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Home My WebLink About97-03823 \ i ~ . -7 S -0 (.. o '", \. /'/ € ~ J rf) co 00 rf)l , I r.-.l 0"; ., -It i I i ...,..,., EUGENE GORDON and GEORGIA S. GORDON, Plaintiffs IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLBAfJ OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PBNN8!1-"MNIA , ' V. WILLIE R. ALEXANDER, Defendant Docket No.: 97-3823- CIVIL:~ CIVIL ACTION - LAW JURY TRIAL DEMANDED STIPULATION It is hereby stipulated, by and between counsel for all pact1e. of record, that the above captioned action shall be traneferre4 from the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The parties further stipulate that all remaining PJteUlII1nary Objections (other than those addl'essing the appropriateness ot ~ue in Cumberland County) shall survive the transfer and shall be d~~.ed of by the transferee court in accordance with its local proc.~. .. All costs associated with the transfer shall be bQJne by Plaintiffs, in accordance with Pa.R.C.p. 1006(e). RespectfuIIY~:~~~ted, MacIntyre . ~Yr. ~ 'J . ~- ~ /~ -- ~ /"'-..----"- / t/ .;? Robe ~ B. Maclnty . Esquir Attorney for Plaintiffs Respectfully submitted, lIc~ssock . Hof~. P.C. Kanm Ieont e .. Attorney fo D.ite: lJ Id~\'11'{ / Dat.e: 'brhs " II' EUGENE GORDON and . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS . GEORGIA S. GORDON his Wife, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Plaint:iffs . . v. NO. : WILLIE R. ALEXANDER, CIVIL ACTION - LAW Defendant . JURY TRIAL DEMANDED . NOT 1 C I A Les han demandado a usted en la corte. 5i usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientes. usted tiene viente (20) dias de plaza al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notificacion. Usled debe presenlar una apariencia escriata 0 en persona ofpor abogado yarchivar in la corte en forma escrita sus defensas 0 sus objcciones alas (kmandas in contra de su persona. 5ea avisado que 5 l usled no s.. def lende, la corte tomara medidas y puede cnt r'ar' una or'den cont r <I usted sin prcv 10 aviso 0 notificacion y por cualquiel' qupja 0 ill IVlw que es pedido en la peticion de demanda. Osted puede 1"'lder dinero 0 sus propiedades 0 otros derechos impOlldnles pill d uslpd. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN AIIODAGO INMEDIATAMENTE. 51 NO TIENE ABOGAOO 0 51 NO TIENE t;l. OINEHO 5UnCIENTE Df PAGAf/ TAL 5ERVICIA. VA VA EN PERSONA 0 LLAME POR TELEFONO A I.A OHCINIA COVA OIRf;CCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA A8A.10 PAf/A AVERIGUAR [)ONIW St: PlIEDE CONSt;GlJIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL DAUPHIN COUN'I'Y LAWVER REFERRAL SEWV ICt; 21] N. Fronl Street Harrisburq, PA 17101 (717) 2327516 6. At approximately 9:24 A.M. on July 15, 1995, Plaintiff, Eugene Gordon, was in'the process of crossi ng the street a-t the intersection of Broad and Girard Streets, in the city of Philadelphia. 7. At the same time, Defendant, Willie R. Alexander, was entering into the intersection of Broad and Girard Streets in the city of Philadelphia. 8. Plaintiff, Eugene Gor'don, stepped obeying all traffic rules and right-of-ways, Defendant's vehicle. into the street. and was struck by 9. Plaintiff, Eugene Gordon, was imm('diately transported to Hahnemann University Hospital, Plttsburqh, ['('nnsylvania, where he was admitted and treated for neck and hedd t r'auma. 10. Plaintiff, Eugene ('.erdon, was later released from Hahnemann University Ilospital. 11. Defendant, Willie R. Alexandl'l", was negLigent and reckless in the operation of his vehicle as follows: A. operating his vehicle wi th c<H,'I.'ss disregard for the safety of pelsons or pIOp.'lty; 8. failure to properly dSSIHe d Cl"dl distance dhead while operatinq his vehicl,'; C. failur.. to lo;e.'1' al"11 and md lilt.. It\ ,I proptH look. out for ll('tlt~st r HillS; O. failillq 10 .Ipply IllS h!d~t'S III 11m." to iwoid COUNT I MOTION TO STRIKE FOR IMPROPER VENUE OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO TRANSFER VENUE TO PHILADELPHIA COUNTY 3. Pa.R.C.p. 1028(a) (1) permits the filing of Preliminary Objections where venue is improper in the jurisdiction in which the action was commenced. 4. Pa.R.C.P. 1006 provides that, with enumerated exceptions not applicable hereto, an action against an individual may be brought in and only in a County in which the individual may be served or in which the cause of action arose or where a transaction or occurrence took place out of which the cause of action arose. S. Venue with respect to this proceeding is inappropriate in Cumberland County because the Defendant does not reside in Cumberland County, cannot be served in Cumberland County, and the cause of action giving rise to Plaintiffs Complaint did not occur in Cumberland County. 6. Defendant submits that appropriate venue in this matter lies exclusively in Philadelphia County. 7. The Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County does not have venue of this action and the matter must therefore either be stricken or transferred to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. WHEREFORE, Defendant respect full y requests this Honorable Court to grant Defendant's Preliminary Objections and either strike the Complaint or transfer this matter to Philadelphia County and Impose the costs of sald transfer ut'On tht" Plaintlffs. COUNT II MOTION TO STRIKE FOR LACK OF SPECIFICITY 8. The averments contained in paragraphs one through seven (1-7) hereinabove are specifically incorporated herein by reference. 9. Pa.R.C.P. 1019(a) requires that material facts upon which a cause of action is based be stated in a concise and summary form. 10. Pennsylvania law requires a Plaintiff to plead sufficient facts to give a Defendant notice of the nature of Plaintiff's claim and to adequately inform the Defendant of the relevant issues. 11. Sub-paragraphs (f) and (g) of paragraph eleven (11) of Plaintiffs' Complaint avers that Mr. Alexander was negligent as follows: f) behaving in a negligent and reckless manner under the existing circumstances; and g) Violated the Statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles upon highways or roadways. 12. Such boiler plate averments fail to contain the required specificity and should be Ordered stricken from Plaintiffs' Complaint, or, in the alternative, Plaintiffs should be required to re-plead the Complaint with the requisite specificity. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests this HonOrable Court to strike sub-paragraphs ll(f) and (9) of Plaintiffs' C,~laint, or in the alternative, require Plaintiffs to provide a ~~te specific pleading. PRAEC I PE FOR l.I ST I NG CASE FOIl AIl<!UMENT (Must be typewritten ard subnitted in duplicate I TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Please list the within matter far the next Arguncnt Court. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPTION OF CASE (entire caption must be stated in fulll vs. n .0 n r~ ::D " ,- :,t ...,f-, ~ (b(- ;i~'1 ;:;:.' I _m :.~ l.) ,0 . ~6 f:' . -0 -~-., ...:'1 :.:~: :l: ',o<~ ~, '<n; (Plaintiff) " ~ \.. . W .'( .. ... ;. :;, -- ..., :'u - (oJ ... EUGENE GORDON and GEORGIA S. GORDON, WILLIE R. ALEXANDER ( l..~ t ....n1ant ) r.,.038.23 ClvH Term 19 97 L State matter to be dr1JUEld (Le.. pldintiff's rmtlOn for ne<oI trial, defernant's drnurrcr to ~lalnt, etc. I; Defendant's Preliminary Objections tu PLllntlffs' Complillnt 2. Identify counsel >otIO ...ill argue ColSe: (al for pLtintiff: I\ddress: Robert Mdclntyre, EsqUire Maclntyre " M~cIntyre 6000 Ltnqlestown Road P.O. lIox 6656 Harrlsburq, PA 17112 Karen Kant jt! Waller, Esquire McKISsack" l!o{flll.1n, P.C. IUS N. Front Street - Suite 205 IIcHrtsburq, VA 17101 1ft ;.TltH1') wllhin hl() rl.tyS Hut UUa case has (b I for defcrrl1nt: I\ddress: ). I wHl notIfy dU purtics h"l'fl listu! for .~t. 4. Ar~t Court Ihle: .lun., .24, I 9 'HI "'I..l: JUN - 21~ '"'. ~ ". -<::3 .........:.s ..~.. l\' fOI'flI''Y h' f>-'f toDd.ant