Marci Ann Sportswear v. Busquet
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
The employer/carrier appeal a worker’s compensation order in which the Deputy Commissioner found that as a result of the claimant’s compensable accident, he developed and was suffering from a disabling anxiety neurosis requiring further psychotherapy. Appellants contend that there was no compensable accident or trauma because claimant’s paroxysmal supraventricu-lar tachycardia was precipitated by an altercation the claimant had with his employer, and that his claim is precluded by the provisions of Section 440.02(18), Florida Statutes (1979), which excludes a “mental or nervous injury due to…
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