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Home My WebLink About06-3628 Johnson. Duffie, Stewart & Weidner By: John R. Ninosky I, D, No. 78000 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 jm@jdsw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff ERIE INSURANCE GROUP alslo THOMAS H, WOLF and KELLI M, WOLF, husband and wife Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. ex. -c3t,J} CIVIL ACTION - LAW e~iL~~ v. MILLWOOD BUILDERS, INC., Defendant ARBITRATION 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 acci6n dentro de los pr6ximos veinte (20) dias despues de la notificaci6n 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 demand as presentadas aqui en contra suya. Se Ie advierte de que si usted falla de tomar acci6n como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier sum a de dinero reclamada en la demanda 0 cualquier otra reclamaci6n 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 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 CUAlIFICAN. 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. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 jrn@jdsw,com Attorneys for Plaintiff ERIE INSURANCE GROUP alslo THOMAS H . WOLF and KELLI M. WOLF, husband and wife Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO.Ol.. _3c..H' C!.;ul f~ CIVIL ACTION - LAW ARBITRATION v. MILLWOOD BUILDERS, INC" Defendant COMPLAINT AND NOW comes the Plaintiff, Erie Insurance Group alslo Thomas H. Wolf and Kelli M, Wolf, 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 Thomas H. Wolf and Kelli M. Wolf, husband and wife, ("Wolfs") who maintained a residence located at 390 Pheasant Lane, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, 4, To the extent that Erie has paid certain sums of money to the Wolfs pursuant to an insurance policy, Erie is the subrogee of the Wolfs 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 2003, located at 390 Pheasant Lane, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which the Wolfs purchased. 7, On or about September 12, 2005, a rain occurred which resulted in leakage around the front entry door of the home causing water damage to the Wolf residence. 8, An investigation revealed a construction defect due to improper door and window seal causing water leakage. 9. As a result of the door and window leakage caused by Millwood's construction defect, the Wolf 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 One Thousand, Two Hundred Ten Dollars and 60/100 ($1,210.60) for the remediation and repair of the damage to the Wolf residence, 11. The damage to the Wolf 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 Wolfs were caused by the negligence 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 subcontractors during construction of the new home, c) failing to provide proper inspection of the new home before giving possession to the Wolfs. 14. The aforementioned damage to the Wolf property resulted solely from the negligence of Millwood. 15. Plaintiff, Erie, as subrogee of the Wolfs, having paid a claim in the amount of One Thousand, Two Hundred Ten Dollars and 60/100 ($1,210.60) for the remediation and repair of the aforementioned damage to the Wolf property, is entitled to indemnification by, and from, Millwood in the amount of One Thousand, Two Hundred Ten Dollars and 60/100 ($1,210.60). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against Millwood in the amount of One Thousand, Two Hundred Ten Dollars and 60/100 ($1,210.60), together with interest and costs of suit. Respectfully submitted, :2733691 22740-2074 JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER BY:~ tLN~ John R. Ninosky . , ' .. VERIFICA TION We, Thomas H. Wolf and Kelli M, Wolf, 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,S.A, ~ 4904, relating to unsworn falsifications to authorities. r: hvrwv.L- 4:~ 1t~ ~wo, \ Q~ ~- Kelli M, Wolf Date: ilI3{oCf I () ~ 7'*- ~ \3 ~ ~ ~ "" lrl U( B f! !: ~ ....i. s:-) ~~ !'") ~. f;.J-' .;on 2: ",Q ~ ;; ( ; __. :~~~ J"n ....-- :i5 c:; .""" Johnson. Duffie, Stewart & Weidner By: John R. Ninosky I. 0, No. 78000 301 Market Street P. O. Box 109 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109 (717) 761-4540 jrn@jdsw.com ERIE INSURANCE GROUP alslo THOMAS H, WOLF and KELLI M. WOLF, husband and wife Plaintiff v, MILLWOOD BUILDERS, INC., Defendant TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Attomeys for Plaintiffs n c IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO, 06-3628 Civil Term CIVIL ACTION - LAW ARBITRATION PRAECIPE PLEASE mark the docket in the above-captioned matter settled and discontinued. DATE: 1/:)cJ-{J(, 279656 JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER By t.1It John . Ninosky, Esquire 1.0. #. 78000 301 Market Street P,O. Box 109 Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109 e-mail: jrn@jdsw.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs "', ;~') -'I. ::~ l'\'i ,.~; -., c'.' -, , ~........ r'-- ".} , , l...i~' (J <:,;~-, --I ~y: \'>d c'~ SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR CASE NO: 2006-03628 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ERIE INSURANCE GROUP ET AL VS MILLWOOD BUILDERS INC KENNETH GOSSERT t Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland CountYtPennsylvaniat who being duly sworn according to law, sayst the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon MILLWOOD BUILDERS INC the DEFENDANT t at 1447:00 HOURSt on the 30th day of June t 2006 at 4 E HIGH STREET CARLISLEt PA 17013 by handing to DONALD DIEHLt ADULT IN CHARGE a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE together with and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Service Postage Surcharge 18.00 4.40 .39 10.00 .00 32.79 ./ iU/D (, So Answers: .r~~ R. Thomas Kline ~ 07/05/2006 JOHNSON DUFFIE STEWART WEIDNER of A.D. Sworn and Subscibed to By: before me this day