DOMINIC AMODEI, APPELLANT,
v.
GCC BEVERAGES AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEES
DOMINIC AMODEI, APPELLANT,
GCC BEVERAGES AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEES
449 So. 2d 991
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1984)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 4 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
Attorney fees are not compensation within the meaning of section 440.20(8), Florida Statutes (Supp.1980), formerly section 440.-20(6), Florida Statutes (1977). AFFIRMED.
WENTWORTH, ZEHMER and BAR-FIELD, JJ., concur.
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