Legal Opinion
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners v. Phipps
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 28, 1989No. 89-233PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZEHMER, Judge.
We review a workers’ compensation order awarding a heated vinyl swimming pool for purposes of physical therapy to be installed at the claimant’s residence at a cost not exceeding $8,600. The order explicitly found a medical need for hydrotherapy on a daily basis, stating as follows:
4. For a while the claimant went from his home in rural Santa Rosa County to the YMCA in Pensacola for water therapy. This is a thirty to forty mile journey by automobile. The trip tended to aggravate his back condition. Ms. Stevens confirmed this because on the days she saw him after his trips to the…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Haga v. Clay Hyder Trucking LinesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. VaughnDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Sacred Heart Hospital v. GraftonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Kraft Dairy Group v. CohenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- City of Guntersville v. BishopCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Com. v. WCAB (CLIPPINGER)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- City of Guntersville v. BishopCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997