PROGRESS DRILLING, INC. AND HIGHLANDS INSURANCE CO., APPELLANTS,
v.
RODNEY FUSSELL, APPELLEE
PROGRESS DRILLING, INC. AND HIGHLANDS INSURANCE CO., APPELLANTS,
RODNEY FUSSELL, APPELLEE
377 So. 2d 56
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1979)
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Cited by 6 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
The employer/carrier appeals a worker’s compensation order which we hereby affirm except as to the award of medical costs for surgery performed by Dr. Brown. The record reveals no authorization of Dr. Brown as a treating physician, nor any request that the employer/carrier provide such treatment. The award of such medical expense is therefore in error. MJM Construction Co. v. Roberts, IRC Order 2-3387 (March 31, 1978).
Accordingly, the order is affirmed in part and reversed in part.
ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., Acting C. J., and SHAW and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.
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