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" ./'" THOM/\S MoouTcHmoN ~nd I?I\TRICI/\ /\ I SCliUl/l'~; Defendllnt!3 1'lUUllOXPIIl . \t10','l'ltlll 1'~OTltQ~O'l'MY, all' Il~ID OOU~'l' I I " , Ple~lle file of record the 1I1:tflqhed CElrtificAte of Service whioh served \:he Rule, to li'ile a Compidnt upon Plaintiff issued I' ' I, by the Prothonotary of Cumberland CountYi with regard'to the above-capt;ionedmattel: , Respectfully Bub~itted, I', ~",,6/3b- 1.1;1' BYI S'l'liJPI1mN fJ I GliJDUl'D I mSQUIRIi1 Att~rney I,D. No", 4353Q Attorneys for Defendant, L'1\'l'RICIII A t SClluLT~ .. d', " ... 11 ('r'! III .. (:" .,j' .... ~;< r,- . . I I I (.~: .... :-1) ~:.~ , I ..., i. ~., Ii ,,: \, ," I ~ -., I ,", :,' ,('1_, i " U -..'I :I, , eCI .,: i>') I, l.tI I "~l I --,' , ' I, , rr~1 \ '1~_ :':;~ 1"1:, , ,,'\1'1" I \~,,; ! j 1(l.. '. IJ. ('f' ;:i c.:' 01 U " j,. .,' " " " " ",;; H .' " 'j. " ., " " ;.,.', 1" ,."" \I "" .j~ . ,.. j, 'II " I I' " " ., " " .' I., " " " " ,j q ;: . j,ll " .' I. 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'1/ . l,;~..(J-(.L_.; v, THoMAS MpoUToHl;oN pnQ PATRIOIA A, SOH~JhT~ P\3fflnQpnlll d' JURY TRIA~ PI;MANPgp I eLAlNl1FF's RSgl-V TaTHE NeW tJlATTE~ OF THE , DEFENDANT p'ATRIOIA J\.Jmt:w.Lr.z; :14, Th\3Plplntlff Inoorporl1lElll h\3rElln Py rElfElrElnoe Ihereto pprElgrppha,1 througl1 " 13 InolUlllve of Ihe Opmplplnt, 16','" 16, penl\3Q ~al:1l1ageq, Tlw PIEllnllff I'1v~rs to till;! oontml)' Ihl'1t parl19rpphlf " " 16 Md 16 Inolualve Elre Qonolualona of IElw to whloh no reply 10 reqUlreid'pliraul'1nt tp th,' I , .' ,. " Pent1l1ylvElnla Rulell of OlvllprooeQl!reand atrlot proof th\3reof la demElnded Elt lime of 11'1111, 17, " '10, Admitted, " 19, Pen led I1BElllegad, The Plaintiff avera,to the oontral)' thElt pamgrflph19 of Ihe Defendant'a New Matter la floonolualon of law to whloh no replY la required " pursuMllo Ihe lJennsylvanla RUles of Olvll ProoeQul'e and alrlol proof ther!,/of Is demanded at time of trial, By way of furtherMswer Elnd defense, the Plalnllff E\Vera thElt .. fllthough the Delenqanl Thomaa MoOutoheot1lT1ay'pe bound by the jury's deolslon flllalnat him In the Unlon/SIWder Counlyoase he prought against the PelendEmt Palrlola " ,) , I i," " 1 ~ .". '" .\1' ,. 1'- ,I' ..., b "I' I' .. "~'I ;ILj\ {"'1 ',:, ,\~ !, ,." '!IIi , :a: ':,~~ ~[J Ii" " u"" II ,1.1 i,''',' :\"\'(1 \':;1: I 1" of.. 1'0\. , 1';', ", I.il ri:1 , , dl'-'.. f," (II ';:.j "t\ Cr\ "') \{1 ~~). " Ii ',I I. ",Ii ;<{ " "', " " ," J, " " " " , " ij " 'i, " "/ I; ,\, "' if l; Ii \. " " ,. II " " Ii " .. " " " ,. 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(1}9? ,..(?(ab( , .. , i 'THOMA8MoOUTOII~ON f.'!n~ PATRIOIA A, SOHIJI- T~ . Pf.lff.lndllnta " JIJRY 'TRIAl- P~MANP~P ,," . PI-AINTI.EE!B..MOTlO~.EOR COMPROMISE AND. SETTl.EMENT PURS\JANTTO PA.R.C,p. NO. 2039. H ," " j , ' , 1, Tha PI~lntlff Ronn~ 1-, Horst Is the pflrant emc!. n~lurl\l QUllrc!lan of Ihf.l minor , . Mlohaal J, Sherrick,' ,,, ,. 2, 011 septf.lmber 4, 1994, the minor w~a ~ p~asenger In the vahlola of hla f~thar' I, ".' I! Thomas MoOuthaOn In IMy Township, union Opunty, Pennsylvanlll, " 3, On Ihe aforasald dale, there WEla a oolllslon betweEn; the vehiolEi his flllher " i( ,i , '. opemted ancl a motor vehlole the Defendant Patrlolll A, Schultzoperalec!, . ,I . 1/,' ,. ", 4, Dyrlng the. aforesaid ooll!slon, the minor's hel1d hlllhe paolI of a seal, I?, The Plaintiff reoelved a report from Dr, Leland Pallerson, a poarc! certified neurologist wh.c opined that the minor could devDlop traumatlo migraine headaohes, . 6, Slnoe shortly after the aooldent, the minor has nol shOWl1the c!evelopmant of either the traumatlo migraine headacl1l;ls or any othar ptwsloal prqblem" I' 7, aa.aed on tl1e. passage of over five yeate from Ihe data of the o?lIlelon and the absenoa ot any oomplalnta ftom t'lie minor or follow up medloal oare tor any II ~, '! . ' CONTlNOICNTJi'lm A(lHl~l~MI~NT ,II' I~ n(ll'\l\IlIII~I\\Wll --UlllHlL\JlupLl,,~IU1'llJltulHLmlUlrll\.-uIlIlCllillll_u(Mi\lhUQI 'I , ", /SIIl!I!CiIl4H\_1l11IiUL.lwr~ll1l1n~I' \l1l1l~(1 "Plnll1lll'1"I1I1\III\lIWlwll.\loli, IlNi\II!l'o, 1\1\(11'110>' 1\\ IAI\\', IWl'oll1l1l\Ol' ol\l\q\1 "^I\Pl'lW~,Il.I\N 1\1llpII'NI " I, Tho PlllhlllflW\lI111Ill!O 1\11\11'l10~' In l'upl'osul1l 011111. 1101', Tlwl11) \11 Oils, 1'1111'. 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