Borden's Dairy v. Zanders

This is a Workmen's Compensation case. The record discloses that the claimant dropped a large can on the big toe at the time he was employed by Borden's Dairy. The injury grew progressively worse and some 60 or 90 days thereafter it became necessary to amputate his leg. It is conceded that when the claimant was injured he had a pre-existing disease, to-wit, diabetes. The injury to the toe, as shown by the record, simply aggravated the pre-existing disease and resulted in the removal of complainant's leg. In the case of Davis v. Artley Construction Co., 154 Fla. 481, 18 So.2d 255, we held that…