Kopytin v. Aschinger

OPINION BY

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from a judgment1 for Appellant in the amount of *741$2,540.92 representing unreimbursed medical expenses in an action based on claims of personal injury incurred in an automobile accident. Finding the award inadequate, and the trial court’s construction of Pa.R.C.P. 1311.1 incorrect, we vacate and remand.

¶ 2 In January of 2002, while stopped in traffic, Appellant’s car was rear-ended by Appellee’s, causing his head to jerk backward and forward. After the accident, Appellant was driven by a friend to his job as a machine operator, but was unable to finish…