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ROBIN WEBBER and
TERRY WEBBER, her husband,
PLAINTIFFS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO. q+ - !fp1Y ~L.JlIVvY'-'
vs.
WEIS MARKETS, INC.,
DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT
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
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
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HELP.
THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL
Court Administrator
Fourth Floor
Cumberland County Courthouse
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-6200
AND NOW, come the Plainti.ffs, Robin Webber and Terry
Webber, by their attorneys, Buzgon, Davis, Reed, Charles, Huber &
Coyle, Ltd., and file the within Complaint, averring as follows:
1. Plaintiff, Robin Webber, is an adult individual who
resides at 402 West Crestwood Drive, Apartment AB, Camp Hill,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17011.
2. plaintiff, Terry Webber, is an adult individual who
resides at 402 West Crestwood Drive, Apartment AB, Camp Hill,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17011.
3. At all times material to this action, Plaintiff
Terry Webber was and is married to Plaintiff Robin Webber.
4. Defendant, Weis Markets, Inc., is a Pennsylvania
corporation with its principal place of business located at 1000
South 2nd Street, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania,
17B01.
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5. Defendant owns and operates a grocery store located
at 431 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, CUmberland County,
Pennsylvania.
6. On May 30, 1992, at approximately 4:00 P.M.,
Plaintiff, Robin Webber, entered the Defendant's grocery store
located at 431 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, for the
purpose of purchasing vegetables.
7. At the aforesaid date and time, Plaintiff wall
walking in the Defendant's grocery store at the produce department
when she was caused to slip and fall as a result of a slippery
and/or dangerous condition of the grocery store floor.
8. The slippery and/or dangerous condition of the
grocery store floor was caused by the negligence, carelessness
and/or recklessness of the Defendant; said negligence, carelessness
and/or recklessness consisting, inter alia, of the following:
(a) Allowing the floor of the grocery store
to remain in a wet, slippery and/or
dangerous condition;
(b) Failing to warn individuals such as the
Plaintiff of the wet, slippery and/or
dangerous condition of the grocery store
floor;
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(c) Failing to adequately warn individuals
such as the Plaintiff of the wet,
slippery and/or dangerous condition of
this floor;
(d) Failing to adequately warn individuals
such as the Plaintiff of the aforesaid
wet, slippery and/or dangerous condition
during the entire duration thereof;
(e) Failing to insure warnings were not
removed until this wet, slippery and/or
dangerous condition had abated;
(f) Failing to remedy a known wet, slippery
and/or dangerous condition;
(g) Causing this wet, slippery and/or
dangerous condition to come into
existence;
(h) Failing to discover the wet, slippery
and/or dangerous condition;
(i) Failing to use due care under the
circumstances then and there existing;
(j) Otherwise failing to use due care as
discovery may reveal.
COUNT ONE - PLAINTIPP. ROBIN WEBBER v. DEFENDANT
9. The averments of Paragraphs 1 through 8 are
incorporated herein by reference as if textually set forth at
length.
10. Solely as a result of the negligence and
carelessness of the Defendant, Plaintiff, Robin Webber, was caused
to suffer the foll?wing injuries:
(a) severe fracture of the right patella; and
(b) palpitations and shortness of breath resulting from
pain medication prescribed for the fractured patella.
11. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff has
been caused and will in the future be caused to undergo physical
pain, suffering, aggravation, inconvenience, mortification,
embarrassment and mental anguish, for which she is entitled to
remuneration.
12. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff has
in the past and will in the future accumulate reasonable and
necessary expenses for medical services and therapeutic treatments,
for which she is entitled to remuneration.
13. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff has
in the past and will in the future be forced to incur expenses for
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transportation to and from her medical providers, for which she is
entitled to remuneration.
14. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff has
sustained a loss of earnings and may in the future sustain a loss
of earning capacity, for which she is entitled to remuneration.
15. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff has
sustained a permanent diminution in her ability to enjoy life and
life's pleasures, for which she is entitled to remuneration.
16. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff has
suffered medically determinable physical impairment which has in
the past and may in the future prevent her from performing many of
the material acts and duties which constitute her usual and daily
activities, for which she is entitled to remuneration.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Robin Webber, demands judgment of
and from the Defendant, Weis Markets, Inc., in an amount in excess
of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,OOO) together with delay
damages, interest and costs of suit.
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COUN'l' TWO - PLAINTIFF, TERRY WEBBBR v, DBFENDANT
17. The averments of Paragraphs 1 through 16 are
incorporated herein by reference as if textually set forth at
length.
18. Solely as a result of the negligence of the
Defendant aforesaid, Plaintiff, Terry Webber, has been deprived of
the aid, comfort, society and companionship of his wife in the past
and will continue to suffer such loss in the future, for which he
is entitled to remuneration for his loss of consortium.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Terry Webber, demands judgment of
and from the Defendant, Weis Markets, Inc., in an amount in excess
of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) together with delay
damages, interest and costs of suit.
BUZGON, DAVIS, REED, CHARLES, HUBER & COYLE, LTD.
BY:
O-.A W CL/
Bradford H. Charles, Esquire
Attorney I.D. #34346
525 South Eighth Street
Post Office Box 49
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 274-1421
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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VERIFICATION
I, ROBIN WEBBER, do hereby verify that I am the
Plaintiff in the within action, and that the facts set forth in
the foregoing COMPLAINT are true and cor:ect to the best of my
knowledge, information and belief.
I understand that false
statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18
Pa.C.S.A. Section 4904 relating to unsworn falsifications to
authorities.
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ROBIN WEBBER
Dated: O:d-dl9 -9'Y
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VBRIFICATION
I, TERRY WEBBER, do hereby verify that I am the
Plaintiff in the within action, and 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 false
statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18
Pa.C. S .A. Section 4904 relating to unsworn falsifications to
authorities.
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PR..~TPB rtR ~ oe APPBARANCB
ROBIN WEBBER and TERRY
IN 'l'IIB CXXlRT oe ~ PLEAS
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CIVIL AC.rICIl LAW
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WEBBER, her husband
VB.
WEIS MARKETS, INC.
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SAID <XXRl'!:
SIR, Please enter the Bll"""'rance
of Buzgon, Davis, Reed, OIarles, Huber, & Coyle, Ltd., whoee address is 525
South Eighth Street, P.O. Box 49, Lebana1, Pemsylvania, 17042, as attorneys
f~ Robin Webber and Terry Webber
the Plaintiffs
in the above-capticned case.
BllZCX'N, DA.VI5, REED, CBARLBS, BDBm
& 0Jla.E, LTD.
DATED:
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BY:
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BRADI!'QU) 8. CBARLBS, ESQ.
Attorney I.D. '34346
717/274-1421
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SHERIFF'S RETURN
CCMlONWEAL1H OF PENNSYLVANIA.
COUNTY OF ClM3ERLAND
In the court of o:mmon pleas of
euwerlam County, Pennsylvania
N:>. 94-1672 Civil Term
c:arplaint in Civil Action Law
am N:>tice
Robin Webber am Terry Webber, Her husbaId
VS
Wais M3rkets, Inc.
I10nald HarPer
, ~ Deputy Sheriff of
Cunberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says,
that he served the within Conplaint in Civil Action Law 1In:l N:>tice
upon ~i B ~.arkets. In::.
, the defendant. at
11:15
o'clock
1994 at
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A.M. mIlot EDST, on the
7th
April
day of
411 North 21st Street, CalTp Hill
,
Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania. by handing to Dave Sheriff, Manager of the deferxIant Weis M3rkets, Inc.
a true and attested copy of the Conplaint in Civil J\ction law aOO N:>tice
and at the same time directing
his
attention to the contents thereof and
the "Notice to Plead" endorsed thereon.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Service
Affidavit
Surcharge
So answers:
f!"~ S:JOt:.1~
R. Thomas Kline, Sheriff
14.00
8.40
2.00
24.40 Pd. by Atty.
4-11-94
by d~/~~/
,,7 Deputy Sherif?'
Sworn and subscribed to before me
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Pro~tary
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PRAECIPE .'
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IN THE COURT, OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL ACTION LAW OF
CUMBERLANDCOUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 94-1672 19
RnRTN W~RR~R Ann ~~RRV
WEBBER, Her Husband
WEIS MARKETS, INC.
TO THE PROT~ONOTARY:
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SETTLE & DISCOllTINUE
SATISFY
DATE: May 16, 1994
13-414 CA../
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
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Bradford ~. Charles, Esq.
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