Tampa Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co. v. Jordan

SHANNON, Judge.

This is a Petition for Certiorari to the Florida Industrial Commission on behalf of Tampa Ship Repair and Dry Dock Company, et al.

The Deputy Commissioner had denied the claim and the Full Commission had reversed the Deputy’s holding that the claimant had not brought himself within the Act, although one of the Commissioners dissented.

There is only one point involved, namely, proof of injury in the course of employment, alone, is insufficient to establish causal connection between employment and injury, no presumption of causal connection arising therefrom. The respondent states…