de Cancino v. Eastern Air Lines

ADKINS, Justice.

The central question in this case involves the dismissal of claimant’s claim for compensation in Florida, on grounds that another claim for compensation was pending in another state even though the claim in the sister state was dismissed before entry of the order dismissing the claim in Florida. In effect, the claimant is left without a forum from which to seek compensation for her injuries. The Judge of Industrial Claims in Florida dismissed claimant’s claim, and his order was affirmed by the Industrial Relations Commission. Claimant sought writ of certiorari in this Court to…