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Home My WebLink About06-2442 ORIGINAL Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner By: John R. Ninosky I. D No, 78000 301 Market Street p, 0, Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 jrn@jdsw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. Ola -;;l-N~ Cw~ L~ 8-~ CIVIL ACTION - LAW ARBITRATION ERIE INSURANCE GROUP a/s/o MICHAEL S, OCKER and TERESA A. OCKER, husband and wife v, MILLWOOD BUILDERS, INC" Defendant NOTICE 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 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. 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 32 S, Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 (800) 990-9108 AVISO USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO/A EN CORTE. Si usted desea defenderse de las demandas que se presentan mas adelante en las siguientes paginas, debe tomar accion dentro de IDS proximos veinte (20) dias despues de la notificacion de esta Demanda y Aviso radicando personal mente 0 por medio de un abogado una comparecencia escrita y radicando en la Corte pDr escrito sus defensas de, y objecciones a, las demandas presentadas aqui en contra suya. Se Ie advierte de que si usted falla de tomar accion como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier suma de dinero reclamada en la demanda 0 cualquier otra reclamacion 0 remedio solicitado por el demandante puede ser dictado en contra suya por la Corte sin mas aviso adicional. Usted puede perder dinero 0 propiedad u otros derechos impDrtantes 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 32 S, Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 (800) 990-9108 Johnson. Duffie, Stewart & Weidner By: John R. Ninosky I, D, No. 78000 301 Market Street p, 0, Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 jrn@jdsw,com Attorneys for Plaintiff ERIE INSURANCE GROUP alslo MICHAEL S. OCKER and TERESA A. OCKER, husband and wife Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA '--r-- NO, CL,-c24lfJ.. 8Q~L I~ , CIVIL ACTION - LAW v, ARBITRATION MILLWOOD BUILDERS, INC., Defendant COMPLAINT AND NOW comes the Plaintiff, Erie Insurance Group alslD Michael S. Ocker and Teresa A. Ocker, husband and wife, by and through its counsel, Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner, P,C., and files this Complaint and in support thereof, avers as follows: 1, Plaintiff, Erie Insurance Group ("Erie"), is a Pennsylvania corporation with a primary place of business located at 4901 Louise Drive, Rossmoyne Business Center, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, 2, Defendant, Millwood Builders, Inc" ("Millwood"), is a Pennsylvania corporation with a principal business address of 4 E. High Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013. 3, At all times relevant hereto, Erie was the insurer of Michael S, Ocker and Teresa A. Ocker, husband and wife, ("Ockers") who maintained a residence located at 141 E. Old York Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, 4, To the extent that Erie has paid certain sums of money to the Ockers pursuant to an insurance policy, Erie is the subrogee of the Ockers with respect to claims against Millwood. 5, At all time material hereto, Millwood was in the construction business of building new homes, 6, At all times material hereto, Millwood constructed a new home in 2004, located at 141 E. Old York Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which the Ockers purchased, 7, On or about November 10, 2005, a rain occurred which resulted in leakage of the roof of the home causing water damage to the Ockers' residence. 8, An investigation revealed a construction defect along the exterior wall thereby causing roof leakage, 9, As a result of the roof leakage caused by Millwood's construction defect, the Ockers' residence sustained water damage and forced them to incur recovery costs, 10. As a result of the aforementioned damage caused by the construction defect, Plaintiff, Erie Insurance Group, paid the sum of Eleven Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and 87/100 ($11,425,87) for the remediation and repair of the damage to the Ockers' residence, 11, The damage to the Ockers' residence, as set forth above, resulted solely from the construction defect. COUNT I NEGLIGENCE 12, Plaintiff herein incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 11 as if set forth at length, 13. The damages suffered by the Ockers were caused by negligent of Millwood in the following respects: a) by failing to erect and construct the new home properly, b) by failing to properly supervise and instruct the roofing and masonry subcontractors during construction of the new home. c) failing to provide proper inspection of the new home before giving possession to the Ockers, d) failing to notify the Ockers of potential defects in the design and construction of the new home, e) by providing a flaw in the design of the construction of the new home, 14, The aforementioned damage to the Ockers' property resulted solely from the negligence of Millwood, 15, Plaintiff, Erie, as subrogee of the Ockers, having paid a claim in the amount of Eleven Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and 87/100 ($11,425,87) for the remediation and repair of the aforementioned damage to the Ockers' property, is entitled to indemnification by, and from, Millwood in the amount of Eleven Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and 87/100 ($11,425,87), WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against Millwood in the amount of Eleven Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and 87/100 ($11,425,87), together with interest and costs of suit. Respectfully submitted, JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER By~IfN~ John R Ninosky :273363 22740-2074 . , VERIFICA TlON We, Michael S, Ocker and Teresa A, Ocker, hereby verify that the facts set forth in the foregoing document are true and correct. We understand that we are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa, C,SA ~ 4904, relating to unsworn falsifications to authorities, 'I r ~n~ -A-cL{ Michael S. Ocker ~. - ') n ( 'C.~., . ~ , ~ Lj r '.\ " l' t', l k. \.... '....... ~.._..\,,"\' .....1." 'J v\.- ..... Teresa A Ocker Date: 4 - ). i . U ~") \ 1- .tg. IC' U[ VI V)) '" .~ ) } ~' ,. -- t!l "Q, ,,( -- :1 <:2 () w (0 -J ...... p- C> - ~ ( , --L Johnson. Duffle, Stewart & Weidner By: John R. Ninosky I. D. No. 78000 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 jrn@jdsw.com ERIE INSURANCE GROUP als!o MICHAEL S. OCKER and TERESA A.. OCKER, husband and wife, Plaintiffs v. MILLWOOD BUILDERS, Defendant TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Attomeys for Plaintiff : IN THE.COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA : CIVIL ACTION - LAW : NO. 06-2442 CIVIL TERM PRAECIPE PLEASE mark the docket in the above-captioned matter settled and discontinued. DATE: ?-37~d~ 279655 JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER By Jo R. Ninosky, Esquire I. . #: 78000 301 Market Street P.O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109 e-mail: jrn@jdsw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff S<~ ,. , ~';.\ .--~ c" ~ .,-'j ~,'; - - ~ m" ,"-," r SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR CASE NO: 2006-02442 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ERIE INSURANCE GROUP ET AL VS MILLWOOD BUILDERS INC SHARON LANTZ , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon MILLWOOD BUILDERS INC the DEFENDANT , at 1422:00 HOURS, on the 4th day of May , 2006 at 4 E HIGH STREET SUITE A CARLISLE, PA 17013 by handing to CHANTE SHILDT, SECRETARY ADULT IN CHARGE a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE together with and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriffls Costs: Docketing Service Affidavit Surcharge ~ 5/'-4 \ 0(,. 18.00 4.40 .00 10.00 .00 32.40 So Answers: (7' .<" /7 ~[2,,~-: >~t<;/. . r >>;:''';r::>7e..:>/~ ~~~ R. Thomas Kline 05/05/2006 JOHNSON DUFFIE STEWART WEIDNER day of BY'~ _~~ 'tl-L J /' Deputy sf> 'if Sworn and Subscribed to before me this A.D. Prothonotary