Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Bruce Construction Corp.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 20, 1963No. 32539PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
The petitioner, an untrained day laborer, was injured during the course of his employment by Bruce Construction Corporation 4 November 1954, when he fell down a stairway and struck his back. Subsequently he underwent two operations, one for removal of a disk and one for spinal fusion. Afterward, 17 July 1959, the deputy commissioner awarded him compensation for 45 per cent, permanent partial disability of the body as a whole.
On 10 August 1961 petitioner, through his attorney, presented a petition for modification of the deputy’s order “based on a mistake in fact and/or change…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hall v. Seaboard Maritime CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
- Power v. Joseph G. Moretti, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Sonny Boy's Fruit Co. v. ComptonSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Beaty v. M & S Maintenance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1960
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- Massie v. University of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
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- Ferguson v. Tri-Pure Products Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1964