Legal Opinion

Retreat Rest Home v. Porter

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 19, 1989No. 89-1189PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Judge.

The employer/carrier (EC) appeal a workers’ compensation order awarding claimant temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits. We agree and reverse.

The EC contends, inter alia, that the claimant was not entitled to any TPD benefits because she was offered employment suitable to her capacity and refused to accept it without justification. The uncontro-verted evidence adduced established that although claimant was excused from conducting a job search due to the EC’s failure to advise her of its necessity, claimant refused employment offered by the employer which was within her…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Paradyne Corp. v. SelmerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Land America Commonwealth Title Insurance v. KolozetskiSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2010
  2. City of Adel v. WiseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

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