Cornaros v. Carillon Hotel

ADKINS, Justice.

This case arose when petitioner Cornaros injured himself in the course of his employment at The Carillon Hotel September 22, 1966.

The Judge of Industrial Claims was presented with-conflicting evidence as to application of Fla.Stat. § 440.02(12), F.S.A., which provides that for purposes of establishing compensation, wages of an employee will include tips or gratuities “only when such gratuities are received with the knowledge of the employer.”

The employer offered business records showing the amount of wages and gratuities upon which it contended benefits should be based.…