No. 78-2431 | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Aug 15, 1979
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court enforcing the payment of workmen’s compensation benefits to the appel-lee. We find no error by the trial court except in assessing a 20% penalty against the appellant under Section 440.20(6), Florida Statutes (1977), for failure to pay a past due medical bill. The penalty provisions of Section 440.20(6) are only applicable to the money allowance payable to an employee as a consequence of his injury and are not applicable to past due medical expenses. Brantley v. ADH Building Contractors, Inc., 215 So. 2d 297" date_filed="1968-10-09" court="Fla." case_name="Brantley v. ADH Building Contractors, Inc.">215 So.2d 297 (Fla.1968). Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded with directions for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.