· 5/8/1980
Legakis v. Sultan & Sons
Citations
- 383 So. 2d 938
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- observing that common examples of employment conditions increasing the risk to employees include when the employee is required to use a motor vehicle during working hours
- held compensable where a vapor spray emitted from a steam press caused claimant to turn her head, thus activating her pre-existing labyrinthitis causing her to fall and injure herself
- injuries suffered by fall during course of employment held compensable, notwithstanding claimant's preexisting condition, labyrinthitis, was a contributing factor because a chemical spray that claimant inhaled contributed to claimant's fall and resulting injuries
- working conditions such as would not normally be encountered
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