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Borden's Dairy v. Zanders

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B
Nov 17, 1949
42 So. 2d 539 (Fla. 1949)

Summary

In Borden's Dairy v. Zanders (Fla. 1949), 42 So.2d 539, a diabetic workman dropped a large can on his big toe. His leg was eventually amputated.

Summary of this case from Braun v. Industrial Comm

Opinion

November 1, 1949. Rehearing Denied November 17, 1949.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Stanley Milledge, George E. Holt, Charles A. Carroll and William A. Herin, JJ.

Mabry, Reaves, Carlton, Anderson, Fields Ward, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Wm. Clinton Green, Miami, and Wendell C. Heaton, Tallahassee, for appellees.


This is a Workmen's Compensation case. The record discloses that the claimant dropped a large can on the big toe at the time he was employed by Borden's Dairy. The injury grew progressively worse and some 60 or 90 days thereafter it became necessary to amputate his leg. It is conceded that when the claimant was injured he had a pre-existing disease, to-wit, diabetes. The injury to the toe, as shown by the record, simply aggravated the pre-existing disease and resulted in the removal of complainant's leg. In the case of Davis v. Artley Construction Co., 154 Fla. 481, 18 So.2d 255, we held that an injury received in the regular course of employment which materially aggravated or accelerated a pre-existing condition, resulting in the disability or death earlier than would otherwise occur, and the disability or death does not result from the disease alone, then an award may be made under our Compensation Act.

It is next contended that the claimant failed to give his employer notice of the injury sustained, as prescribed by Section 440.18, F.S.A. The claimant failed, as shown by the record, to give the written statutory notice within the thirty day period after sustaining the injury, but testimony found on pages 34, 35 and 36 of the transcript reflects that a report of the injury was brought to the attention of claimant's superiors then in charge of operating the dairy. It was the view of the lower court, after a consideration of all the testimony, that the provisions of Section 440.18 had been substantially complied with. We hardly feel justified in disturbing the conclusions reached by the lower court. The burden of showing reversible error in the record rested on the appellant. Error has not been established.

Affirmed.

TERRELL, Acting Chief Justice, SEBRING and HOBSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Borden's Dairy v. Zanders

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B
Nov 17, 1949
42 So. 2d 539 (Fla. 1949)

In Borden's Dairy v. Zanders (Fla. 1949), 42 So.2d 539, a diabetic workman dropped a large can on his big toe. His leg was eventually amputated.

Summary of this case from Braun v. Industrial Comm
Case details for

Borden's Dairy v. Zanders

Case Details

Full title:BORDEN'S DAIRY v. ZANDERS ET AL

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B

Date published: Nov 17, 1949

Citations

42 So. 2d 539 (Fla. 1949)

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