Johnson v. Johnson

BARFIELD, Judge.

Mozelle E. Johnson appeals a final workers’ compensation order in which the deputy awarded all of the survivor’s benefits to decedent’s three surviving children and denied any benefits to appellant as a surviving dependent mother. The issue before the court is whether the deputy properly interpreted Florida Statutes § 440.16 in awarding benefits to the deceased claimant’s dependents.

John C. Johnson died as a result of a heart attack. The carrier began paying benefits to his three surviving children. *22Through an investigation, however, the carrier also determined that the…