AMERICAN BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, PETITIONER,

v.

PETER J. MORLOCK, ETC., RESPONDENTS

Citator

Cited By

• Gray v. E. Airlines, Inc., 475 So. 2d 1288 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985)
  …would therefore appear to be reasonably arguable for claimant in the present case if he had incurred his injury in a store or restaurant while purchasing necessary food or drink. See Cunningham v. Scotty’s Home Builders, 9 FCR 1 (1973), cert. denied 307 So. 2d 182 (Fla.1974). We conclude that for the claimant in this case, under the circumstances here in question including an enforced lay-over of more than minimal duration, exercise at a nearby facility should be regarded as necessary for the same reasons und…
• Holly Hill Fruit Prods., Inc. v. Krider, 473 So. 2d 829 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985)
  …employer-condoned off-premises refreshment break of insubstantial duration is generally not such a deviation as to remove a claimant from the course and scope of the employment. See Cunningham v. Scotty’s Home Builders, 9 FCR 1 (1973), cert. denied, 307 So. 2d 182 (Fla.1974). In Cunningham the claimant was injured while returning from a convenience store at which he purchased food and drink. Although the off-premises trip in the present case was motivated by a desire to purchase cigarettes, we find this disti…
• B & B Cash Grocery Stores & Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Wortman, 431 So. 2d 171 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983)
  …attending to his personal comfort at the time of the injury does not defeat compensability. Baker v. Orange County Board of County Commissioners, 399 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981); and Cunningham v. Scotty Home Builders, 9 FOR 1 (1973), cert. den. 307 So. 2d 182 (Fla.1974). In Baker, the claimant’s employment required his exposure to cold weather and with his employer’s knowledge, the claimant began wearing battery operated socks. He was injured when the socks caused severe bums on the bottom of his feet, r…