Dettloff v. Abraham Chevrolet, Inc.

PARKER, Judge.

Albertina Dettloff, as personal representative and administrator of the estate of Raymond Edward Dettloff, appeals a final summary judgment entered against her and in favor of Abraham Chevrolet, Inc. (Abraham). We reverse.

In 1983, Mr. Dettloff was struck and killed by a pickup truck driven by Morton Smith. An investigation revealed that a short time before this accident while Mr. Dettloff was traveling eastbound on Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County, his vehicle apparently spun out of control and ended up in a ditch just beyond exit 6D. There was no evidence to indicate that…