Workers' Compensation
Listed below is McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A.'s workers' compensation case law database. The database dates back until 1971 and includes over 5500 workers' compensation court decisions.
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Rollins v. Cochran Forest Products
626 So.2d 304
JCC rejected claim based on a finding that the claimant's testimony was not credible and the JCC did not believe an accident had actually occurred at work. Court determinedthat the JCC has the responsibility to measure the credibility of the witnesses and resolve conflicts in the evidence. The appellate court is bound by the JCC's findings if they are supported by competent and substantial evidence, i.e., evidence that is logical and reasonable. It is not the appellate court's function to search the record for evidence in support of a claim that has been disallowed. In this case, the judge's findings of the claimant's lack of credibility were not supported by evidence of record and accordingly, appellate court reversed determination that no accident had occurred.
