SCULLIN v. GAMLIN SYSTEMS & TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 1D00-387.

780 So.2d 972 (2001)

Michael SCULLIN, Appellant, v. GAMLIN SYSTEMS and TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie C. Riviere of Harris & Riviere, Tampa, for Appellant.

Peter H. Dubbeld of Dubbeld & Kaelber, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, appellant challenges the denial of his claim for a new handicap-equipped van. Contrary to appellant's argument, in the absence of evidence of medical necessity accepted by the judge of compensation claims, no per se rule requires that a handicap-equipped van be provided to a claimant even though he has been rendered quadriplegic in a compensable accident. See §§ 440.13(2)(a), 440.13(5), Fla. Stat. (1989...

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