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JURY ~IIAl. lJ~MAHOmD
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AHP HOW, Cll.lllllIll thll Plllinl:.lffa, ,Jotlllph Mllldol:. /lnd nnrbara
Haldllt, l1y and throuljh thlllr attor.nIlYII, SIl1dia, ouido, Shutt "
Hasland, and aVllr 611 followSI
l, 'I'hll Plllintiffll are ./o'Hlph Maldet /lnd llarl1/Sra Maldet,
adult individullls who cllrrlllltly raside lit 'Ill Purcell fWIIIHllI,
cinolnn/Sti, Ohio,
;1, 'l'hll Ollfelldant 111 Illlbeccll IS. Trltt, Iln adult J.lldlvidu/ll
who currllntly rellides /It 7 Oreen Wey Drive, Hllchanlcllbul'g,
CUllll1arllllld County, Pllnnuylv/lnl/1,
3, Tha aVellts herein/lfter complllined ot occurred on or
about August ;17, 1995 at /lpproximately
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intersection of Slmpllon Forry Iload and St, Johns Church Ralld in
Hampden Township, Cumberlalld County, Pennsylvania,
4. At Sll id time end plece, Defendallt was operating her
vllh1clo in gener/ll westerly direction on simpson Ferry Road,
5, At said tlllle and plece, Plaintiff Joseph M/lldet was
oper/lting his vehicle south along St. Johns Church ROlld,
(j. Plaintiff I)arbara Maldet was a passenger 11'1
vehicle being operllted by Plllintiff JOtleph Muldet,
7. Tha aforesaid intersection of fiimpson Ferry ROlld ('Ind
thl!
St. Johns Church Road Is controlled by a tr/lffic light,
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lI, I\t /HIl.d tl."'<<I 111)(1 pllSOlJ, l)<<IfQnllllnt d~OIlQ her vllhll1llJ
th~nugh a red atap <<I iunll 1 and oalLl.dQd wl.th the vnlllall!l
oooupi6d by the PlaintittQ Maldet,
9. The I.nJu~l.ulS nnd damagQQ ta PlaintittQ JOQQph MaldQt
alld Ilarl:>ftrft MaldQt illS IlIlt forth hlH'Ql.n wore the dl.~lt<lt IInd
proKimate rUBult af thlt nQuliUQnQQ ot DefQndllnt, then ISnd churQ
ooourdn'i),
lO, DetendlSnt wall n6g11.gent 'ilenltrully and in the
tollowing part10ultsral
a, Opa~lSting her IIIIh101e in a rookleQQ mann"~1
p, Failing to yield the right-of-waYI
o. Failing to ma1ntain IS prop6r look-out I
d. Failing to have hQr vrthicll!l under proptlr
oontrol,
e. Failing to atop bllfore oollidlng with
P1Alntiffll' vehiclul
f. Failing to takQ action
colliQion with PlaintiffD' vehicle I
g. Operating her lIehicle too fut for
oondltionsl
to
alloid
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h. Failing to IItop at thQ red IItOp signall
i. Failing to comply with thu proviBiollll of
the pennsylvanil1 Motor Vehicle CodQ relating to the
operation of motor vehicles, specifically aQ it
rellStes to the aforeeaid acta of negligence.
COUNT X
JOleph Haldet v, Rebecca I. Tritt
11. The aVQr",entB of paragraphll
incorporated herein by reference.
1-10 above are
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I~. /III II dlnHlt 1111<1 prtlllLflll1tlJ rlllHllt llf 1111 t II IHI/l II I 'II
I1It'i/l iq'llll1l1, ll\/lilltitt .1t1llJfph "'/I'<lut fHlfltllil1ud tho ttlllnWII1\}
Il/Jrlmlfl inlur.lau, 111111I11 tlr 1111 of wh IlJh III/lY hit pltrlllanllnl',l
,
IIr Inl1lrLIlll tn 1111<1 /lbout hiu 111ft
illlJluchnllJ, but lint 1 illlitlld tn, rtltlltor
bl:'/lllhi/ll pll1ll\IU/
1:>, Ilof lOll UYlllpllthllt io dyutl:'<lphy in
uppltr olltl:'lIl11ity (fl'OIll tho IlhlHllc1llr tl) Ilnd
the hl1nd,)
a. Injul:'iell to hill luft hip.
d. Injul:'illQ to thu luft IIidll of hill ahltllt.
uhouldur,
auf f /lnd
hill 111ft
inoluding
Ill, /I'i/QraV/lI; 1.011 of prll'lIlliutin'i/ oonditlon.
ItKilltll1Q in /lnd around hill 111ft Up\lltr ll11trlllllity (trom
thlt shouldllr to /lnd indudin~1 hill lllnd) ,
f. /l9'i/r/lVlltton of hill prll-lJllilltinQ ohronio
paill lIyndrolllQ.
g, NUlllllrO\lll IICr/lpOIl, IIbrlllllol1l1 /lnd contulllonu.
h. flhook and injurllllJ to the nllrves /lnd
narvous sYQtem.
1. Psyrlhol09ic/ll injudlUl inoluding, but not
limited to, emotion/ll shock /lnd tr/lUmll,
j, Aggravation of prll"ltlliQt lng pllyaholollic/ll
conditione.
k. Disfigurement.
13. /Ie Il result I.'lt the injurloll IlforeSllid, PlllintLff
Joseph Mftldet hllll beQn dllm/lged IlS followlIl
a, lie hllll Iluffered and will contInue to suffer
IJreftt pain, inconvenience, embarrallsment, humUi/lt ion,
ment/ll anguish, discomfort and distress/
b. He hau been and will bo requil:'ud to ellpend l/lrge
IIUIIIO of money for ollrqlc/ll and modical attention in ellcen
of the requIred first party benefits under the
pennsylvanill Motor Vehillle Financial l~esponsibUit,y Law.
(75 Pa. C.S.A. Ii 1701, et seq.)/
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ill 1'IllllIllS of thll I:IIlIulrlld Bl:llt plll:ty pOIlIIHtll ulltlnl: thl!
IJlIllllllylvlIllill Motor Vllhiclll l"illlllllJilll Itosl1QIllllpility li/tW,
('I~ P/I, C,II./I. Ii 1'/01, Ill: llllq.)/
d. ltis 1I111:1l11)(j powllr hils PQQIl rllduolld 11l1d
pllrmlllllll1tly impllirndl /Illd
Il, /Ill hllll bllOIl IIl1d will bll dllpdvad of hill
IIbillty ~o 11l1jOY thll plll/lllUrllll of lifQ.
14, /III II [Unlot /Illd IH'U>lim/ltll 1:1IBult of tho nllgliqllllrlll of
Pllhndllllt I:hllll and thllrll ooourdllg, Plllil1tlfts' motor IIlIhlo1l1
WllIl dallllllJlld IIlld I:hllY hllllel lllCUI:l:lld I:<:lWillll, ropllil:' and Iltodng
Ohll1:'90ll,
Wlll!:lll!:lrOltl!:, Plllil1tltf dlllnalldll judgmllnt lIgaillllt behndant in
Iln amount ill excess of TWllnty rive Thousllnd and 00/100
($~5,OOO,00) Oollllrs, whiah IImount exoeeds thll limltll fOI:
oompulsory Ilrbitrlltioll under the Looal Ilulell ot this Court plus
interllst Illld OOlll:s,
COUNT XX
Barbara Haldet Y. Reblcaa ., Tr1tt
15. 'rhe Ilverments of pnrllgraph 1 through 14 above lire
incorporllted herein by referenoe.
16. As a direCI: and proximate resu tt. ot befqndant' s
IlIlgUgenoe, Plainttff Barbara Maldet llustail111d the following
injuries, some or 1111 of which mllY be pllrmlll1entl
II. Injuries to IInd IIbout her neck, lower bliCk,
left hip and thigh.
b, /lggrllvlltion of pre-existing conditions in
the IIforementioned IIrolls.
c. Psyc;hologiclll injuries inclUding, but not
limited to, emotionlll shock IInd trllumll.
d. NUlllerOUll scrllpes, IIbrllsions IInd contusions.
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X verity
complaint are
thOt the IS 1;I!\:ellleIltll mlldo ill thl torl,lllolnll
I:rult Iln" ClOL'r,ot. I ullderlltllnd that fAlu
stlltemellt. herein ore mndn 8ubjeot to the pellalties of 18 Po.
e.s. 5 4904, ruLlltLllg to Ullfworll falsification tQ authorities,
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CQMHONW~^LTH or PRNNSY~V^NI^
IN THR COURT or COMMON p~m^B or CUHB~R~NO COUNTY
JOSEPH "^LO~T ~nd I No. 1111 - 480:1 - clvll
BM\BARA "ALOf:'r, I
Plal.ntitte I
I OIVIL AOTION . LAW
v. I
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RflBf:CCA fl, 'rRI'l"r, I
Oetendant I JURY 'l'RIAL PI1:MANOEO
t10'l'ICE '1'0 I't.EA.tl
TOI Jo.eph Haldet and Barbara Haldet, Plaintite.
010 Edward fl. GuidO, resquire, couneel tor Pla!ntitt.
Saidie, Guido, Shutt & Ma~land
:Ill Weet High streot
Poet ottioe BOK 5GO
oarliele, Penneylvania 1701::1
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to plead to the enaloeed ANSWER
AND NEW HAT'l'ER Of' DEFENOAN'r, REBECCA E. TRITT, wit:h!n twenty (:10)
daye tram servioe hereot, or a detault jUdgment may be entered
aqainet you.
Datel/Ojl1jqh
BYI
Respeottully sUbmitted,
RflYNOLDS & HAVAS
A Profeseional corporation
JJJL Bonko, ",
Attorney I.O. 141727
101 pine Street:
Harrisburg, PA 17108-09::12
(717) 2::16-3200
Counsel tor Oetendant,
Rebeoca fl. Tritt
aOMMotlW~flr..'I'1I Of' 1?f:tltlSVr..VAtI IfI
ItI 'l'1I11l COUR'l' 01" COMMotl PI.Il:MJ OF CUMBlJ:Rr..fItIO COUtlTV
JosePII HA~OI1lT and
BARBflRA HAr..OI'i'I',
plaintiffll
tlo. 96 - 4802 - clvil
CXVlr.. AC'I'IOtl - r..flW
v.
REBI1lCC)A JIl. 'l'IU'I"I',
lJatundant
JU1W 'l'IHAr.. OF-MANOEO
AtlSWf:R fltlO tllI;W HM"I'ER Of'
Pf:f'EtlOfltl'l', It~IlEl!CA E. 'l'IU'r'r,
TO PLAIN'I'I1"FS' COMPI,flINT
1, Denied.
2. Admltted in part and dllnied in put. Oetendant,
Robecall E. 'l'ritt (~Oefondant~), resides at 3019 Harvard Avenue/
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
3. Admittod in part and denied in part. It ill admltted
that at the time and plnce stated thero was a motor vehiole
accident. It is specifically donied that all other ~event.~ eet
forth in the Complaint tranepired at that time end place.
4. Admittod.
5, Admittod.
6. Admitted.
7, Admitted.
8, Denied.
9. Denied.
10(0) - (i).
penled,
counl: I
~oeeph ~aldet v. nebe09a B. ~~it~
11. The answen acmta lned in pauquph.
hereot are lnaarparated hel.'lln by retl1'lnae II 1t
thllir entl.l.'Il:y.
1:1 (II) - (k).
13(a) - (e).
14. Denied.
WIfERl!ll"OHI!l, Oetendal1t, Hebeaca 13. Tritt, demands jUdr"ment
in her tavar and aQainst Plaintiffs.
1 throuqh 10
.,t torth in
Oenied.
Oenled.
Counl: II
parbara Maldac v. Rebecca B. Tr~ct
1&, The answers conl:ained in paraqraphs 1 throuqh 14
hereot are incorporated herein by r.eteunae III it .et torth in
I:heir entirety.
16(a) - (d). Denied.
17(a) - (a). Denied.
WHERI!ll"ORE, Oetendant, Rebeoca E. Tritl:, demand. judqment
in her tavor and against Plaintiffs.
NEW MATTER
18. The answers contained in paraqraphe 1 throuqh 17
heuot are incorporated herein by reference as if lilt torth in
their enUrety.
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YJUur1CAnoJi
;, J\ebltoOA 13, 'r~itt, depoltO and lilY, .ub;.ot to the
penalti'. ot 1B pa,O,a.^., ~ootlon ~DO~, ~elat:ln9 t:o un.worn
fal.Uicl\tiol'l to allthoritlCl~1 thllt thl tact. ..t to~t:h in the
torlQoinQ dooumant ,\1.'0 tj:UO Illld OO",j:.ot to th' be.t ot my
knowledQ., lntormDtlon nnd ballot.
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