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Home My WebLink About01-4690FLANAGAN AND BENNER BY: Joseph F. Murphy, Esquire I.D. No. 78119 150 East Chestnut Street Lancaster, PA 17602 (717) 397-9~~_ Attorneys for Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY : Plaintiff : V. JOHN RHOADES, Administrator of the Estate of : AARON RHOADES, deceased; ADAM RHOADES;: and JEREMY WALSH : Defendants : No.: OI - Z/kgO NOTICE TO DEFEND You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. Lawyer Referral Service Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 (800) 990-9108 FLANAGAN AND BENNER BY: Joseph F. Murphy, Esquire I.D. No. 78119 150 East Chestnut Street Lancaster, PA 17602 (7~7) 397-9444 Attorneys for Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY Plaintiff No.: Gl - t/~o (70, JOHN RHOADES, Administrator of the Estate of : AARON RHOADES, deceased; ADAM RHOADES;: and JEREMY WALSH : Defendants : AVISO Le han demandado a usted en la corte. Si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientes, usted tiene veinte (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notificacion. Hace falta asentar una comparencia escrita o en persona o con un abogado y entegas a la corte en forma escrita sus defensas o sus objeciones a las demandas en contra de su persona. Sea avisado que si usted no se defiende, la corte tomara medidas y puede continuar la demanda en contra suya sin previo aviso o notificacion. Ademas, la corte puede decidir a favor del demandante y requiere que usted compla con todas las provisiones de esta demanda. Usted puede perder dinero o sus propiedades u otros derechos importantes para usted. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO TIENE ABOGADO O SI NO TIENE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE DE PAGAR TAL SERVICIO, VAYA EN PERSONA O LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECTION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABAJO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SE PUEDE CONSEGUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. Lawyer Referral Service Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 (800) 990-9108 FLANAGAN AND BENNER BY: Joseph F. Murphy, Esquire I.D. No. 78119 150 East Chestnut Street Lancaster, PA 17602 (717) 397-?-~ Attorneys for Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY Plaintiff JOHN RHOADES, Administrator of the Estate of : AARON RHOADES, deceased; ADAM RHOADES;: and JEREMY WALSH : Defendants : COMPLAINT FOR EQUITABLE INTERPLEADER 1. Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company (hereinafter "Allstate") is a corporation doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 2. Defendant John Rhoades is an adult individual, residing at 779 Hamilton Court, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, and is the Administrator of the Estate of Aaron Rhoades, his son, who is deceased. 3. Defendant Adam Rhoades is an adult individual residing at 247 Arch Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013. 4. Defendant Jeremy Walsh is an adult individual residing at 4129 Enola Road, Newville, Pennsylvania 17241. 5. On or about December 13, 1998, Allstate's insured, Joshua D. Husler was operating a 1987 Ford Mustang when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole. 6. At the time of the accident, Adam Rhoades, Jeremy Walsh, and decedent Aaron Rhoades were passengers in the Mustang that was being operated by Mr. Husler. 7. As a result of the accident, decedent Aaron Rhoades was killed. 8. As a result of the accident, Defendant Adam Rhoades suffered numerous injuries, including a right radial fracture, right tibial fracture, both of which required open reduction and internal fixation, a right foot hallulx fracture, tongue laceration, and multiple facial abrasions. 9. As a result of the accident, Defendant Jeremy Walsh sustained a fractured left ankle, laceration to his right eye, and closed head injury, a hematoma on his back, and a right ankle sprain. 10. Allstate admits, for the purposes of this action only, that its insured is solely liable for the damages sustained by the Defendants. 11. At the time of the accident, Mr. Husler had an automobile liability insurance policy with Allstate, which provided liability coverage in the amount of $25,000.00 per person/S50,000.00 per occurrence. (A true and correct copy of the official Allstate computer printout evidencing coverages is attached hereto as Exhibit "A'). 12. Allstate is not aware of any other liability coverage to cover its insured, Mr. Husler for this loss. 13. Allstate is not aware of any other potential claims to the aforementioned liability policy other than the claims of the Defendants herein. 14. As a result of the aforementioned accident, the following three lawsuits have been filed: (a) ~ohn Rhoades, Administrator of the Estate of Aaron Rhoades, deceased, and Adam Rhoades v. Fast Eddie's Billiard Parlor & Salon, Inc. and William G. Magaro and Richard E. Phelan, t/d/b/a Magaro And Phelan, a Pennsylvania Partnership v. Joshua Husler; Cumberland County Docket No.: 2000-1983 Civil Term; (b) Jeremy Walsh v. Joshua Husler, Cumberland County Docket o.: 2000- 7550 Civil Term; (c) John Rhoades, Administrator of the Estate of Aaron Rhoades, Deceased~ and Adam Rhoades v. ]oshua D. Husler, Cumberland County Docket No.: 2000-1796 Civil Term. 15. Counsel for Defendant John Rhoades, Administrator of the Estate of Aaron Rhoades; Defendant Adam Rhoades; and counsel for Defendant Jeremy Walsh have agreed to allocate the $25,000.00 per person limit of Allstate's insurance policy to settle the claims on John Rhoades, Administrator of the Estate of Aaron Rhoades; however, counsel is unable to agree upon an appropriate allocation of the remaining $25,000.00 available under the Allstate policy issued to Mr. Husler. 16. In light of the number of claimants and the severity of the damages arising out of the December 13, 1998 accident, Allstate desires to interplead its liability limits into the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County for distribution to the claimant/Defendants as the Court deems appropriate. 17. This Court has the equitable power to accept interpleader of these funds and to direct the Prothonotary to place the money into a financial institution with interest accruing to the benefit of all claimants. 18. Allstate respectfully asks that this Court exercise its equity powers and order the following: (a) That the $50,000.00 liability limit of Allstate's insurance policy for Mr. Husler be paid to the Prothonotary of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas; (b) That Allstate Insurance Company's payment of it's liability limits completely extinguishes Allstate Insurance Company's liability with respect to the claimants/defendants; (c) That the funds be placed into two interest bearing accounts by the Prothonotary of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, each account receiving the $25,000.00 per person limit, and which each account is neither managed or controlled by a person related to Allstate Insurance Company and which Allstate Insurance Company does not have a beneficial interest in the income or the corpus; and (d) That the Prothonotary of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas will hold such funds in interest bearing accounts until the Court orders a distribution of the principal and all accrued interest to the claimants. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company respectfully requests that this Court exercise its equitable powers as set forth herein. Date: ~7~'~ -t0/ By: FLANAGAN & BENNER J phF. Mtt~y~ Egquire JI.~D. No. 78119 150 East Chestnut Street Lancaster, PA 17602 Attorney for Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company ¥ l!q!4x3 C.L_A_!M_L~LUM:_J5533E~(-_)4_?O ee~ee F'OLICY DATA FRIN, .eeee~ _ PAGE F'RIN~ DATE: ('>7/25/2(')(')t PRINT TIHE: 8~:t4 PH IN~URE~: ~ENNI~ HJSLER A~R:__52~ GREA~ON AVENUE CITY: CARLISLE ST: PA ZIP: t7~t~478 HOME FHONE: 7i7-24~-~85~ WORK FHON .... . -- L. INE: i ~ AUI'O-VOL. UNTARY AGENT: PATR!CIA L ~HELDON PHONE: 717-54t-8150 ORIGINAl. YR: 84 NARRATIVE: .x..x--* AD~II'IONAL. COVERAGE ~I.,I(ER' C ' FRIN['-' ' FI:.R'- ' DESK BPS -x.*~ VEHICLE YR: 87 MAKE: HU~%,G VIN: tFABPt4ESHF2~4~2 TYPE: t~ ~TANDARD OPTION(~)_: FUL. I.. TORT ........ FORH~ Alll~7--2 . AUTO POLICY FORM: Allt98~'-~ _ F'ENNSYL. VANIA AUI'OMOBIL. E AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT CLAIM NUM: i553380490 ~H~* POLICY DATA PRINT ~$~H~ ADJLJ£TEF;: Bt ~ F'OLNUM: 808575179 LOSSDT: 12/i3/1998 EFFDT 08/t4/i998 COVERAGE/LIMITS DESCR IF"F ION A~ ~5,~/5(').~ BODILY INJURY BB 25,000 . F'ROF'ERTY DAMAGF~ C~, J~.,(')O0 _ MEDICAL PAYMENTS CF 2,5Q0 . FUNERAL. BENEFIT _ S~ ~p.,O88~DS,~S8 - ~TACKABI. E UNINSURED MOTORI~ ~U 25,QQQ/5~,~Q~ - STACKABLE UN~L. RIN,~IH~I:.~ MOTORIST VW i .... INCOME BI~ABII. ITY NOTICEDT: PAGE 2 LOC: 1550 12/2t/t998 OPENABI_E COV DATE: Y 07/3~/98 ~_ 07/30/98 Y 07/30/98 Y .... 0?/30/98 Y 0?/30/98 Y 07/30/98 July, 25, 2001 Claim #: 1553300490 B13 Insured: Dennis Husler Date of Loss: 12/13/98 We have received your request for a policy declaration sheet. The original is computer generated and no duplicate is kept. In fact, there is no physical policy file. Dennis Husler is insured with Allstate Insurance Company under Policy Number # 008575179 with Bodily Injury Limits of $25,000.00 per person and $50,00.00 per occurrence. Attached is a copy of a computer printout that confirms the above. Sincerely, Kelly Olson, Front Line Performance Leader Su~./.)c~ed and ,~/.n~, before me this Day o~/.~;/u' ~01 , ~ My C~sl~n E~ires May ~ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Joseph F. Murphy, Esquire, hereby certify that I have this day served a true and correct copy of the foregoing document on the following person and in the manner indicated below: First class mail, postage pre-paid: Mark McKnight 60 W. Pomfret Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Attorney for John Rhoades, Administrator of the Estate of Aaron, deceased and Adam Rhoades Karen Durkin James, Smith, Durkin & Connelly, LLP P.O. Box 650 Hershey, PA 17033 Attorney for Jeremy Walsh Date: ff~-~-O/ By: FLANAGAN & BENNER J0~q~h ~. Murp~, ~quire I~. No. 78119 150 East Chesmut Street Lancaster, PA 17602 Attorney for Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company