Canestrelli v. Torneos Medievales

ZEHMER, Judge.

Anna Canestrelli, the surviving spouse of Oreste Canestrelli, the employee, appeals a workers’ compensation order dismissing her claim for death benefits on the grounds that such claim is barred by the statutes of limitations contained in sections 440.16(1) and 440.19, Florida Statutes. Because neither of these statutes mandates dismissal under the circumstances shown, we reverse.

On June 1, 1984, Oreste Canestrelli sustained compensable physical and psychiatric injuries as the result of a blow to his skull while working. Torneos Medievales, the employer, and Aetna Life and…