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Trial opens in Schuylkill civil crash

A Middleport couple took their case for damages from an automobile accident before a Schuylkill County jury on Monday.

Edward J. Jr. and Tammy J. Post are asking in their lawsuit for unspecified monetary damages from Frederick L. Schnerring, Orwigsburg.Tammy Post testified Monday that her pain started immediately after Schnerring ran into the back of her car."I had blood running down my face. I was shaking all over," she said. "I was sick in my stomach. I was dizzy."Post said she was treated at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street and then missed two weeks of work.She said she still has pain and goes to both a chiropractor and a medical doctor."I can't lift heavy things like I used to," Post said.She said she has pain every day and suffers effects of her injuries."What's the best day for you?" M. Lee Albright, Scranton, asked Post."To get out of bed without a headache," Post answered.When cross-examined by Joseph F. McNulty Jr., Allentown, Schnerring's lawyer, Post said she still can do her work as a seamstress at Alpha Mills, Schuylkill Haven, and that she was not sure howfast Schnerring wasdriving.President Judge William E. Baldwin is presiding over the trial, which is scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. today.Distributed by Tribune Content Agency LLC