City of Lakeland v. Burton

On appeal we review order of Circuit Court affirming award in favor of appellee by the Florida Industrial Commission.

Appellee’s decedent was injured by an accident which occurred on December 6, 1939, in the course of, and arose out .of, his employment. Deceased was disabled by the injury and continued to suffer intense pain therefrom until he died sometime between 9:30 P. M. December 20th, and 7:00 o’clock A. M. December 21, 1939, at which time he was found dead in his bed.

The record shows that death may have been caused by the taking of an over-dose of a narcotic, the narcotic, but not the…