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Home My WebLink About06-1059 Johnson. Duffie, Stewart & Weidner By: Wade D. Manley I.D. No. 87244 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 wdm@jdsw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff ERIE INSURANCE GROUP a/s/o LOYD'S AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS P.O. Box 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff : DOCKET NO. ()(.. -/oS9 (2i(J~l~~ v. PPl, 1801 Brookwood Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 Defendant : ARBITRATION NOTICE TO DEFEND To the Defendant: 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 defense 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 to 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. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 AVISO USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADOIA EN CORTE. Si usted desea defenderse de las demandas que se presentan mas adelante en las siguientes paginas, debe tomar acci6n dentro de 105 pr6ximos veinte (20) dias despues de la notilicaci6n de esta Demanda y Aviso radicando personalmente 0 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 Ie advierte de que si usted lalla de tomar acci6n como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier suma de dinero reciamada en la demanda 0 cualquier otra reclamaci6n 0 remedio solicitado por e) demandante puede ser dictado en contra suya por la Corte sin mas aviso adicional. Usted puede perder dinero 0 propiedad u otros derechos importantes para usted. USTED DEBE LLEVAR ESTE DOCUMENTO A SU ABOGADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO, LLAME 0 VAYA A LA SIGUIENTE OFICINA. ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERLE INFORMACION A CERCA DE COMO CONSEGUIR UN ABOGADO. SI USTED 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 0 BAJO COSTO A PERSONAS QUE CUALlFICAN. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 Johnson. Duffie, Stewart & Weidner By: Wade D. Manley, Esquire 1.0. No. 87244 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 wdm@jdsw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff ERIE INSURANCE GROUP alslo LOYD'S AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS P.O. Box 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff : DOCKET NO. nI~ - 1059 Gf)~L~~ L v. PPL, 1801 Brookwood Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 Defendant : ARBITRATION COMPLAINT AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, Erie Insurance Group alslo Loyd's Automotive Diagnostics, by and through its attorneys, Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner, P.C., and files the following Complaint, and in support thereof avers as follows: 1. The Plaintiff, Erie Insurance Group, alslo Loyd's Automotive Diagnostics, is a Pennsylvania insurance company with its principal place of business located at 4901 Louise Drive, Rossmoyne Business Center, P.O. Box 2013, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055. 2. The Defendant, PPL Corporation, dlbla PPL, upon information and belief, is a Pennsylvania corporation with a principal place of business located at 2 North 9th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101. 3. At all times relevant hereto, Erie was the insurer of Loyd's Automotive Diagnostics ("Loyd's"), who maintained a principal place of business located at 167 Enola Road, Enola, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17025. 4. To the extent that Erie has paid certain sums of money to Loyd's pursuant to an insurance policy, Erie is a subrogee of Loyd's with respect to the claims made against PPL. 5. On or about December 1, 2004, Loyd's sustained personal property damage when the Defendant was performing work to a transformer located directly across the street from Loyd's place of business. 6. While performing work on the transformer, the Defendant caused a power surge at Loyd's place of business disabling several electronic items owned by Loyd's. 7. By reason of the aforesaid personal property damage sustained, the Plaintiff, Erie Insurance Group, by reason of a policy of insurance maintained by Loyd's, was forced to pay for the replacement of personal property damage sustained, and therefore presents this claim in subrogation. COUNT I - NEGLIGENCE 8. The Plaintiff incorporates paragraphs 1-7 of this Complaint as if fully set forth herein. 9. The Defendant caused the foregoing accident, and the damages set forth herein are the direct and proximate result of the negligent, careless and reckless manner in which the Defendant provided service to Loyd's as follows: a. Providing a low voltage supply to Loyd's principal place of business; b. Performing preventative maintenance prior to the incident at Loyd's principal place of business; c, Failing to routinely inspect and test the transformers located across the street from Loyd's principal place of business to determine whether transformers were in appropriate working condition; d. Failing to replace the transformer prior to the incident occurring; and e. Failing to comply with the National Electronic Safety Code (NESC) Rule 204 to inspect and test equipment, especially where a failure could reasonably be expected to endanger life or property. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff demands judgment against the Defendant, PPL, in the amount of $2,857.59. Respectfully submitted, RT & WEIDNER By: Wade D. Manl y, I.D. No. 87244 Johnson, Duffie, Ste rt & Weidner 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043 (717) 761-4540 :268595 22740-2051 VERIFICA r/ON I, ,~; /4",:~/'4(verifY that I am authorized to execute the forgoing document on behalf of Loyd's Automotive Diagnostics, and in that capacity I confirm that the facts set forth in the foregoing Joinder Complaint are true and correct. This verification is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.SA ~ 4904, relating to unsworn falsifications to authorities. /? / // // - // " By: --J::.?M! c,.<, / -/{.C{.// . Loyd's Aul6mJtlk Diagnostics ! Dated:;7!~(~6 ! , :AJ () '69- ~ t .~ '- ~ C-( ~ e>- re;) ~ ~ f'- r--- .c:; '\:1 (-: - \y [ y ~ --:-J 1:','" C"',.::: N '.'.; I,.) :._1 . . .... .. Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner By: Wade 0, Manley 1.0. No, 87244 Attorneys for Plaintiff 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 wdm@jdsw.com ERIE INSURANCE GROUP alslo : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS LOYD'S AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff CIVIL ACTION - LAW v. NO. 06-1059 CIVIL TERM PPL, Defendant : ARBITRATION PRAECIPE TO DISCONTINUE Please mark the above-captioned action settled and discontinued on the docket. Respectfully submitted, JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER ~1r# 't), Wade D. Manley, I.D. No. 87244 Johnson, Duffie, Stewart 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043 (717) 761-4540 By: DATE: t;(lI! 0 fp :275069 22740-2051 idner , -. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing Praecipe to Discontinue upon all parties or counsel of record by depositing a copy of same in the United States Mail at Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, with first-class postage prepaid on the ('~ day of --+-' 2006, addressed to the following: Mr. Thomas R. Halma Senior Claims Coordinator Office of General Counsel PPL 2 North 9th Street Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Respectfully submitted, JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER By: fA; t Wade D. Manley, 1.0. No. 87244 Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043 (717) 761-4540 Attorneys for Plaintiff DATE: -6"( 1(./. fD ...,,'.... ~ ~. -tJ\~ rf'. '.; ~)\~ -~:t ~... Q c~ --~ r-::! cg, ~ :S- ~ - ('V }~'i~,~ :./::\ ".:2 ....... ~ .-\ ~~ -o~ :.~ ) c.._.'. _ .:?=H -)). [-=; '--: \'{, ~ .~ :::<:. -"'0. :J.. u) .' o .r:- '. ~, .. SHERIFF'S RETURN - OUT OF COUNTY CASE NO: 2006-01059 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ERIE INSURANCE GROUP ASO LOYDS VS PPL R. Thomas Kline , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff who being duly sworn according to law, says, that he made a diligent search and and inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT , to wit: PPL but was unable to locate Them in his bailiwick. He therefore deputized the sheriff of DAUPHIN County, Pennsylvania, to serve the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE On March 3rd , 2006 , this office was in receipt of the attached return from DAUPHIN Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Out of County Surcharge Dep Dauphin County Postage 18,00 9,00 10.00 29.25 .78 67.03 03/03/2006 JOHNSON DUFFIE . .,::,:? " ,:---- So a~. -?5.". ~.~,:==~. ,~~~/~- ?,- ~~/f R. Thomas Kline Sheriff of Cumbe land County STEWART WEIDNER Sworn and subscribed to before me this .lIAk day of ~ ~'"/3/:~~ P no ry ~ In The Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Erie Insurance Groupa/sjo Loyd's Automotive Diagnostics VS, PPL No. 06-1059 civil No February 23, 2006 w, , I, SHERIFF OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, P A, do hereby deputize the Sheriff of Dauphin County to execute this Writ, this deputation being made at the request and risk of the Plaintiff. .. . r~~<~ Sheriff of Cum berland County, P A Affidavit of Service Now, ,2D_,at o'clock M. served the within upon at by handing to a copy of the original and made known to the contents thereof. So answers, Sheriff of County, PA Sworn and subscribed before me this _ day of 20 '- COSTS SERVICE MILEAGE AFFIDAVIT $ $ ." . @ttitt of tlt~ ~4~riff William T. Tully Solicitor Charles E. Sheaffer Chief Deputy Mary Jane Snyder Real Estate Deputy Michael W. Rinehart Assistant Chief Deputy Dauphin County Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 ph: (717) 780-6590 fax: (717) 255-2889 Jack Lotwick Sheriff Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ERIE INSURANCE GROUP A/S/O LOYDS AUTO vs County of Dauphin PPL Sheriff's Return No. 0314-'1' - -2006 OTHER COUNTY NO. 06-1059 AND NOW:February 28, 2006 at 9:18AM served the within COMPLAINT upon PPL by personally handing to LAURA MINNICH, PERSON IN CHARGE 1 true attested copy(ies) of the original COMPLAINT and making known to him/her the contents thereof at 1801 BROOKWOOD ST HBG, PA 17104-0000 Sworn and subscribed to before me this 28TH day of FEBRUARY, 2006 jR~ NOTARIAL SEAL MARY JANE SNYDER, Notary Public Highspire, Dauphin County My Commission Expires Sept. I, 2006 Sheriff of Dauphin County, Pa. By ~k<- Deputy Sheriff Sheriff's Costs: $29.25 PD 02/27/2006 RePT NO 215185 HUNTER