Stewart v. Lakeland Funeral Home

James Harold Stewart (“Claimant”) appeals a final order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (“JCC”) denying com-pensability of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident while driving from his residence to work. Because section 440.092(2), Florida Statutes (2009), provides that an injury suffered while going to or coming from work does not arise out of or occur in the course of employment, and because neither the special errand nor dual purpose exceptions apply, the JCC correctly denied Claimant’s petition for benefits. We therefore affirm.

Claimant is a funeral director whose regular job…