Ben Franklin Crafts v. Geurtze

This appeal arises from an order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC) requiring the employer and carrier (E/C) to pay indemnity benefits and all medical bills arising from the treatment of claimant’s cardiac condition. We must reverse and remand.

The bizarre course of events of this case began on September 2, 1992, when claimant Carmella Geurtze suffered an injury to her left hand and thumb while working for her employer, Ben Franklin Crafts. The E/C accepted the claimant’s injury as compensa-ble and authorized treatment by Dr. Edward Dupay, orthopedic surgeon. After a period of…