City of St. Augustine v. Allen

The parties to this Workers’ Compensation appeal have been here thrice before on matters stemming from the original claim. However, this is the first consideration by this court of the case’s merits. See City of St. Augustine v. Allen, 404 So.2d 1115 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981), City of St. Augustine v. Allen, 424 So.2d 939 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983), and Allen v. City of St. Augustine, 500 So.2d 206 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).

On June 17, 1977, claimant scraped his left shin during the course of his employment. Because of an underlying diabetic condition, the injury was slow to heal and he was hospitalized a…