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Home My WebLink About96-01394 . "-" 't ~ J , J ,J J- '~ ~/ j I I ... I JI i ~ I .S j I - ~~i I ~ I ~ I j ..... ::l If ,~ 'j I 8ij~ I ~Ji I I .. .-iO I 1< ... I j~ ~~.-i en I .~ ,., I I .-i , I ~ I r- ~ I Itm I I I I I I ~i~ I ~ I I I ~ I :i I I 1 I Plaintill' applied her braklls to Ulllllllpt to "low or stop hor vuhielo to uvoid colliding with tho iIlegully (lurked Wutkin" Motor 1';lIuipmollt vllhiclo, but us sho did "0, hor vohiclll slid on icod or "now on tho rOllllway und bogan to spin l:ountorclockwiso. 9. After Pluintill's vehidll bllKan to "pin, it waH HtrL,,:k by unother tIOuthbound vehiclo oporuted by Dofondunt 8/11100 I.. .JonkH, whi<:h hud bl'l!ll tr/lvoling bohind Plllilltill's vohido. Tho collision pu"hed Pluintill's vohiclo into u secOllll collision with u concrete bridgo llbutmont ulonK tho highwuy. 10. The collision between Plain till's vehicle und tho .Jonks vohiel(l, us woll us Pluintill's collillioll with tho bridge ubutmont, wus due to tho eombinod negligonce of the Defenduntl!. 11. The negligenco of Defendllntl! .Jonllthan W, Jllck"on und Wutkins Motor Equipment consisted of iIlegully purking II vohielo in II munnor that purtilllly blocked the rolldway, thereby forcing othor southbouml trullk to tuko evusivo uetioll or to try to stop suddenly in order to uvoid colliding with the truek. 12. 'I'he negligence of Slllloe L. Jonks con"isted of flliling to muintuin control of her vehicle, failing to oporute hor vohiele in such a munnor as to enllble her to stop within the u:ll!ured eleur distanee ahelld, flliling to maintain attontioll while operuting a motor vohiele, and driving u motor vehido too fast for the provlliling eircumstllnees. 13. !Ill a result of the collisions l:llused by the Detimdants' negligence, Pluilltill's vehiele Wlls damaged in excellll of itll value. theroby cllulling Plaintiff to llulfor loss in tho llmount of $3,0!)6.95 for the vehiele itl!elf, togothor with 101111 of the use of her vehicle until a replacemont could hlJ obtained. WHEREFORE, Pluintill' domundll judgmont aguinllt tho Dofondllntl! for dllmugoll not in OXceSll 01'$25.000.00, togethor with eosts of suit and lluch additional reliofas tho court may dOlJm appropriate. COUNT TWO 14. Tho avormentl! of pllragraphs Olll. through luurtoon of this complaint, inelusivo, llro horeby reaverred und incorporated by reforenco us if toxtually sot forth at longth. 15. As of 3/1819,1, I'laintilT maintainod liability inlllli'unco on hor vohiclo through Nutionwido Insurunee, pursuant to the I'onnsylvunia Motor Vehiclo Finuncilll Hosponsibility LllW (MVFI{L). In that insuralll:o policy Plaintill' had olocted the full tort option, ~ LAW omcES or DONALD 1l. DOIlEll 3907 Hartzdale Drive, Suite 706 Camp BDI, PA 17011 TWpbone Number: (717) 731-0938 Attomeys for DefeDdant, Penny Sue Martin EVERT F. JENKS, PLAlNTlFP VS. PENNY SUE MARTIN, WATKINS MOTORS EQUIPMENT. AND JONATHAN W. JACKSON, DarlNDANT VS. SALEY L. JENKS, ADDmONAL DEFENDANT PENNY SUE MARTIN STROHM, l'I...uNrDT VS. S,4I.1RR F. JENKS. WATKINS MOTOR EQUIPMENT, AND JONATHAN W. JACKSON.DEnNDANTS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAs CUMBEiU.AND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA No. 95-7016 CIVIL TERM CIVIL ArnON - LAw JuRy TRIAL DEMANDED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAs COUNTY, PENNsYLVANIA No. 96-1394 CIVIL TERM CIVIL ArnON. LAw JURY T1uAL DEMANDED CERTIFICATE or SERVICE Donald R. Dorer, Esquire, hereby certifies that he is the attorney for the Defendant herein, and that he caUJed a true and conect copy of the IIltal:hed Order of Court and Stipulation of Counsel to be served by rellllar first class mail upon: George F, Douglas, m, Esquire DouoLAs, DouOLAS &. DoUOLAS 27 West High Street, P.O. Box 261 Carlisle, PA 17013 ATTORNEY FOR: PLAIN'rtFF, EVERT!? JENKS William A. Addams, Esquire FOWLER, ADDAMS, SHUOHART &. RUNDLE 28 SQuth Pitt Street, P.O. Boll. 208 Carlisle, PA 17013 ATTORNEY FOR: DEFENDANTS, WATKINS MaTOR EQUIPMENT AND JONATHAN W. JACKSON Date: June 10. 1996 Fred H. Hait, Esquire MCGRAW, HAlT &. DEITCHMAN 4 Liberty A venue Carlisle, PA 17013 ATTORNEY FOR: PLAINTIFF, PENNY SUE MARTIN STROHM Barry A. Kronthal, Esquire REYNOLDS &. HAVAS 101 Pine Street, P.O. Box 932 Harrisburg, PA 17108-0932 ATTORNEY FOR: ADDITIONAL DEFENDANT, SALEY JENKS onaJd R. Dorer, Esquire Attorney for Defendant. Penny Sue Martin 4. Denied. Atter reasonable investigation, Ms. Jenks is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth ot the averments of thi. paragraph and they are, there tore , denied. 6. - 13. Denied. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Sallee F. Jenks demands judgment in her tavor and against Plaintiff, Penny Sue Martin Strohm with costs assessed to Plaintitt. COUNT II 14. The answers contained in Paragraphs 1 through 13 inclusive hereot are incorporated by reference herein as it set torth in their entirety, 15. - 17, Denied. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Sallee f. Jenks demands judgment in her favor and against Plaintitf, Penny Sue Martin Strohm with costs assessed to Plaintift. NnnTTD 18. The answers contained in Paragraphs 1 through 17 inclusive hereof are incorporated by reference herein as if set torth in their entirety. 19. Plaintiff's claims, if any, are barred by the applicable statute of limitations. 20, The subject collision and Plaintiff's alleged damages and/or injuries, if any, were solely, directly and 2 proximately cau.ed by plaintiff's own negligent, recklees, and/or carele.. conduct. 21. Plaintiff's injures and/or damages, it any, were solely caused by the negligent, reck lese and/or careless conduct ot person(s) and/or entities over whom Ms. Jenks had no control and for whom she is not legally liable and/or responsible. 22. Plaintitf'. claims, if any, are barred by the doctrinee of contributory and comparative negligence and assumption of the risk. 23. plaintitt has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 24, Plaintiff's claims, it any, are barred by her failure to mitigate her damages. 25. At all times relevant hereto, Ms. Jenks was responding appropriately under the circumstances then existing to a sudden emergency. 26. plaintitf is precluded from pleading, introducing into evidence, or recovering any and all monies payable as "required benefits" pursuant to the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, Act of February 12, 1984, 75 Pat Cons. stat. 51701 ~ sea. 3 .,.. .....' c; .:1 ~~ , .- ~,( C'J .-1 >'. . :;. , j E', ,- ~L r...j , >}l , '.J - "-J G:: l.. '.l.. .'- - ,'S .... L. .t) U C' ::.1 .