State Farm Ins. Companies v. Hunt

WIEAND, Judge:

The order which is now before this Court for review directed Donna Hunt, the appellant, to submit to a physical examination pursuant to the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act.1

The statute, at 75 Pa.C.S. § 1796, authorizes a court to require a claimant to submit to a mental or physical examination by a physician upon a showing of good cause whenever the mental or physical condition of the claimant is relevant to the claim.2 The requirement of good cause *623entails more than relevancy. It means that the reasons alleged in a petition must rise to a level of…