Miller v. Johnson, 424 A.2d 548

Appellant contends that chiropractic services should qualify as ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‍“medical services” for purposes of meeting the threshold requirements of section 301(a)(5)(b) of the ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‍No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489, No. 176, ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‍Art. III, sec. 301 (40 P.S. § 1009.301). In the case of Babcock v. Tippett, 260 Pa.Super. ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‍583, 394 A.2d 607 (1978), we held that chiropractic services do not so qualify.

Accordingly, the order ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‍of the Court of Common Pleas is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Miller v. Johnson

Court Name: Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date Published: Dec 14, 1979

Citations: 424 A.2d 548; 276 Pa. Super. 638; No. 1445

Docket Number: No. 1445

Court Abbreviation: Pa. Super. Ct.