Dairies v. LaRose

The issue presented is whether claimant is entitled to an award under Section 440.-13(1), Florida Statutes (1981) for services rendered by his sister-in-law which the employer/carrier claims are housekeeping services, but which the claimant contends are remedial in nature. The deputy commissioner found that the disputed services are necessary due to the physical injury and mental disability suffered by the claimant and that “the necessity for such was verified by the medical evidence.”

There is competent substantial evidence to support the Deputy Commissioner’s findings, and he properly…