Subterranean Circus v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"First, `[i]t is well established in Florida that the substantive rights of the respective parties under the Workmen's Compensation Law are fixed as of the time of the injury to the employee.' On October 17, 1972, when Lewis was injured, the pertinent part of the Florida Workmen's Compensation Law provided that the law was applicable to all private employers who had three or more employees. It was of no consequence that on the date of trial the law had been changed to require only one employee. The trial judge committed error in failing to apply the requirements of the Workmen's Compensation Law as enacted on the date of the accident."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 330 So. 2d 493 - Martel v. Gibeaut, Inc.

2. “"It is well established in Florida that the substantive rights of the respective parties under the Workmen's Compensation Law are fixed as of the time of the injury to the employee. This is so because the acceptance of the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law by the employer, the employee, and the insurance carrier constitutes a contract between the parties which embraces the provisions of the law as of the time of the injury. Consequently, a subsequent enactment could not impair the substantive rights of the parties established by this contractual relationship."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 330 So. 2d 493 - Martel v. Gibeaut, Inc.