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Home My WebLink About94-03966 '" \ \ \ l ) /' I E:! ~I :11 0i ! I ! I , ~J -3 CJ, (Y)l , 1311\>nllu STEPHEN LOY and JENNY LOY, Plaintiffs IN THB COUllT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBBRLANDCOUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v, CIVIL ACTION. LAW 94- 3qf/>"CIVIL TERM BEEDLES FLOWERS and JESSB FREY, Defendanls JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PRABCIPB TO TIIB CUMBERLAND COUNTY PROmONOTARY: Please Issue wrll of summons againsl Defendanl Beedles Flowers, 306 Bast Garlleld Street, Ship(lCnsburg, PA 17257 and Derendanl Jesse Frey, c/o Beedles Flowers, 306 Bast Garlleld Slreet, Shlp(lCnsburg, PA 17257 in the above-calllioned action and forward same 10 Sheriff for selVice, MARTSON, DEARDORFF, WlWAMS & 0170 By George B, Scott A, land, Esquire Ten BaSI High Slrcel Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-3341 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Daled: July IS, 1994 , . Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland Stephen Loy and Jenny Loy Court 01 donunoll Pleas \'I, Beedles Flowers and Jesse Frey c/o Beedles Flower~ 306 East Garfield st Shippensburg PA 17257 No, ____.?_4.:_~?_~~___g!Y_H__'!'.!=!.t!'l_____ 19__.. III _ __..q 2-_Y g_ _'!~_t:. !~..t _': _ _~~J!_ _ on __ on __ __ Beedles Flowers and Jesse FreYI To _____________________________________________ You are hereby notified that . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !l_~!:! J2 ~.': ~_ _~ 9_~ _ _~ !I_I! _ ~ t!!l~ 'J.. _J._C? y_ _ __. __ _ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __________ m__ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.__ the Plain till s ha v~ommenced an action in m_~~_~~?P.~__:__ <:_~yA!._~~_~~_~~__:n~~_~m_m__m agalml you which you are required to defend or a delaull judgment may be entered against you. (SEAL) [late _____~~_!y__!_~!______________ 19__~_4 ,... ___._.._~!l_Iif.lW_'<t!__~_'__l'l.~J._litl F._ _ __n___.. :,' ProthiJ'Y Dy ---t- . -&A.!---iJ-~JJ.P..1~a-.- --..-00. . . I [lerul'/ , . 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Fink In The Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania No, 94-3966 Civil Term Summons in civil Action Law , ll~IU!Jalf}(16r Deputy Sheriff of CUIDerllll1d COWlty, Pennsylvania, who being duly B'iKlm according to IlJW, says, that he served the within SUllunons in Civil Action (,aw Deedles Flowers and upon Jesse Frev , the defendant, at p.M. \ilmI: I IIDST, on the 22 12,30 o'clock day of July , 19..2jat 306 E. Garfield St" Shippensburg Pennsylvania, by handing to Jesse Frey, Pefendan t and adult in charge, , CUnberland COWlty, accepted for needles Flowers a truo and attested copy of the Summons in civil Action Law and at the sarro t imc direct ing his attention to the contents thereof IIJ1d So answcrs I ~(i./ /~// 7 ,~"","':'.~r..,< 1 ~ II. Thol\as Kline, SheriCf by ~ /v12~ Deputy Sheriff the "Notice to Plead" endorsoo thereon, Sheriff's Costs. Pocketing Selvlce Affidavi t Surcharge 18.00 11.76 4.00 33.76 I'd, by Atty. 7-26-94 R....J111 1II~1 t;ubscr'ibcd to befm'o IIn Ihtn ,.:AJ'JI.. clay of -d'dy'- 1'J_.1Y A,IJ, l ~{.L..: Il/ -L~-74tJ.--_ II D Prothonotary STEPHEN B LOY nnd VIRGINIA L LOY, and AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMI'ANY, I'lainlills IN TIlE COUIlT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v, CIVIL ACTION -LAW NO. lJ4.J9hCl CIVIL TERM BEEDLES FLOWERS and JESSE FREY, Defendants JURY TRIAL DEMANDED COMIILAINT AND NOW, come the Plaintitls by and thrnugh their allorneys, MARTSON, DEAIlDORFF. WILLIAMS & OTTO do hercby avcr as fullmvs: I, Plaintitls, Stephen and Virginia Loy, arc husband and wife and arc adult individuals residing al203 Suulh Washington Slreet, Shippcnsburg. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17257. 2, l'lainlitls, Stellhen and Virginia Loy, are the rccord owners of certain real property localed at 203 South Washinglon Street, Shippcnsburg, Cumberland Counly, Pennsylvania 17257, 3, Plaintit1~ Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, is a corlloraticn practicing business in the Conunonwr.alth ofPcnnsylvania with a business mailing addrcss at 1', 0, Box 15046. Reading. Berks Cuunty, I'cnnsylvania 1%12-5046. 4, Delendant, Jesse Frey, is IIn adult individunl residing at 202 South Queen Streel, Shippensburg, Cumberland Counly, Pennsylvania 17257, 5, Defendant, needlcs Flowers. is a busincss enlily located at J06 East Gartleld Streel, Shippensburg, Cumbcrland County, Pennsylvania 17257, 6. Al all times relevanl hereto. Delendant Frey was II part owner, agent. servant, andlor cmpluyee of Defendant needles Flowcrs and was acting in thc scupe uf such agcncy andlor employment, 7, On or about July 21, 11)1)2, Delendalll Frey, ill 1111 ctlilrlto hurn wecds, stllrted a I1re in II10clltion dircctly behind IIgreenhousc owned and operatcd by needlcs F1uwcrs, Il, Delendant Frey lailed tu conll'l1l thc I1rc which spread to the grccnhousc and ultimalely caused prnllerty dllmllge to thc IIlbrcsald homc owned by Pllllntltl's Mr and Mrs, Loy, <) As a direct 11m! plllximllle result of the fire sll1l1ed by Defcndant Frey, the huilding uwned by l'laintill's Mr and Mrs toy suslllined damages inlhe IImmll1t of $2,1 32,() I, 10. Said building was insured Ihr plllperty damage under II policy ufinsurance issued by I'laintilr Actna Casualty and Surety Compllny. II. I'laintill' Aetno hilS incurred damages in the IImounl uf $2,032,61 as a direct and proximate result oflhe alhresaid fhe, 12 Plaintil1's, Stephen IInd Virginia Loy have incurred damages in Ihe amounl of $100.00 as a direct and proximllte result of the IIfnresaid lire COUNT I - STRICT LIABILITY PLAINTIFFS STEI'HEN AND VIRGINIA LOY. AND AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY v DEFENDANTS JESSE FREY AND BEEDLES FLOWERS 13, Paragraph I through 12 of this Complaint are incorporated herein by reference, 14, Defendant Frey did openly burn or was responsible for the burning of the weeds localed on property uwned by Defendllnt Beedles Flowers, I S. The upenllllllling of weeds in dose proximily to Plaintifi's' aforementioned residence is IIn abnurmally dangerous activity, I (), As a direct IInd proximale result of the IIforesaid abnurmally dangerous activity, Plaintill's sustained damages in the totlll amount uf$2, 132,61. WHEREFORE, Plaintill's demllnd judgment againsl Defendants jointly and severally in an amount of $2,132,61 plus all interest and costs allowed lhereon by law, Said amounl does exceed the 10cIII arbitration limit, COUNT 11 - NEGLIGENCE PLAINTIFFS STEPHEN AND VIRGINIA LOY. AND AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY v, DEFENDANTS JESSE FREY AND BEEDI.ES FLOWERS 17, Paragraphs I through 16 of this Complaint arc incorporllled herein by reference, I H The damage to the IIthresllid building owned by Plaintill's Stephen and Virginia Loy was Ihe direct IInd Plllximate result of the negligence, recklessness IInd cllrclessness of Delcndant Jesse Frey inlhllt (II) Dctcndllnl Jesse Frey failed to use rellsunllble care in selecting a lucllliun to stllrt II lire, IInd once starting IIlhe, inllrevenling its sprelld; (b) propcrty; Delendnnt Frcy set a t1rc un Innd dlreclly ndjncent to I'lninlill's (c) Delendnnt Frcy permlltcd lhc fhe to escnpe thlll1 his conlrolnnd sllrend 10 I'lnintill's' ndjncent prnpel1y; (d) Detendnnt Frey stnl1cd n tirc without tnking rensonnble nnd nccessnry precaulions both bcfine lighting the t1re and alnll tillles IhcrcnHer tu prcvenl Its cscapc nnd spread to I'lalntill's' adjacent propcrty; (e) Delendnnt Frey built a t1re upon land without clearing lhc ground inl1llcdiatcly nrnund it; (t) Delendant Frcy failed to continc snid tire within n l1oncombustlble conlainer; (g) Dctendnnt Frcy stnncd n tire that uccasioned dnlllngc 10 the I'lalnlilfs' building; (h) Dctendant Frcy slarted a tire in a location 100 c10sc to a building; (I) Dcfcndant Frey failcd 10 exercisc reasonable carc in the burning ofa t1re undcr lhc circumstanccs present on the date in qucstion; (j) Defendant tailcd to usc rcasonable care in cXlinguishing lhc t1re he start cd; (k) Defcndanl tailcd to alnl'lll thc approllriate aUlhoritics in a limcly fashion; (I) Dcfcndanl slarted n t1rc in violation of statc and lucal law8 and ordinances; (m) Burning a tirc wns Ihc Iypc of conduct likely to crcate a peculiar risk of physical harmluothcrs unlcss specinl precautions wcre lakcn; (n) Thc bUll1ing ofn tirc was thc typc o I' conduct which involved n special danger 10 othcrs and thnt such spccial dnngcr was inhercnt in or normal lu lhis tYllc of nctivity; (0) Burning a thc wns Inherclllly and/or Intrinsically dnngerous; (p) Burning n t1rc rcqulred constnnt altentlon, skillllllmanagclllent and lhe utmost carc; (q) Burning a nre involved nn nbnol'll1l\lIy dnngcrnus Ilctivity; nnd ti " i~ (r) Burning n fire was likely tll cause a lrespass upllnlhc Innd IIfnnlllher IIr crelllc n Ilublic nr pdvlIlc nuislInce II), Wilh lhe IIlill'esaid knllwledge, l>clcndnnl Jcssc Frey stnrted lhc fire III issue 20, Thc ntineslIid fire sprcnd tu l'lainlifls' ndjllcenl prllperty IInd cnused damnge lu l'lainlifl's' building liS a directllnd plllKimale rcsult IIfl>clcndant Frey's: (a) Failure III exercise reasunablc carc tu lakc sllccial precautillns 10 prevenlthe pcculiar risks which werc invlllved in burning II fire; (b) Failure III tnke reasonablc precllutillns agninst 1111 special dangers inherenlln and nlll'lIlIIllII burning a I1re; (c) Failurc III keep cllnstant altentiun, skilllilllllllnagelllcnt and the ullllosl carc whilc burning a the, IInd (d) Failurc In eKtinguish Ihc subject I1rc cntirely and prollerly and prcvcnl illhllll sllreading to ndjacentprllpcrty, 21, As a direct and proximatc result of Ihe afnresaid ncgligence, I'lainlilfs suslaincd damages in lhc lutal alllllunt of $2,132,61, WHEIlEFORE, I'lninlilfs demand judgmenl agninsl Dcfcndnnts jointly nnd scverally in an amuunl or $2,13261 III us nil inlcrcsl and costs allowed thereun by law, Said amounl docs exceed the lucal arbhralionlil11il, MARTSON, DEAIlDORFF, WILLIAMS & OTTO By Oe Auorncys for I'lainlilfs Dolc: SCIlICl1lbllr.J1. 1995 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hcreby certifY lhat a copy of the foregoing Complaint was served lhls dale by depositing samc lnlhc I)osl Onlcc at Carlisle, I' A, f1rsl class mall, pllStllgC prepaid, addrcsscd liS fbllows: Beedles Flowcrs 306 EIISI Gartleld Slreet Shlpllcnsburg, I'A 17257 Jesse Frey 202 South Queen Slreet Sh11lllcnsburg, PA 17257 EARDORFF, WILLIAMS & OTTO .~ Attorneys for I'lalnliffs Daled: Seplember.J1. 199$ - CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certifY lhal a COllY oflhe foregoing Praccille was selVed this dale by depositing same In the Posl Office at Carlisle, P A, flrsl class mail, poslage Ilrellald, addressed as follows: Arnold C, Josellh, Esquire COZEN AND O'CONNOR 1900 Markel Slreel Philadelphia, PAl 9103 MARTSON, DEARDORFF, WILLIAMS & OTTO By OeD . aller, r., Ten Easl High Slreel Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243.3341 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Daled: November 29, 1995