HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-3727COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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NOTICE OF APPEAL
FROM
DISTRICT JUSTICE JUDGMENT
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NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is given that the appellant has filed in the above Court of Common Pleas an appeal from the judgment rendered by the
District Justice on the date and in the case mentioned below.
NAME OF APPELLANT I MAG. DIST. NO. OR NAME OF e.J.
Tanya Jenkins I 09-3-04
ADDRESS OF APPELLANT CITY ~. STATE ZIP CODE
8 Flowers I~ive Necha~icsbu~g PA 17055
DATE OF JUDGMENT I IN THE CASE OF (PLAINTIFF)
7/23/02 I Tanya Jenkins
CLAIM NO,
CV YEAR 000028!-02
LT YEAR
This block will be signed ONLY when this notation is required under PA.
R.C.P.J.P. No. 1008B.
This notice of Appeal, when received by the District Justice, will operate as
A SUPERSEDEAS to the Judgment for possession in this case.
VS.
(DEFENDANT)
Ye Olde Ale House, Inc., et al.
SIGNATUREO ORHI ATrORNEYG AGENT
v fnr A__n!~llant
If appellant was Claimant (see PA R.C.P.J.P.
No. 1001(6)) in action before district Justice, he
MUST FILE A COMPLAINT within twenty (20)
days after filing his NOTICE of APPEAL.
PRAECIPE TO ENTER RULE TO FILE COMPLAINT AND RULE TO FILE
(This sectioD of form to be used ONLY wheR appellant was DEFENDANT (see PA R.C.P.J.P. No. 1001(7) in action before District Justice.
IF NOT USED, detach from copy of notice of appeal to be served upon appellee.
PRAECIPE: To Prothonotary
Enter rule upon
_, appellee(s), to file a complaint in this appeal
Name of appellee(s)
(Common Pleas No.
) within twenty (20) days after service o! rule or suffer entry of judgment of non pros.
Signature of appellant or his attorney or agent
RULE: To
Name of appellee(s)
, appellee(s)
(1) You are notified that a rule is hereby entered upon you to file a complaint in this appeal within twenty(20) days
after the date of service of this rule upon you by personal service or by certified or registered mail.
(2) If you do not file a complaint within this time, a JUDGMENT OF NON PROS WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
UPON PRAEClPE.
(3) The date of service of this rule if service was by mail is the date of the mailing.
Date:
_, Year
Signature of Prothonotary or Deputy
White - Prothonotary Copy
Green - Court File Copy
Yellow - Appelant's Copy
Pink - Appellee Copy
Gold - D. J; Copy
Proth.- 76
PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPEAL AND RULE TO FILE COMPLAINT
(This proof of service MUST BE FILED WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER filing the notice of appeal. Check applicable boxes)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF
; ss
AFFIDAVIT: I hereby swear or affirm that I served
I~la copy of the Notice of Appeal, Common Pleas No. , upon the District Justice designated therein on
(date of service) , year , [] by personal service [] by (certified) (registered) mail, sender's
receipt attached hereto, and upon the appellee. (name ....... on
, year_ , [] by personal service [] by (certified) (registered) mail, sender's receipt attached hereto.
[] and further that I served the Rule to File a Complaint accompanying the above Notice of Appeal upon the appellee(s) to
whom the Rule was addressed on .... year [] by personal service [] by (certified) (registered)
mail, sender's receipt attached hereto.
SWORN (AFFIRMED) AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME
THIS DAY OF , YEAR
My commission expires on
,year
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF:
Mag Dis1 No,:
09-3-04
DJ Name: HOn.
~'~'~": 104 S. SPORTZNG HTLL RD.
MECHANICSBURG, PA
(717) 761-8230 17050
TANYA O *sNKINS
8 FLOWERS DR.
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT/TRANSCRIPT
CIVIL CASE
PLAINTIFF: N~ME en~ ADDRESS
~ ~z~KINS, TANYA -~
8 FLOWSKS DR.
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050
VS.
DEFENDANT: NAME and AODRESS
UJACK & LOUISE ~CH OWN YE OLD ALE~,
5002 CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICSBUltG, PA 17050
/
Docket No.: CV- 0000281-02
Date F led: 6/03/02
TIllS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT:
Judgment:
~1 Judgment was entered for: (Name)
~'] Judgment was entered against: (Name)
FOR D~F~N-DAN~
in the amount of $ .00 on:
[--~ Defendants are jointly and severally liable.
[~ Damages will be assessed on:
~--] This case dismissed without prejudice.
~'~ Amount of Judgment Subject to
Attachment/Act 5 of 1996 $.
r~ Levy is stayed for days or [] generally stayed.
r--~ Objection to levy has been filed and hearing will be held:
(Date of Judgment)
(Date & Time)
Amount of Judgment
Judgment Costs
Interest on Judgment
Attorney Fees
Total
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
Post Judgment Credits
Post Judgment Costs $.
Certified Judgment Total $.
Date: Place:
Time:
ANY PARTY HAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT BY FILING A NOTICE
OF APPEAL WITH THE PROTHONOTARY/CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CIVIL DIVISION. YOU
-~/2 ~Date ~ ~"~/,'. :~e-.~ "~', District JustiCe
"1; CodifY that/: this is;true aJco;rbc;'c°PY-°f t~.e.5~lcord of't}{2j~c'/eedll~s containing the judgment.
h' ~JV'~ ~C' Lt' E~7-~/~V ' D,st'ri~t Justice I
My commission expires first Monday of January. 2004 SEAL
AOPC 315-99
TANYA JENKINS,
Plaintiff
YE OLDE ALE HOUSE, INC.,
JACK HENCH, INC. and
JACK & LOUISE HENCH,
Defendants
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
: NO. 02-3727 CIVIL TERM
.
COMPLAINT
AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, Tanya Jenkins, by her attomey, William A. Addams, of
Hanft & Knight, P.C., and makes the following Complaint:
1. The Plaintiff is Tanya Jenkins, an adult individual residing at 8 Flowers Drive,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055.
2. Defendant Ye Olde Ale House, Inc. is a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with its offices and principal place of business at
5002 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17050.
3. Defendant Jack Hench, Inc. is a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with its offices and principal place of business at 5002
Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050.
4. Defendants Jack & Louise Hench are adult individuals operating a place of
business at 5002 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050.
5. Defendant Ye Olde Ale House, Inc. owns and maintains a business by the same
name at 5002 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050.
6. In the alternative, Defendant Jack Hench, Inc. owns and operates Ye Olde Ale
House.
House.
8.
In the alternative, Defendants Jack & Louise Hench own and operate Ye Olde Ale
The Plaintiff is the owner of a 1997 Honda Civic which, at about 1:00 a.m. on
April 6, 2002 was parked near the front door of Ye Olde Ale House while she was a patron
inside.
9. At said time and place the Defendant's bouncer forcefully ejected another patron
and negligently, recklessly and carelessly threw or pushed the patron into the Plaintiff's
automobile causing the damages hereinafter set forth.
10. The Defendant is vicariously liable for the negligence, recklessness and
carelessness of the bouncer, who was acting in the course and scope of his employment at the
time of the incident.
11. As a result of the negligence, recklessness and carelessness of the Defendant, the
Plaintiff' s vehicle sustained damage in the amount of $1,018.06, and she anticipates incurring
expense of $100.00 for loss of use while her vehicle is undergoing repairs.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff demands judgment against the Defendant in the amount of
$1,118.06 plus interest and costs of suit, an amount within the jurisdiction of arbitration under
the local rules of court.
HANFT & KNIGHT, P.C.
By:.
William f~.. Addams
Attorney I.D. No. 06265
19 Brookwood Avenue, Suite 106
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 249-5373
Attorney for Plaintiff
VERIFICATION
Tanya Jenkins hereby verifies that the facts set forth in the foregoing Complaint are tree
and correct to the best of her knowledge, information and belief, and understands that false
statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. {}4904 relating to unsworn
falsifications to authorities.
DATE:
_CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
AND NOW, this 9th day of August, 2002, I, Mary M. Price, an employee of Hanfi &
Knight, P.C., hereby certify that I have served copies of the Complaint by mailing the same by
United States mail, postage prepaid, to:
Ye Olde Ale House, Inc.
Jack Hench, Inc.
Jack & Louise Hench
all at
5002 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
F:~FILES~DATAF[LE~STATE.DOC~76.pn[ l/air
Created: 10/04/00 01:54:03 pM
Revised: 08/16/0209:14:01 AM
755076
TANYA JENKINS,
Plaintiff
YE OLDE ALE HOUSE, INC.,
JACK HENCH, INC., AND
JACK & LOUISE HENCH,
Defendants
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 02-3727
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
PRAECIPE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Please enter the appearance ofMARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO on behalf
of the Defendants.
MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO
· K. Deardorff, Esquire u~t
I.D. # 17837
Ten East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-3341
Attorney for Defendants
Dated: August 16, 2002
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Ami J. Thumma, an authorized agent ofMartson DeardorffWilliams & Otto, hereby certify
that a copy of the foregoing Praecipe was served this date by depositing same in the Post Office at
Carlisle, PA, first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
William A. Addams, Esquire
HANFT & KNIGHT, P.C.
19 Brookwood Avenue
Suite 106
Carlisle, PA 17013
MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO
By C~t~~ %? ~c~]~
A~i J.-Zh~a '
Ten East Hi~ S~eet
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-3341
Dated: August 16, 2002
TANYA JENKINS,
Plaintiff
YE OLDE ALE HOUSE, INC.,
JACK HENCH, INC., AND
JACK & LOUISE HENCH,
Defendants
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 02-3727
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
DEFENDANTS' ANSWER WITH NEW MATTER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT
TO: TANYA JENKINS, Plaintiff, and her attorney, Willaim A. Addams, Esquire
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE ENCLOSED
NEW MATTER WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS FROM SERVICE HEREOF OR A JUDGMENT
MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU.
1-2. Admitted.
3-4. Denied as stated. To the contrary, Ye Olde Ale House, Inc., operates the business by
the same name at 5002 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050.
5. Admitted.
6-7. Denied as stated.
8. Admitted.
9. Denied as stated. It is denied that Defendant's bouncer forcefully ejected another
patron from the Defendants' business. To the contrary, Defendants do not employ a bouncer. It is
believed that the patron got into an altercation with Defendants' employee, who was off duty at the
time. It is denied that an employee of the Defendants' negligently, recklessly, or carelessly threw
or pushed the patron into Plaintiff's automobile. Proof thereof is demanded.
10. Denied as stated. The answer to paragraph nine is incorporated herein by reference.
11. Denied as stated. Proof thereof is demanded.
WHEREFORE, Defendants demand judgment in their favor against Plaintiff.
NEW MATTER
12. The altercation was between a patron and an employee of the Defendants, who
was off duty at the time.
13. Plaintiff's Complaint fails to state a cause of action.
14. Plaintiffhas failed to mitigate her damages.
WHEREFORE, Defendants demand judgment in their favor against Plaintiff.
MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO
I.D. # 17837
Ten East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-3341
Attomey for Defendants
VERII:ICATION
The foregoing Defendants' Answer with New Matter to Plaintiff's Complaint is based upon
information which has been gathered by my counsel in the preparation of the lawsuit. The language
of the document is that of counsel and not my own. I have read the document and to the extent that
it is based upon information which I have given to my counsel, it is tree and correct to the best of
my knowledge, information and belief. To the extent that the content of the document is that of
counsel, I have relied upon counsel in making this verification.
This statement and verification are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section 4904
relating to unswom falsification to authorities, which provides that if I make knowingly false
averments, I may be subject to criminal penalties.
who is the
at Ye Olde Ale'~ohse, Ir~c7
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Ami J. Thumma, an authorized agent ofMartson DeardorffWilliams & Otto, hereby certify
that a copy of the foregoing Defendants' Answer with New Matter to Plaintiff's Complaint was
served this date by depositing same in the Post Office at Carlisle, PA, first class mail, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:
William A. Addams, Esquire
HANFT & KNIGHT, P.C.
19 Brookwood Avenue
Suite 106
Carlisle, PA 17013
MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO
'-A/hi J. Thu~flna-
Ten East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-3341
TANYA JENKINS,
Plaintiff
YE OLDE ALE HOUSE, INC.,
JACK HENCH, INC. and
JACK & LOUISE HENCH,
Defendants
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
:
: NO. 02-3727 CIVIL TERM
REPLY
AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, Tanya Jenkins, by her attomey, William A. Addams, of
Hanft & Knight, P.C., and makes the following Reply to the Defendants' Answer with New
Matter:
12. After reasonable investigation, the Plaintiff is without knowledge sufficient to
form a belief as to the troth of the averment and the same is therefore denied.
13. The conclusion of law is denied.
14. The conclusion of law is denied.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffrequests the New Matter be dismissed.
HANFT & KNIGHT, P.C.
By: ~
William A. Addams
Attorney I.D. No. 06265
19 Brookwood Avenue, Suite 106
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 249-5373
Attorney for Plaintiff
F:\U~er Fold~r~Firm Docs\WAA~2801. BReply.wpd
VERIFICATION
Tanya Jenkins hereby verifies that the facts set forth in the foregoing Reply are true and
correct to the best of her knowledge, information and belief, and understands that false
statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 relating to unswom
falsifications to authorities.
TANYA JENKINS,
Plaintiff
Ve
YE OLD ALE HOUSE, INC., JACK HENCH, INC.,
and JACK & LOUISE HENCH,
D~fendants
IN THE COURT OF COHHON PLEAS OF
C~?18£RLAN~ COUNTY, PENNSTLVANIA'
NO.02-3727 CIVIL ~
RIFLE 1312-1. The Petition for Appointment of Arbitrators shall be substantially
in the following form:
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS
TO THE HONORABLE. THE JUDCES OF SAID COURT:
Daniel K. Deardorff , counsel for the~defendant in
the above action (or actions), respectfully represents that:
1. The above-captioned action (or actions) is (are) a~ issue.
2. The claim of the plaintiff in the action'is $ 1,118.06
The counterclaim of the defendant in the action is
The following attorneys are interested in the case(s) as counsel or are other-
wise disqualified to sit as arbitrators: MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO
and HANFT & KNIGHT, P.C.
WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays your Honorable Court to appoint three (3)
arbitrators to whom the case shall be submitted.
Respectfully sub_~itte~,
pRDER OF COURT
AND NOW, ~~~ , l~O~,in consideration of the
foregoing petition, _.~-c~/J Esq.,
Esq., and. j ,Esq., are appointed arbitrators in the
above-captioned action (or actions) as prayed for.
By the Court
P.J.
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In The Court of Common Pleas of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
7
OATH
We do solemnly swear (or affirm) thag we will supporT, obey and defend
the Constitution of the United S~ates and the Consti~ie~ of ~his Co.on-
wealth a~d ~hat we will discharge the duties~f our o~fi~ with fidelity.
We, the ~dersi~ed arbitrators, having been duly appointed and swo~
(or affixed), ~ke =he foiling award:
(Note: If d~ges for delay are awarded, they shall be
separately stated.)
· Arbitrator, dissentS.
applicable.)
Date of Hearing:
Date of Award:
(Insert name if
Chairman
NOTICE OF ENTRY OF AWARD
the above
Arbitrators com~e~ati~n t~ be
paid upon appeal:
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