Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Burnup & Sims, Inc.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 12, 1957PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRELL, Chief Justice.
Coleman, the claimant, was injured while in the employment of respondent, Burnup and Sims, Inc. His injury occurred two and one-half weeks after he was employed, making recovery depend on Section 440.14 (2), Florida Statutes, F.S.A. as follows:
“If the injured employee shall not have worked in such employment during substantially the whole of thirteen weeks immediately preceding the injury, the wages of a similar employee in the same employment who has worked substantially the whole of such thirteen weeks shall be used in making the determination under the preceding…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- US Casualty Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Hardy v. City of Tarpon SpringsSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Andrews v. Strecker Body BuildersSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Fischer v. John W. Thomson & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Wilkes v. PittmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
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- Hilton v. Coral Springs HondaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990