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Suntree Un. Meth. Church v. Cowell

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 1, 2001
793 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 1D00-2839

Opinion filed August 1, 2001. Rehearing Denied September 7, 2001.

An appeal from an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims, Paul T. Terlizzese, Judge.

Michael Broussard and Danni Lynn Germano of Broussard Cullen, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

Robert Wohn, Jr., Cocoa; Bill McCabe, Longwood, for Appellee.


In this workers' compensation case, we construe the "treatment" authorized in the order entered by the judge of compensation claims as intended to be limited to treatment necessarily related to the diagnostic evaluations authorized. See Gulf Life Ins. Co. v. Gennell, 666 So.2d 1017, 1018 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996) (treatment may not be authorized for a condition before it is determined that the condition is causally related to the industrial accident). As so construed, the order authorizing diagnostic evaluations is affirmed. Because the judge of compensation claims determined that claimant was entitled to a reasonable attorney fee, but reserved jurisdiction to determine the amount, we lack jurisdiction to consider the propriety of that portion of the order. See Dep't of Children Families v. Monroe, 744 So.2d 1163, 1164 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (an order that merely determines entitlement to attorney fees, without setting an amount, is non-final and non-appealable).

AFFIRMED.

ERVIN and BENTON, JJ., CONCUR.


Summaries of

Suntree Un. Meth. Church v. Cowell

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 1, 2001
793 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Suntree Un. Meth. Church v. Cowell

Case Details

Full title:SUNTREE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH and PROTEGRITY SERVICES, Appellants, v…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 1, 2001

Citations

793 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)