Van Horn v. Reinhart Flynn Inc.

NANOVIC, J.,

Plaintiffs are David A. Van Horn and Betty Lou Van Horn, his wife. On August 29, 1999, Mr. Van Horn sustained serious physical injuries in a one-vehicle motor vehicle accident. At the time, Mr. Van Horn was test driving a 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe owned by the defendant, Reinhart Flynn Inc., d/b/a Reinhart Ford, in a northbound direction on S.R. 2001 (locally known as Forest Inn Road). Forest Inn Road is a state highway maintained by the defendant, Com*360monwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation.

The Van Homs claim that the cmise control on the vehicle failed to disengage…