Fraternal Order of Eagles v. Proudfoot

THORNAL, Justice.

Petitioner, Fraternal Order of Eagles, seeks review of an order of the Florida Industrial Commission which had dismissed the petitioner’s application for review by that agency.

We are called upon to- determine whether Section 440.25(4) (a), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., makes the filing of a supersedeas bond a jurisdictional prerequisite to obtaining review by the Florida Industrial Commission.

In a workmen’s compensation proceeding, respondent Proudfoot, an employee, was awarded certain benefits for injuries resulting from an industrial accident. His employer, Fraternal Order of…