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It Illllpeolllol1l1Y qel1laq Ihal the I1l1eoeq I1polqent Willi dua In no I11Elnnel' .' whl1lsoevel' 10 Elny aot or failure lo~ot on the pari of tile Plalntlfflll1nd proof la del11l1ncfeQ. .. OOUNTI aRIOGaT 0, WlJIU~v. ALLaNaaRRYJNq. 13,' Pal'l1graph~ HI! of p(lf(lnq~l1t'lIAnsw(lr to Oornplalnt are hloorporaled herein Py reflll'enoe, ' 14, Denleq, Theavernwnls of Pl1rlloraph14,Inoludlng sUbpl1l'aOraphs (a)-(I) "" oonsUMe legal oonoluslonll to Whloh,no response Is required, ay way of further answer, It Is speolfioally denllld that Defendant Wt111 negligent In lIny mElflnel' WhEltsoevel', Furthermore, It Is apeolfloally denied thllt Defendant waa neolloent In: "(a) Fallll19 10 properly train or Instruot the llgenta, elnployees, andlor l'epl'esentntlVell of the Defendant so all to prevent the I'lsk of fOl'eseoable Injury to Invltees SUOhllQ the 1)IEllntlff lInd proof Is demanqsdl ' , " , (b) Filllll19 10 properly Warn or otherwise proteot the Plaintiff from the hazardoua oondltlon of a dElrk stairway wilen the Defendant knew or ahould have known, that the Plaintiff Wo(tld be exposed to all unreasonable rlak of harm Elnd proof Is demanded; 2 ,16, panlaq, Tha flvarmanlQ of P~rflorllph16 opnptlll.ll1311301!1 oPl1pll.lBlol1B \6 whloh no rfJPpOnBa Ip requlreq, !3y Wf1Y of f\1rlllBl' f1npW13r, It III Bpeolflol!lIy q13nle'~ Ihlll O!!f!!nc1.ml wap " neolloenlll1 f1ny mf1nner whlllQPaver, With reppeol 10 Ihe f1l1eof1l1on 111111 Pll1lnllff WIIB fQl'oe~ Ip Inm'r madlPII! plllB IIml expl3npep for 1116 In)uI'II3B Bile I1I1B BUffereq Iln~' plla will oonllnUa 10 hlPl.lr medlplll expanseB In \ll!! Mure, Ihe Illlem'ltlon,ls speolflplllly ~al1leq Blnoe lIfler rellBonllPle InVeBllollllon, pefendflnllB wllllPl.lt knpwleqge PI' Informlltlon B\ffflolenllo form II Pellef flp 10 \116 IMh of Il1a lIvermenlsllnd proof la qel11l1nded, 17, Denied, The Ilvern'1al1lp of Pl'1rl'1orapl1p.oonatll\tla I~gal oonpll.lBlonB 10 wl1lol1 no l'eBppnae la requll'Elq, 13y wlIyof furtl1er lIn~wer, It la Bpeolflplllly denied 111111 DafElnd.\'lnl Wl'lS " neollgenl In lIny n'1llnner wI1l1taO,ElVM, Wllh respeot 10 Ihe 1I11eOlltlon 111111 Pll'Ilnllff I1l'1s undaroone lInd In Ihe fulllra will underoo grelll menllll I1nd pl1yslol1l pain l'1ncl aulfl'lrlno, l11l'lntal lInoullll1 lInd 114mlllllllon, lOBS of IIfe'Q plal'1sure, I1nd 11 sevl'lrl'lllmlll'1llon 11111131' puraultof dlllly lIotlvllles, 111110 Iwr grellllPBB lInd delrlmenl, 11113 lIvarmenls 111'13 apaolflolllly dllnled Blnoe 1I11ar rellBonllple InveBtlglltlon, Dafan~an\ls wlll1oull(noWledg~ or.lnform~tlon Bllfflolenllo form a pellef l'1e to Ihe Iruth of 11113 averments al1d proof IB demanded, WHgRgFORg, Dafenqanl Allenberry, Ino, respeotfully raquesla 1I11\III11s Court enter Judgml3nlln Ita favor and agalnat Plaintiff, COUNT II A,MM J, WURTZ, JR, v, ALLENBERRV.JNQ. 1 B: Pal'agl'aph'B 1.17 of Defendant's Answer 10 Oomplalnt are Inool'porated herein, PY refsrence, ' 19, Denied, The IIVel'mentB of PElrllgrapl, 19 constlMe legElI conoluBI(>nB 10 wl1loh no' ,response Is required, Oy WilY of further anBwer, ilia apeolfloalty denied Ihllt Defendanl WEla neglige hI In IIny mllnner whl'ltsoever, Furthermore, wllh respeot 10 Ihe allegl'1t1ona opnoernlhg 4 ',1 ~ (\ I I I ,. 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