DAVIS v. BU. OF CRIMES COMPENSATION

No. ZZ-377.

406 So.2d 1189 (1981)

M. Douglas DAVIS, Appellant, v. BUREAU OF CRIMES COMPENSATION, Division of Workers' Compensation, Department of Labor & Employment Security, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Kopelman, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

George W. Butler, Jr., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Davis, the appellant, filed a claim under Chapter 960, Florida Statutes (1979), seeking compensation for injuries he received in his capacity as a pedestrian when struck by an automobile driven by a "hit and run" motorist. The deputy commissioner denied the appellant's claim, finding that the "hit and run" incident alone without proof of intent to inflict injury is insufficient to constitute a "crime" for the purposes of Chapter 960.03(3); Florida Statutes...

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