Beauregard v. Commonwealth Electric

ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., Judge.

Appellant, 54 years of age, lost all sight in one eye as a result of an industrial acci-' dent. His claims for medical, rehabilitative and wage-loss benefits were apparently honored, or at least not contested in these proceedings before the deputy. He has received permanent impairment benefits of $1,200 in accordance with section 440.-15(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1981), and he asserts that the benefits provided in that class by the 1981 statute are so paltry as to deny him redress for his injury. Art. I, sec. 21, Fla.Const. As points of comparison he points to…