Horne v. Sentry Insurance

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from an order below granting appellee Sentry Insurance Company’s petition to compel a medical examination. Appellant, Faith Horne, contends that the trial court erred in granting appellee’s motion to compel a medical examination of her because appellee failed to show good cause as required by § 1796 of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law. 1 See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1796. For the following reasons, we agree and, accordingly, we vacate the trial court’s order. 2

The facts underlying this appeal are as follows. On May 24, 1989, Ms. Horne was involved in an…