Case Name: Edward CARBER, Patricia Carber and Lynne Carber, Appellants, v. INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, INCORPORATED and Theresa M. Castaldi and Patricia Carber
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1982-04-02
Citations: 297 Pa. Super. 423
Docket Number: No. 1815
Parties: Edward CARBER, Patricia Carber and Lynne Carber, Appellants, v. INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, INCORPORATED and Theresa M. Castaldi and Patricia Carber.
Judges: Before HESTER, McEWEN and CIRILLO, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 297
Pages: 423–424

Head Matter:
444 A.2d 104
Edward CARBER, Patricia Carber and Lynne Carber, Appellants, v. INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, INCORPORATED and Theresa M. Castaldi and Patricia Carber.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted Sept. 9, 1981.
Filed April 2, 1982.
Oscar S. Schermer, Philadelphia, for appellants.
William T. MacMinn, Doylestown, for appellees.
Before HESTER, McEWEN and CIRILLO, JJ.

Opinion:
McEWEN, Judge:
The single issue presented by the instant appeal is whether expenses incurred for chiropractic treatment of personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision are considered to be expenses for "reasonable and necessary medical services" within the definition of the Pennsylvania No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1974, July 19, P.L. 489, No. 176, Article III, Section 301, 40 P.S. 1009.301(a)(5)(B). The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently addressed this precise issue and concluded that such chiropractic services do come within the ambit of "medical services" under the No-Fault Act. See Miller v. Johnson, 496 Pa. 290, 436 A.2d 1187 (1981).
Therefore, we must reverse the Order of the Common Pleas Court granting summary judgment in favor of the appellee since the inclusion of the chiropractic expenses enables the gppellant to attain the statutory threshold.
Order reversed and the case remanded to the Lower Court for proceedings consistent with this Opinion.