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Home My WebLink About02-2383NOTICE Le han demandado a usted en la corte. Si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientes, usted tiene viente (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notificacion. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita o en persona o por abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sus defensas o sus objectiones a las demandas en contra de su persona. Sea adisado que si usted no se defiende, la sin previo aviso o notificacion y pot cualquier quja o puede perder dinero o sus propiedades o otros derechos importantes para usted. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO IMMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO TIENE ABOGADO O SI NO TIENE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE DE PAGAR TAL SERVICIO, VAYA EN PERSONA O LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABA JO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SE PUEDE CONSEGUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Ave. Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 1-(800)-990-9108 NOTICE Lc han demandado a usted en la corte. Si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientcs, usted tienc viente (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la dcmanda y la notificacion. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita o en persona o pot abogado y archivar en la corte en forma cscrita sus defensas o sus objectiones a las demandas en contra dc su persona. Sea adisado que si usted no se defiende, la sin previo aviso o notificacion y pot cualquicr quja o puede perrier dincro o sus propiedades o otros derechos importantes para ustcd. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO IMMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO TIENE ABOGADO O SI NO TIENE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE DE PAGAR TAL SERVICIO, VAYA EN PERSONA O LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABA JO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SE PUEDE CONSEGUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Ave. Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 1-(800)-990-9108 GOLDBERG, KATZMAH & SHIPMAN, P.C. P.O. Box 1268 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1268 Attorney I.D. No: 32085 Attorney for Plaintiffs DANIEL G. THOMAS AND SHARON K. THOMAS Plaintiffs ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC.: Defendant COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA COMPLAINT AND NOW, come the Plaintiffs Daniel G. Thomas and Sharon K. Thomas, by their attorneys, Goldberg, Katzman & Shipman, P.C., who state: 1. Plaintiffs Daniel G. Thomas and Sharon K. Thomas are adult individuals residing at 2186 Hastings Drive, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 2. Defendant Ace Moving and Storage, Inc., is a business entity with an office location of 2 Laurel Road, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 3. On or about June 14, 2000, Plaintiffs entered into a storage arrangement with Defendant Ace Moving and Storage, Inc. for purposes of storing their household possessions as they moved from Mt. Holly Springs, Pennsylvania. See Exhibit "A" hereto. 4. In August, 2000, when their personal possessions were delivered to their new home on Hastings Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, numerous damages had been caused to their personal possessions. 5. These damages arose from the negligent handling of their posesions by Defendant Ace Moving and Storage. 6. The relationship between Plaintiffs and Ace Moving and Storage was in the nature ora bailment and the damages caused by the handling of their personal possessions reflects a breach of that bailment by Defendant Ace. 7. As a result of the damages caused by the acts of the Defendant, Plaintiffs have incurred damages of $10,599.22. WHEREFORE, Judgment is demanded against Defendant Ace Moving & Storage, Co., Inc., in the amount set forth above, together with interest and costs of suit. This is an amount requiring submission of this claim to the arbitration pursuant to the Local Rules of Court. GOLDBERG, KATZMAN & SHIPMAN, P.C P.O. Box 1268 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1268 [717] 234-4161 Attorney I.D. No. 32085 Attorney for Plaintiffs 2 VERIFICATION We, Daniel G. Thomas and Sharon K. Thomas, Plaintiffs herein, have read the foregoing Answer and hereby affirm that it is true and correct to the best of our personal knowledge, or information and belief. This Verification and statement is made subject to the penalties of18 Pa.C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities; we verify that all the statements made in the foregoing are true and correct and that false statements may subject me to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904. Daniel Thomas Sharon Thomas Exhibit A · ,;,', ' MOVING & STORAGE, INC. 2 Laurel Road :x.'"' H 3t93 ,' New Cumberland, PA 17070 · 717-932-1999 PA-PUC A-108519 ~CEIVEO SI.~JECT TO CLASaFICATION$. TARIFFS. RULES AND RE~ILP. ATION$ INCLUDING ALL TERMS PPJNTED OR STAMPED HEREON OR ON THE FIEVERM[ aIDg HEREOF IN S~'ECT OR'n~ o4'm OF ~MU~ o¢ 'r~s au. o~ LA~NG. I 3 L'rBZR?Y _DRXVZ HT. HOLLY SPRINGS___ STATE PA 486-8411 :DF _. CONTAINERS CONTAINER TYRE CO,NS~aHEO TO PHONE# !}22.! 999 zm RACKING UNPACKING TARE WT. LBS. RE~RNED CHECKS WILL BE CHARGED A $25.~ FEE. oo~ 5 Other --- 15.0~r. CHARGES LOCAL ~ BA~D ~ MAN AND VEHICLE ~UR9 (HOURI IU~ECT TO MINIMUM) (r£cii~ .~o~,~.F.o~t~.~':'~, ." '? "" ~: (~:t~"[ 'l=J ~ ' "B'AIZANCE'DUE:,' I '~-~'"':" ':" N.L CHARGES TO ~E PND IN CAgf MONEY OR~R OR CERTIRED CHECK BE~~E PROPEller DELIVERY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I$ I~UNGUI~HED ~Y ~RRI~R OR SHALL ~E BILLED TO THE FOU. OWlNG PN:ITY, a~ h~ n~ed. e~d ae~ oe~ee~J were ~'IYI~TATEI~P I~lN~m'a $1g~atum) ' ..' ACE (1Q4~ WHITE - RETURN TO OFFICE - CUSTOMER GETS ONE COPY SHERIFF'S RETURN - CAS~ NO: 2002-02383 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND THOMAS DANIEL G ET AL VS ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO INC OUT OF COUNTY R. Thomas Kline duly sworn according to law, says, that he made a diligent and inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT , to wit: ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO INC , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff who being search and but was unable to locate Them in his bailiwick. deputized the sheriff of YORK County, serve the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE He therefore Pennsylvania, to On June 19th , 2002 , this office was in receipt of the attached return from YORK Sheriff's Costs: Docketing 18.00 Out of County 9.00 Surcharge 10.00 Dep York County 32.41 Mileage 12.42 81.83 06/19/2002 R. Thomas Kline/ Sheriff of Cumberland County GOLDBERG KATZMAN SHIPMAN Sworn and subscribed to before me this ~;~ day of ~0~2~ A.D. , ; Prothonotary~ COUNTY Of YORK OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF SERVICE CALL (717) 771-9601 28 EAST MARKET ST., YORK, PA 17401 SHERIFF SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS PROCESS RECEIPT and AFFIDAVIT OF RETURN PLEASE TYPE ONLY ~ I THRU 12 1. PLAINTIFF/S/ I 2. COURT NUMBER Daniel G. Thomas et al ] 02-23R3 c~ivl 1 4. TYPE OF WRIT OR COMPLAINT 3. DEFENDANT/S/ Notice and CoY,plaint Ace Moving and Storage Co., Inc. SERVE /' 5. NAME OF INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY, CORPORATION, ETC. TO SERVE OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TO BE LEVIED, ATfACHED, OR SOLD. Ace Moving and Storage Co., Inc. 6. ADDRESS (SIREET OR RPO WITH SOX NUMBER, APT. NO., DIT~, BORO, TWR, STATE AND ZIP DODE) AT 2 Laurel Road New C~berland, PA 17070 7. INDICATE SERVICE: Q PERSONAL E] PERSON IN CHARGE Q DEPUTIZE ,.,.Q._qC~R_T.=~A_IL_.: Q 1ST CLASS MAIL Q POSTED Q OTHER NOW May 2~ ,20 02 I, SHERIFF O~ItJi~III~'~JUNTY, PA_~do hereby deputize the sheriff of York _ COUNTY to execut~make~ r~et~,,~cording to law. This deputization being made at the request and risk of the plaintiff. SHERIFF OF ~ COUNTY 8. SPECIAE INSTRUCTIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL ASSIST IN EXPEDITING SERVICE: ADVANCED FEE PAID BY ATTY. CLtmberland OUT OF COUNTY CUMBERLAND NOTE: ONLY APPLICABLE ON WRIT OF EXECUTION: N.B. WAIVER OF WATCHMAN - Any deputy sheriff lewing upon or attaching any properly under within writ may leave same without a watchman, in custody of whomever is found in possession, after notifying person of levy or attachment, without liability on the pad of such deputy or the sheriff to any plaintiff herein for any loss, destruction, or removal of any property before sheriffs sale thereof. 9. ~YPEG~[~,RE~c~-~E~/~,nQ¢~NATtJ~]MAS E. PO BOX 1268 HARRISBURG, PA 17108-1268 BRENNER, ~SQ 10. TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-4161 12. SE~,T~ ~)X ~V~ ,CO~TE~ AND ADDRESS BELOW: (This area must be completed if notice is to be mailed), SPACE BELOW FOR USE OF THE SHERIFF -- DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE 13. I acknowledge receipt of the writ or complaint as indicated above. 14. DATE RECEIVED 15. Expiration/Hearing Date R. AHRENS 5-29-02 §-13-02 16. HOWSERVED: PERSONAL( ) RESIDENCE( ) POSTED( ) POEt~ SHERIFF'SOFFICE( ) OTHER( ) 17. Q I hereby cedgy and return a NOT FOUND because I am unable to locate the individual, company, etc. name above. (See remarks below.) SEE REMARKS BELOW AND TITLE OF INDIVIDU~ SERVED / LIST ADDRESS HERE IF NOT SHO~ ABOVE (Relationship to Defendant) 1~. T~../S~ ~ 20. ~me of Service ~1. AT~EMPTSJ~le~ i .timel Milesl Int. i Date i ~me i M~es I Int. i Date 13lei Milesl Int. I Date i ~me I Mifesl int. I Date I Time I Miles I Int. I Date I Time I Miles I ltd. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 22. REMARKS: 41. AFFIRMED and subscribed to before me this 14 , 8 NS~ OF ~UTHORIZED ISSUING AUTHORI~ AND TITLE 40. Costs Due or Refund 49. DATE 51. DATE RECBVED 1. WHITE - Issuing Authority 2. PINK - Attorney 3. CANARY - Sheriffis Office 4. BLUE - ShedfFs Office , ' ' CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS (b) - NO ~ et l~tty ie poeas~Jno of alt or any of the property herein ~,e.'ribed shall be liable for any loss thereof or darnege Ihoreto or delay caused by lite asr el (~1. ~e W enemy, ~te acts o! p*Jbllo autholtiy, quatantkie, riots, strikes, bahia el navigation. Ihe anl or delault of Ihe shipper or owe, the netom of lite am/lae~t of il. packed, unl~ecl, et packed ami .~:~ml~ Ibe shipperr ore~°l~ agent or I~e~n~no~- i~°l~a~.°tExfx~ ~tc~t ~l~ewl~of ~e~l~ge~ce · , · ,,ff u"'er comakers unmss such COnlanls ore open tar the carrlor*s inopectton and than only for such articisa as am sPe~i#cdY Ii'sad by the shil~et end raseipted for by the carrier or its ageat. (¢) ~ ie cane Of negligence of the cae'tar or party in posuess~an, the carrier or pmly in poSSeSSiOn o! any of the property herein described shall not be liebio lot delay ceueed by highway obelnmllon, o*' teully o~ irtxoes~a ble highway, or lack o! ciLoachy et any highway, Ixidge, or fern/, or caused by breakdown or manheni. call ~t~eeof .o f vehicles or equipment. (o') Except to cesu of negl~anoe of Ihe camm or perly in pce, asssion, Ihe ca~lar or pal~ in possession shall not be liable for loss, damage, or delay occurring wflJla lite IXagerly la stopped and held et stored in Iransit upon request el Ihe shipper, owner, or party entilied to make such requanl, whether such request was made bolero or after the carrier comes into pcesassJon o! the prop~'ly: (e) ie rase of queranline, the property may be discharged at the risk and expense ct Ihe owners ~nto quaranlJne depot or elsewhere, as required by quarantine or'e exgensa to shipping pdinl eamieg charges beth ways· Quarantine expenses of whatever nature or kind upon or in respect Io property shall be pome by the owners Ot ~e property or be a lien thereno. The career shall not be ~able tm' loss or damage occasioned by tumiga~on or dlsiniectlon or, Ihor ants done or damage of any kind occasioned by quarantine or the entor~ernant thereof. No carrier shall be liable, except itt case et negligence, Ior any rnisteke or inaccuracy in any iofomlabefl ~l~mlshed by Ihe carrier. ~ 8genls. or offic rs. as ~o quaranline laws or regula~ons. The shipper shall bold the carriers harmtess h'om any exbe~lsu Ihey may ~hsur, or darn~j~ Ihey may be required to pay. by reason of the introduction of the property covered by this contract inlo any place against the quaran. can. m~ shall have the right in case of phys,:al necessity tn loneard said properly by any ca?Her or route bec'ween the point o! shipment and the point of deslinallon. In all caass not prohibilnd by law, whom a lower valug Ihan aclual value has been represuated in wriang by the ship~or et has been agl~ed upon in wtl~ng as the released value of the proper~y a~ dote.~ined by It~e classification or larilfs upon which the rate is based, such lower va~Je shell be ~le maximum amounl to be (b) As a condition pre~J~;nt to r~Cowry, claims n~sl be ;lied in writing wilh Ihe recawlog or delivering carrier, or carter issuing ~is bill duly ~t or given, the carrmr disposillo,n ot the propers'y, su,"h notit~attnn shall be g~van, in such manner as Ihe exercise of due diligence required, before the property is sold. s~ued Io abridge ~he rip/~t ot Ihe mr.er at its option to sell the proporty under such cimumslancce and in such a manner as may be autho~ecl by law. (§ Where the cartier is direcled Io load pmporty b~e~ (~r render any serwces al) a place or places at which Ule consignor or his agent is nol present, ~e proper- ty al~ll be al risk o! the owner belom Ic~a~llng Where the can'ier is d~mcled to unl.-~ad ,.~ dollvm property I~om (~ *'ende~ any services) al a place or I:~acas at which ~e con'ghee or its agent is not present, Soo, 6. E~ploewes or ~langemus gm:,d~ will not be accap ed lor sh pmen~ Every gm'ly whelhor pdo¢igel or agenl shipping such ~ JndanYtJly ~ ear tJei, ageing! &Il Ioe~ er darf~g# 0auld ~/SlJ~ 0oo6~ and e. atrlel, will not be liable for eale ~lNef*/of ~te r mmm energee, NMmpT mit. mi OOllllgflOr ill.liB& Dy BI.ItU,i, in Ihe epMt p~)vlded roi ~1 p~rpoM 01t I~l ~ of gli ~ OI gt to ~1i¥~' Illd properly to a sunslgne,~ olher than Itm shippoi dr can ~,nor ...,-h .~,..~...='~ .~..,, ._o ,._, .............. y me ~r, lppor et sumll~. trlnloofll~on of #id pmpe~ (beyond Ih(~ I~lled igalnll h~fn Ii ~le time of delivery fu wh~ hi ii ob~eMbe lid)M) whioh rely be propan'y has bem~ delieerecl to hk'n. if the oncalgnoe (a) ia an agen ~ y and heJ no benoficiel tige Jn sadd prage , end, (b) prior to delJv of ladd noined the dellvortsg carrier in wrlhng of the last of auch wev led abeanm ot b~nmk~m imr, ...... ~ .. ~ pragorty has ofhe~ man that sOediRed th the odgtnal bill of lading, has ak~o notified the dellveri carhe~, in writlnn of th orty; and lo such cases the sh pber or con.' not, or in~becaueofa i ng . :.~. on ........ ~ . sh pmant ss reconslgned or diverted, the benellclal owner. ~tas ~e llabte for such eddlaocal ~ t g~e ef~o~ shk~bea-am n(-~l~'~d ~n thla bg/-Gf leafing, itl~ a(~ancea or teriff~large$ mull be, peld Ulx~fl ttle~lr1~la~, sh~.. =,1~8: ..l.t this .b?l of tsdlng ts Issue~l on ~le or.er of the shipper, of hts ag~[p in exchange or in substllullort for another bill of I~, the sh r'a tom ~ort~'aoreo a I~rt el mis Dill O~ ladi as lull as ~! the same - -- -- ,- ng y were wdllen or made m or in conneclion wtlh ~his bil of lading. ~.'~_~ ~_,~rty d~o'.ib~ on the rev~rsa of this fomn (onotents ~ conditlo~a o! contents of beckagas anknossl ~on~ll~d and d~ned aa ss~? ~ company [the word company being undemtood thfoughorjt ~ts cool, act ss rceanin~ any ~ or cor,~..~..~, ~. --.--.~.~':;'~'=_ -'--'L-' neliort, ii is mutually agreed, an to each carner of afl or any of .~aid property over all or any Dorlton of route to das~naUo~l, and to each per~ at any ~ iets~asted in all or any of said property, thai every service to be porl~f mad aa, indicated an rev~su, shall be s~b~lct to all condittofls eot p~ohibhed by law, whether pdnted wdlten, horaln contained, including the conditms above, which am hereby agreed to by shipper and aoneptsd for hill and his asalgn~, DANIEL G. THOMAS and SHARON THOMAS, his wife, Plaintiffs, VS. ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC., Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA No. 02-2383 Civil Term NOTICE TO PLEAD TO NEW MATTER DIRECTED TO DANIEL G. THOMAS and SHARON THOMA~ YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED AND REQUIRED TO FILE WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE WITHIN NEW MATTER PURSUANT TO PA.R.C.P. RULE 2252(d) WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS FROM SERVICE HEREOF OR A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST Xg'OU ttorney for Defendant, 590 Rutter Avenue Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704 (570) 288-7799 I.D. #17221 DANIEL G. THOMAS and SHARON THOMAS, his wife, Plaintiffs, VS. ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC., Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA No. 02-2383 Civil Term ANSWER AND NEW MATTER AND NOW, comes the Defendant, ACE MOVING AND STORAGE, by and through its counsel, Frederick W. Alcaro, Esquire, and hereby makes Answer to the Complaint filed by Plaintiffs in the above matter and avers as follows: I Admitted. 2 Admitted. 3 Admitted and Denied. It is admitted that Plaintiffs and Defendant entered into a Moving and Storage Contract dated June 14, 2000 attached to Plaintiffs' Complaint as Exhibit ~A" thereto ,vhich document speaks for itself To the extent that the averments of paragraph 3 are contrary to or inconsistent with the express terms of the aforesaid contract, said averments are denied and strict proof thereof is demanded at trial. 4 Denied. Defendant is without sufficient information upon which to form a belief as to the truth or t~lsity of the averments set forth in this paragraph, and, such being the case, said averments are denied and strict proof is demanded at trial. 5 Denied. It is denied that Defendant was negligent in the handling of Plaintiffs' possessions in any respect, and, such being the case, strict proof of Defendant's alleged negligence is demanded at trial. 6 The averments of this paragraph set forth a legal conclusion to which no responsive pleading is required. 7. Denied. It is denied that the acts of the Defendant in any way caused any dalnage to the Plaintifl~ or their possessions. By way of further answer, the averments of this paragraph tail to set forth the damages with any degree of specificity, and, being the case, strict proof of said damages are demanded at the time of trial. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Ace Moving and Storage, requests that Plaintiffs' Complaint be dismissed and judgment be entered in favor of the Defendant. NEW MATTER The Defendant, Ace Moving and Storage, by and through its counsel, Frederick W Alcaro, Esquire, hereby makes New Matter and avers as follows: 8 The averments set forth in DefEndant's Answers to Paragraphs 1 through 7 above, are incorporated herein by reference as though the same were more fully set forth at length 9 On or about June 14, 2000, Defendant, Ace Moving and Storage, entered into written Moving and Storage Contract with the Plaintiffs, to move certain of their personal household possessions into storage at Defendant's warehouse facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set forth in said agreement, which was marked Exhibit "A' and attached to Plaintiffs' Complaint. 10. The fbllowing paragraph appears on the face of the aforesaid contract: "INSURANCE Customer/Shipper, for and in consideration of the moving services to be provided by the Carrier and for other good and valuable consideration, for himself and his heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, does hereby release Carrier, its affiliates, employees, heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns from all liability or actions for damages for any reason whatsoever in excess of 30 cents per pound per article in case Customer sustains any loss or damage to his goods being moved by Carrier. Customer/Shipper is protected only up to but not exceeding 30 cents per pound per article. Such limitation of liability to 30 cents per pound per article is in accord with Chapter 31 of the Public Utility Commission Regulations. Customer has been given the opportunity to purchase insurance from Carrier for his articles to cover loss or damage to his goods in excess of the 30 cents per pound per article limitation. By signing this Release, Customer is waiving his/her opportunity to purchase insurance from Carrier unless Carrier receives written notice from Customer prior to the date of the packing of the moving or the move, which ever is earlier, informing Carrier that he/she wishes to purchase insurance. X s/s DANIEL G. THOMAS ,, 11. Plaintiff} DANIEL G. THOMAS, by signing the line below the above paragraph specifically acknowledged: (i) the 30 cent per pound per article limitation for damage to his possessions; (2) the opportunity to purchase insurance from the Defendant to cover any damage in excess of the 30 cent per pound per article limitation; and (3) and his waiver of the opportunity to purchase said additional insurance coverage from Defendant. 12. Assuming arguendo that Plaintiffs are able to prove at thai that certain of their possessions were damaged and that the damage was due to the negligence of Defendant, their recovery is limited to 30 cents per pound per article so damaged. WHEREFORE, the Defendant, Ace Moving and Storage. respectfully requests that Plaintiffs' Complaint be dismissed and judgment entered in favor of the Defendant. 590 Rutter Avenue Kingston, PA. 18704 (570) 288-7799 DANIEL G. THOMAS and SHARON THOMAS, his wife, Plaintiffs, VS. ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC., Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA No. 02-2383 Civil Term VERIFICATION I, FREDERICK W. ALCARO, ESQUIRE, verify that I am the.attorney for ACE MOVING AND STORAGE, Defbndant named in the within action; that I am authorized to make this verification on behalf of Ace Moving and Storage; and that the facts set forth in the foregoing Answer and New Matter are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, infbrmation and belief I understand that statements herein made are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa C.S.A Section 4904 re~J~lg-}~unsworn falsification to authorities ~ounsel tbr Defendant 590 Rutter Avenue Kingston, PA 18704 (570) 288-7799 DANIEL G. THOMAS and SHARON THOMAS, his wife, Plaintiffs, VS. ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC., Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA No. 02-2383 Civil Term CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, FREDERICK W. ALCARO, ESQUIRE, hereby certi~ that I forwarded a true and correct copy of Defendant's Answer and New Matter, relative to the above-captioned matter, via United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the following: Thomas E. Brenner, Esquire P.O. Box 1268. Harrisbnrg, p7~8 ~_, 590 Rutter Avenue Kingston, PA. 18704 (570) 288-7799 DATED: August 12, 2002 DANIEL G. THOMAS AND SHARON K. THOMAS Plaintiffs ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC. i Defendant · COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA No. 02-2383 PLAINTIFFS' REPLY TO NEW MATTER OF DEFENDANT ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC. AND NOW, come the Plaintiffs, by and through their attorneys, Goldberg, Katzman & Shipman, P.C., who state: o 9. 10. 11. necessary. 12. necessary. Denied. Admitted. The language of the document speaks for itself. Denied. This paragraph states a legal conclusion to which no response is Denied. This paragraph states a legal conclusion to which no response is WI~REFORE, Plaintiffs request that the New Matter of Defendant Ace Moving and Storage Co., Inc. be dismissed with prejudice and the relief granted as set forth in the Complaint. Date: ~7/~ ~/o :L-- GOLDBERG, KATZMAN & SHIPMAN, P.C omas E. Brenner, Esquire P.O. Box 1268 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1268 [717] 234-4161 Attorney I.D. No. 32085 Attorney for Plaintiffs CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I served a copy of the foregoing document upon the person(s) indicated below by depositing a copy of the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and addressed as follows: Frederick W. Alcaro, Esq. Alcaro & Maquire 590 Rutter Avenue Kingston, PA 18704 Date: 84127 GOLDBERG, KATZMAN & SHIPMAN, P.C. Thomas E. Brenner, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiffs VERIFICATION I, Thomas E. Brenner, Esquire, hereby acknowledge that I am the Attorney Daniel and Sharon Thomas, Plaintiffs herein; that I have read the foregoing Answer; and that the facts stated therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. This Verification is made pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1024(e) as the Verification of PlalnfiffWalsh cannot be obtained within the time allowed for the time of the pleading. I understand that any false statements herein are made subject to penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Thomas E. Brenner DANIEL G. THOMAS and SHARON THOMAS, his wife, Plaintiffs, VS. ACE MOVING AND STORAGE CO., INC., Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA No. 02-2383 Civil Term PRAECIPE TO DISCONTINUE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Kindly mark the above.d/actio~ed with Prejudice. THOMAS E. BRENNER. ESQUIRE Counsel for Plaintiffs. Daniel G Thomas and Sharon K. Thomas. his wife GOLDBERG. KATZMAN & SHIPMAN. P.C. P.O. Box 1268 Harrisburg. PA 17108-1268 I.D#: 32085 Date: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I served a copy of the foregoing document upon the person(s) indicated below by depositing a copy of the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and addressed as follows: Frederick W. Alcaro, Esquire Alcaro & Maquire 590 Rutter Avenue Kingston, PA 18704 Date: 1~/3-~/~)-~- GOLDBERG, KATZMAN & SHIPMAN, P.C. Thomas E. Brenner, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiffs