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Leon County School Board v. Grimes

548 So. 2d 205 (1989)

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Leon County School Board v. Grimes

Florida Supreme Court
548 So. 2d 205 (1989)

Facts

Thelma Grimes (plaintiff) worked for the Leon County School Board (Leon County) as a media technician. Because of childhood polio, Grimes wore a brace on her right leg that she had to lock into place each time she stood up. Grimes worked in an area that was much more crowded than she did in her home environment. While getting up from her desk one day, Grimes attempted to lock the brace, but it gave way, causing Grimes to fall to the carpeted floor, trapping her left leg beneath her and breaking her left ankle. Grimes’s brace had previously given way while she was at home. Grimes filed a claim for workers’-compensation benefits. The deputy commissioner denied Grimes’s claim, finding that her injuries were caused by a personal issue unrelated to her employment. Grimes appealed, and the lower court held that the claim was compensable, noting that her work involved crowded conditions that made Grimes less capable of controlling her positional changes than at home. Leon County appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Overton, J.)

Dissent (Barkett, J.)

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