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Home My WebLink About10-0253 FILED-C Fa 0 THc PFnM`04)TARY 1010 JAN -8 AM 13: 20 INSYLVANA, ANGINO & ROVNER, P.C. Michael E. Kosik, Esquire Attorney ID# : 36513 4503 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110-1708 (717) 238-6791 FAX (717) 238-5610 Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) E-mail: mkosikgangino-rovner.com ROSE M. BROWN and THOMAS S. BROWN, Her Husband, Plaintiffs V. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. lo-,:255 0,Wi I Tr 'm RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; PENN LODGE PARTNERS, L.P. AND BRIDGE PARTNERS, GENERAL PARTNER, t/d/b/a RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; and HMC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Defendants JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 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 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 to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. 424737 49a.00 PC, WTT-4 +U7810 S5 p,T4 a_?69,74 IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 424737 AVISO USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO/A EN CORTE. Si usted desea defenderse de las demandas que se persentan mas adelante en las siguientes paginas, debe tomar acci6n dentro de los pr6ximos veinte (20) dias despuds de la notificaci6n de esta Demanda y Aviso radicando personalmente o por medio de un abogado una comparecencia escrita y radicando en la Corte por escrito sus defensas de, y objecciones a , las demandas presentadas aqui en contra suya. Se le advierte de que si usted falla de tomar acci6n como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier suma de dinero reclamada en la demanda o cualquier otra reclamaci6n o remedio solicitado por el demandante puede ser dictado en contra suya por la Corte sin mas aviso adicional. Used puede perder dinero o propiedad u otros derechos importantes para used. USTED DEBE LLEVAR ESTE DOCUMENTO A SU ABOGADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI USED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO, LLAME O VAYA A LA SIGUIENTE OFICINA. ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERLE INFORMACION A CERCA DE COMO CONSEGUIR UN ABOGADO. S1 USED NO PUEDE PAGAR POR LOS SERVICIOS DE UN ABOGADO, ES POSIBLE QUE ESTA OFICINA LE PUEDA PROVEER INFORMACION SOBRE AGENCIAS QUE OFREZCAN SERVICIOS LEGALES SIN CARGO O BAJO COSTO A PERSONAS QUE CUALIFICAN. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 424737 ANGINO & ROVNER, P.C. Michael E. Kosik, Esquire Attorney ID# : 36513 4503 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110-1708 (717) 238-6791 FAX (717) 238-5610 Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) E-mail: mkosik(a)angino-rovner.com ROSE M. BROWN and THOMAS S. BROWN, Her Husband, Plaintiffs V. RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND : CONVENTION CENTER; PENN LODGE : PARTNERS, L.P. AND BRIDGE PARTNERS, GENERAL PARTNER, t/d/b/a RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; and HMC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Defendants IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED COMPLAINT 1. Plaintiffs Rose M. Brown and Thomas S. Brown are wife and husband adult individuals and citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who reside at 5600 Plainview Road, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 17111. 2. The Defendant Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center is operated and managed by Defendant HMC Hospitality Management Corporation which is a Texas Corporation which maintains its principle office at 17950 Preston Road, Suite, 710, Dallas, TX 75252. 3. Defendant Penn Lodge Partners, L.P. with Defendant Bridge Partners, general partner, own and operate the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center and maintain offices at 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA 17011. 424737 4. The facts and occurrences hereinafter related took place on or about February 20, 2008, at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center at the intersection of U.S. Route 11 and Erford Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 5. At that time and place, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown was a business invitee who was walking from the convention center under a covered roof to the hotel looking for a meeting room. 6. At that time and place, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown was a business invitee on Defendant's property and was owed a duty of reasonable care by the Defendants. 7. At that time and place, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown slipped and violently fell on ice which had formed from water dripping to the ground through the roof over the walkway which created a dangerous condition that was not obvious and not marked or identified and had been allowed to exist by the Defendant. 8. As a result from the ice forming on the sidewalk, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown pulled the back of her hamstring and hit her elbow on the ground. 9. Defendants Penn Lodge Partners, L.P. with Bridge Partners, general partner t/d/b/a Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center; and HMC Hospitality Management Corporation, owed Plaintiff Rose M. Brown a duty to inspect, maintain, repair and warn about the dangerous condition, which they failed to do. 10. The aforementioned fall and all of the injuries and damages set forth hereinafter sustained by Plaintiff Rose M. Brown are the direct and proximate result of the negligent, careless, and reckless manner in which Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center; Penn Lodge Partners, L.P. and Bridge Partners, general partner t/d/b/a Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and 424737 Convention Center; and HMC Hospitality Management Corporation maintained, repaired, warned, inspected the property as follows: (a) failing to properly inspect the property to discover that dangerous ice build up condition created by water dripping from the roof over the walkway and to make repairs or warn of the dangerous condition; (b) failing to post warning, barricades, signs, painting, or other means of warning of the dangerous condition and protecting the general public; (c) failing to clear accumulated ice from the sidewalk and/or walkway area; (d) failing to apply a melting or cindering agent to the patch of ice on the sidewalk and/or walkway; (e) failing to make repairs to the roof over the walkway to make it safe for persons such as Plaintiff Rose M. Brown to travel upon; (g) failing to take other action and precautions that a reasonably prudent property owner would have undertaken for the protection of the general public; and (h) failure to exercise the high degree of care that a business or landowner owes to business invitees utilizing the premises for its intended purpose. CLAIM I ROSE M. BROWN V. RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; PENN LODGE PARTNERS L.P. AND BRIDGE PARTNERS GENERAL PARTNER t/d/b/a RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER, and HMC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CORP. 11. Paragraphs 1 through 9 of Plaintiffs' Complaint are incorporated herein by reference. 12. Plaintiff Rose M. Brown has sustained painful and severe injuries which include but are not limited to pulled left hamstring and elbow pain. 424737 13. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown has incurred liability for medical treatment, medications, and similar miscellaneous expenses in an effort to restore herself to health, and claim is made therefor. 14. Because of the nature of her aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown has been advised, and therefore avers that she will incur similar expenses in the future, and claim is made therefor. 15. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown has and will continue to undergo physical and mental suffering, inconvenience in carrying out her daily activities, loss of life's pleasures and enjoyment, and claim is made therefor. 16. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown has been and in the future may continue to be subject to humiliation and embarrassment, and claim is made therefor. 17. Plaintiff Rose M. Brown continues to be plagued by persistent pain and limitation and has been advised, and therefore avers that her injuries are of a permanent nature, causing residual problems for the remainder of her lifetime, and claim is made therefor. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown demands judgment against Defendant Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center; Penn Lodge Partners, L.P. and Bridge Partners, general partner, t/d/b/a Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center; and HMC Hospitality Management Corporation in an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars exclusive of interest and costs and in excess of any jurisdictional amount requiring compulsory arbitration. CLAIM II THOMAS S. BROWN V. RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION 424737 CENTER; PENN LODGE PARTNERS L.P. AND BRIDGE PARTNERS GENERAL PARTNER t/d/b/a RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER: and HMC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CORP. 18. Paragraphs 1 through 16 of Plaintiffs' Complaint are incorporated herein by reference. 19. As a result of the aforementioned injuries sustained by his wife, Plaintiff Rose M. Brown, Plaintiff Thomas S. Brown has been and may in the future be deprived of the care, companionship, consortium, and society of his wife, all of which is be to his great detriment, and claim is made therefor. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Thomas S. Brown demands judgment against Defendant Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center; Penn Lodge Partners, L.P. and Bridge Partners, general partner, t/d/b/a Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center; and HMC Hospitality Management Corporation in an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars exclusive of interest and costs and in excess of any jurisdictional amount requiring compulsory arbitration. Date: 424737 I.D. No. 36513 4503 N. Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 238-6791 Attorney for Plaintiff(s) VERIFICATION I, ROSE M. BROWN, do swear and affirm that the facts set forth in the foregoing COMPLAINT are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I understand that this verification is made subject to the penalties of the Rules of Civil Procedure relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. WI E V ROSE M. BROWN Dated: // Lg C 9 - 203648 SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ronny R Anderson Sheriff Jody S Smith Chief Deputy Edward L Schorpp Solicitor F1LED4j-rFi%- OTARY 2010 JAN 14 PM 2: 21 "Ulf J, ly F'S%n -,,ti ? . t ?? N ,;'id?V?t ? L?Ii-N Rose M. Brown Case Number vs. 2010-253 Penn Lodge Partners, L.P. & Bridge Partners, general partner, t/d/b/a SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE 01/12/2010 03:33 PM - Noah Cline, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on January 12, 2010 at 1533 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named defendant, to wit: Penn Lodge Partners, L.P. & Bridge Partners, general partner, t/d/b/a Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center, by making known unto Gerald Morris, General Manager at 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17011 its contents and at the same time handing to him personally the said true and correct copy of the same. SHERIFF COST: $41.94 January 14, 2010 SO AN R , Y R ANDERSON, SHERIFF Deputy Sheriff F LE1 + `r r 2019 JAN 21 F 1 ? ?? ? 10 ANGINO & ROVNER, P.C. Michael E. Kosik, Esquire Attorney ID# : 36513 4503 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110-1708 (717) 238-6791 FAX (717) 238-5610 Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) E-mail: mkosiknangino-rovner.com ROSE M. BROWN and THOMAS S. BROWN, Her Husband, Plaintiffs V. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. CIVIL ACTION -LAW NO. 2010-253 RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; PENN LODGE PARTNERS, L.P. AND BRIDGE PARTNERS, GENERAL PARTNER, t/d/b/a RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; and HMC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Defendants JURY TRIAL DEMANDED AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE This is to certify that on the 6th day of January 2010, a true and correct copy of a Complaint to Civil Action No. 2010-253 was mailed to Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center is operated and managed by Defendant HMC Hospitality Management Corporation by certified mail, return receipt requested No. 7007 2560 0001 2298 1815 . A copy of the certified mail receipt is attached hereto. Michelle. M. Miloj ich 424737 ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the above-noted Complaint was served upon the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center is operated and managed by Defendant HMC Hospitality Management Corporation via certified mail, return receipt requested at the above-noted address on January 14, 2010. A copy of the signed receipt no. 7007 2560 0001 2298 1815 is attached hereto. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of 2010. otary Public NOTARIAL SEAL SUSAN HEPP, NOTARY PUBLIC CITY OF HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES MAY 6 2010 Michelle M. Milojevich Ln ra ca ra Q' r u Postage $ rti Certified Fee Q Retum Receipt Fee (Endorsement Required) Q Restricted Delivery Fee 0 (Endorsement Required) ..n u7 Total Postage 8 Fees ru O O N a¦ Complete items 1, 2, end 3. Also , m ; IsI Nsm 4 If Restricted DeNvwy k 01 -k a . ¦ Print your name and address on the reverse so that we can return the card to you. ¦ AMsch this cand the back of the mailpiece, or on the front If space permits. 1. Ardole Addressed to: padj?w AM ""40 syou }I-rrL ?????-? (?1ana;?e i 95 ?>?. oaks I-rx Postmark Here :5LJ A, A@ X md Ad B. eoe d by (Pr1n d Memo) C. 41 r4 I D. is dellmy address diners from item 1? ya H YES, eater deltmy address below. 13 No 3 Sp-Ace tips! _Wowtsw Moll O Express MW 13 Fieplsured )IKRsam Recipe for Mwohrrdbe O hwAw moo 13 c.o.D. 4. ReattlMd Denvery? (&ft Fee) 0 Yee 2' Article Nu`m` 7007 2560 0001 2298 1815 430172 424737 (1lartsAer hwrr sarvlce /abet) PS Form 3811, February 2004 Domestic Retum Remo 1025e5-024&1540 .IOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART 8 WEIDNER By: John R. Ninosky I.D. No. 78000 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 jrn@jdsw.com ROSE M. BROWN and THOMAS S. BROWN, Her Husband, Plaintiffs v. RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; PENN LODGE PARTNERS, L.P. AND BRIDGE PARTNERS, GENERAL PARTNER, t/d/b/a RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; and HMC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Defendants Attorneys f Def~dari '-`"~ IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 10-253 Civil Term CIVIL ACTION -LAW JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Please enter the appearance of the undersigned on behalf of the Defendants in the above-captioned matter. Date: September 1, 2010 412784 Respectfully submitted., JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART &WEIDNER By: Jo n R. Ninosky, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 78000 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109 Telephone (717) 761-4540 Counsel for Defendants -- s ~! ~~, i N '"a , ~ ~ ' ' ifi t ~v Q ~ =L ~o .~;; CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Praecipe for Entry of Appearance has been duly served upon the following counsel of record, by depositing the same in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, on September 1, 2010: Michael E. Kosik, Esquire Angino & Rovner, P.C. 4503 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER By. ohn R. Ninosky FILED-OFFICE OF THE PROTHONOTARY 2010 DEC 29 AV, D- 30 CUIMBERLANNSYLDVAN COUNTY ANGINO & ROVNER, P.C. Michael E. Kosik, Esquire Attorney ID# : 36513 4503 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110-1708 (717) 238-6791 FAX (717) 238-5610 Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) E-mail: mkosik@angino-rovner.com ROSE M. BROWN and THOMAS S. BROWN, Her Husband, Plaintiffs V. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 2010-253 RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; PENN LODGE PARTNERS, L.P. AND BRIDGE PARTNERS, GENERAL PARTNER, t/d/b/a RADISSON PENN HARRIS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; and HMC HOSPITALITY : MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, : Defendants JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PRAECIPE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Please mark the above-captioned action as settled, satisfied, and discontinued. IN R, P.C. ichael E. Kosik, Esquire I.D. No. 36513 4503 N. Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 238-6791 Counsel for Plaintiff 457582 448251 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Michelle M. Milojevich, an employee of the law firm of Angino & Rovner, P.C., do hereby certify that I am this day serving a true and correct copy of PRAECIPE upon all counsel of record via postage prepaid first class United States mail addressed as follows: John R. Ninosky, Esquire Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner 301 Market Street P.O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109 ID No:.7800 (717) 761-4540 Dated: 12/27/10 Michelle M. 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