Florida Telephone Corp. v. Oliver

ROBERTS, Acting Chief Justice.

This is a petition for writ of certiorari to review an order of the Full Commission which vacated an order of a deputy commissioner dismissing a claim for lack of jurisdiction.

Carl R. Oliver filed, through his attorney, a claim for compensation for an accident alleged to have occurred on April 20, 1955 while claimant was employed by petitioner, the Florida Telephone Corporation. A claim was filed November 13, 1956, and was ultimately dismissed without a hearing on October 10, 1957 upon motion by the employer and carrier, and upon the advice by claimant’s attorney…