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MILLER v. JOHNSON

496 Pa. 290 (1981)

436 A.2d 1187

Elwood MILLER and Margaret Miller, his wife, Appellants, v. Mrs. William JOHNSON and the Allentown School of Cosmetology, Inc. Doris L. STRUNACK, Appellant, v. Clair R. ECKER and Guido Robert Ecker.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Shrager, Philadelphia, Ronold J. Karasek, Bangor, for appellants.

Dean B. Stewart, Jr., John O'Rourke, Norristown, Joseph F. Leeson, Anthony C. Santore, Bethlehem, for appellees.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

At issue in each of the two cases now before the Court is whether chiropractic expenses are "medical services" for purposes of the $750 threshold of the Pennsylvania No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489, § 301(a)(5)(B), 40 P.S. § 1009.301(a)(5)(B) (Supp. 1980). We conclude that "medical services" include chiropractic services and hence reverse the orders of the Superior Court...

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