idiopathic nature of the fall, because Mr. Golly suffered injuries from impact with a concrete walkway, the injuries must be compensable. The…