OMEC AUTO RECYCLING AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANTS,
v.
WILLIAM E. TAYLOR, APPELLEE
OMEC AUTO RECYCLING AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANTS,
WILLIAM E. TAYLOR, APPELLEE
451 So. 2d 1018
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1984)
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Cited by 8 cases
Opinion of the Court
MILLS, Judge.
We find competent and substantial evidence in the record supporting the deputy commissioner’s finding that Taylor had not reached maximum medical improvement. Competent and substantial evidence also supports the award of temporary partial disability benefits and authorized treatment by a Florida physician.
AFFIRMED.
SHIVERS and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.
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