Poyntz v. William Adeimy, Inc.

ERVIN, Justice.

We are asked to determine whether in the captioned case the Florida Industrial Commission erred in reversing the Deputy Commissioner and holding that the employer-carrier, Respondents herein, were not obligated to pay attorney’s fees to Petitioner-claimant’s counsel for appearing at a hearing to enforce the payment of expert medical witness fees by the Respondents.

The facts pertinent to the present cause are as follows: On June 26, 1964 in Palm Beach County a hearing was held to assess a reasonable fee for the testifying by two expert medical witnesses at a hearing previously…