Case Name: Michael SCULLIN, Appellant, v. GAMLIN SYSTEMS and TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-03-05
Citations: 780 So. 2d 972
Docket Number: No. 1D00-387
Parties: Michael SCULLIN, Appellant, v. GAMLIN SYSTEMS and TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO., Appellees.
Judges: BOOTH, KAHN, JJ., concur, and BROWNING, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 780
Pages: 972–973

Head Matter:
Michael SCULLIN, Appellant, v. GAMLIN SYSTEMS and TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO., Appellees.
No. 1D00-387.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 5, 2001.
Rehearing Denied April 2, 2001.
Leslie C. Riviere of Harris •& Riviere, Tampa, for Appellant.
Peter H. Dubbeld of Dubbeld & Kael-ber, P.A, St. Petersburg, for Appellees.

Opinion:
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); see, e.g., Kraft Dairy Group v. Cohen, 645 So.2d 1072, 1077-78 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Aino's Custom Slip Covers v. DeLucia, 533 So.2d 862, 865 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).
AFFIRMED.
BOOTH, KAHN, JJ., concur, and BROWNING, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.