Orendorff v. Refrigerated Transport, Inc.

HOPPING, Justice.

Petitioner in this case seeks to have quashed an Order of the Florida Industrial Commission reversing the Deputy Commissioner’s award of compensation benefits.

The petitioner-claimant was employed by the respondent to drive motor vehicle freight tractors which pulled respondent’s refrigerated . trailers.. On August 13, 1966, petitioner was “laying over” in respondent’s terminal awaiting dispatch to another assignment. While there he followed the customary practice of sleeping in his tractor cabin and using the free rest room and shower facilities provided by respondent. During…