Fort Pierce Tribune v. Williams

ERVIN, Judge.

This case is before us following the Florida Supreme Court’s remand in Williams v. Fort Pierce Tribune, 667 So.2d 174 (Fla.1995), for further proceedings consistent with its opinion. In this court’s earlier decision in Fort Pierce Tribune v. Williams, 622 So.2d 1368 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993), we reversed an order awarding benefits based upon a finding by the judge of compensation claims that the claimant, Beverly Williams, a newspaper carrier, was an employee of the appellant newspaper, rather than an independent contractor. In so deciding, we relied on City of Port St. Lucie v.…