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M^RTIN J. EDW^IU>S
I>EIU~^ L. BDW ^RDS,
JlllllntllT
IN TI II! COllIn OF COMMON I'LE^S OF
Cl1Mllm~L^ND COUNTY, I'ENNSYI.V^NI^
v.
CIVIL ^CTION - L^ W
IlItY ^N D. WB^RY,
Dcfl:ndllnt
NO. 9S.004 I CIVIL TERM
^NL) NOW, thb "l1\day of Murch. 2000, upon conslderllllon ortho Pel II Ion To
l{eo!lC1I Cllse, med by 1'llllnlilTs, It I. ordered Ihal
( I ) A rule Is Issued UpOIl J)elendllllllo show cause, If lIny It has, why Illlllnlllli are not
entitled to the relief requested;
(2) I>efendant shllllllle an answer 10 the motion within 21 days of tho date or Ihls
lIrder:
(3) The Mollon shall be lkdded under 111\. ItC.II. 206.7:
(4) Depositions shall bo tmnrh:ted whhln 49 dllY' orthl. dalel
m ArilunlCllt shall be held un friday, JUliO lti, 2000, at 1:30 p,m., In COIlttf(lOm No.
I, "umberland Coullty (,'uurlh(IUlle, Cnrllsle. Ilennlylvlmla: nnd
(6) NlIllce ufthe cntl')' ofthlsllrder ,hall be prlwlded tn Defelldant by th. 111.lntl"'.
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MARTIN J. EDWARDS and
I>EnRA L. COWARDS, hil wife
Plalnlllli
IN TIIB COURT OF COMMON PlUAS Of'
CUMIU!RI.AND COUNTY, P[!NNSYLVANIA
v.
NO. 9$.41 CIVil. TllRM
IlIn'AN D. WIlARY,
Defendanl
JURY TRIAl. DEMANDBD
m:FENP,o\NT'S lum:..' IN OI'I'OSI1'ION
TO 1.I.AIN.r.......S. PETI1'ION TO ItF.-OPEN JVDG~":N'[
l'lalnltlli' Complalnl was n1cd 011 or aboul Jalluary 20, 199$. The Complalnl allellOllhal
the Defendanl did nol construcl a safe alld l\mcllollal masonry llrc place pur.lIl1nllo a verbal conlracl
with Ihe l'lalnlllli.
Dcfendanl" Answer wa. n1ed on March 9, 199$ .ntllhe CalC wa'lhclllillell for .tbllralion.
On June 9, 19()', Ihe IIonorablo IIarold E. Sheely, P.J..lllued an Order polnltnll Sleven L1p.on In
place o(lhe l,revtouI Chatmlan oflhe arbllrallon panel, Taylor P. Amlrcwl. An arbHralion hellfinll
was ",/VI:r helll ami over Ihree year. laler, Ihe cue wal purlled punulnllo Pa Rule o( Judicial
Admlnl'lrallon 1901 on (klober n 1998. Approximately 16 monlhllater. on February ~" 20()()
Ihe 1'lainUIli 01.. Petillon 10 Ito-open Iho ClI... In Ihal petillon, It appear'lhal Plainlllli allcllc Ihoy
Ictamed o( Ih. dltmlasal for Ih. nralllrno on February II, 2000 lI/l1J Ihen w.Hellan additlollallwo
wceb 10 1lI.lho!r J'lClition.
Oo(endillll ha. lllod II. te.ponte 10 Ih.f'otillan 10 n:.open Ih. JUllllmenl ofNan.ptal amIlhe
('ourt hA. fChedulO\J arllument for Frld.iY. Jung 16. 20()() III I :)() rm.
lh. Court Intlicalod Ihllllh. l1l4ltlOIl .hall bo docld4'll ufld~r 1'1. It.C,I'. 206.7 and Ihal
tltp(I.Ulolll Ihall bo !:ompl.led by Ih. dill. uflh. atllum.nl. No deplllWoll hl\" be.n eOMlI,IfIl by
cUh.r 1'iU1)'.
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I "v. Ih. 'lI,ill\i[[. 'llllbliahfllIYfIl,j,ml (41:1. \(1 .nllllq lh.m w ,.U.f fwm 1M Judl'tlfnl u(
rwn'proa whkh~.. .nleroll Oil (h;kiber 27, "J')I'"
1:\J,m.i~.tNIJ
'I hf IN(e/lt',,"1 hila alwwn , ,eil""'ilhl4fl "",ill (or Ih\! MldY (r.'m lhtl .nlt1' of lilt Orikl em
(~W"Vf n, jll'l~ UlmllhlJ lllilllll!flhelr ('eliU4111l!1\ hhrYlU'~ H. 100'1
l'ennlylvanla law clearly provldellhal"beforo a pellllonlo open ajudllmenl of non. pro I may
be Ilrlll1ted, Ihreo faclon mUll be prelenl: I. Ihe movlnll party mUll promptly Ole Iho requesl for
reller. 2.lhe mOI'lnll party musl prClvenl a realonable Clxplanalion or excuse for Iho defaull or delay
lhat preclpllaled Ihe non.pro.; IInd 3. the moving party l11usl eltablllh Ihallhere are .uffielenl facti
10 support Iho parth:. cause oflltllon. Sil111110nl v. Luallen, 738 A.2d 1018, 1021 (I'a. Super, 1999),
(hereby attached aallxhiblt "A"). Seo also 8 Ooodrlch AmRan2d . 305I(b): I, (hereby attached al
Exhibll "U").
For purpo.ea of arllumenl, Defendanlll wlllinlllO conceive Ihal Plaintiff nClver received
1I0liRcallonlhallhlscaae wal on Iho purllo 1111. 1I0wevcr, ovonlflhal facl ilaccepled,lho l'lalnllffl,
UI Ihe party re.ponliblo for purlulnlllhl. litlllallonllllowed Iho Cllle 10 lie donnanl for nearly five
ycarl withoulany Inquiry of record or olher attel11pllo brlnlllho l11attcr 10 a resolullon.
l'lalnllfli aeem 10 IndlcalO Ihallhey uhlmatoly found oUlaboullho calO beln>> purlled In Ihe
lamo manner in which anyono would do.o by 1101111110 Iho Prothonotary'. offico and looklnllallho
1110. Therefore, even lflho Court wero 10 allume Ih.tlhere wa.nolllood caulo Ihown 1.10 why Ihe
case should bo dismissed, Ihe lilluro of Ihe l'lalntlff'lo acl for over 16 mOl1lhl aRer Iho calO wal
purlled .how Ih'llhe movll1l1 party Inlhil calc halnol promplly med their rtilue.1 for reUoflo open
Ihe Judllmenl.
WIWRI!JIORI!, Defendanl requClllhallhl1 Court deny Plalnllfli' I'elitlon 10 RO-4lpenlho
Judlllllenl which WI' ,nlered on <Xlober 27,1998.
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Ten 1~.11 \Il>>h Slreel
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AllQmfy. fl)f D,fen4!1111
Oijj,: JUN 16.2000
ellhibit A
us A 2.1 lOll
IlJlJlJ 1'1. SUI"'! BU
ICUf a'l 73.1..111101111
1"11 ill, SIMMONS, ApptU.nl,
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".lbr,1I UI4LLlN, API"u..,
SlIpfllol COlin (I' 1't1Int,lvanI,.
JIibmllIfd April U. 1999.
1'I1t4...... 14, 1999
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Jlld,"ftl fllIlI 'Ill' .,alAtt Iht pawllf. IIIll dtnlf4
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w/lII,I,1II1 nllflli pili NIMi. rltlllllff......alf4 1'1lt
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f1111."lt pl>>WfII \II IIiI "'lilt.
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of "lI;f 11I4 Ill'lll' Ii...., and abwIII , manlI... ..
lit ttill;'fll/Ja. Ilw Ilia! ~'I _11100 \IA MIl .
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(Cllr ..1 7J8 A.Zd 1018)
l11c 1I1al ~OUII, AI facl Onder, I. free 10 &lie.. Ih.
nedibllilY or whnme. and 10 ac(Cpl or rejetl
lelllmony plClenled.
(101 AI'rF.AI. ANP ERROR ....989
30k989
1\ I. 0111 tho rol. of an appellal' COUll to pa.. on lb.
nedlblllly or wlllle.le. or 10 "I &I lb. Irler of f"I,
alld .n al'pellal' courl will nol .ub.tlIUIO II' Jud,menl
ror thalo( the r"l Onder.
1101 AI'I'F.AI. ANP ERROR *",994(J)
)Ok994(l)
1\ I. nollhe 101. of an appella" COUll 10 pa.. on Ih.
nediblllly or wllMlle' (lr \() KI a. lb. Irler or fKI,
anll an a.'I"lIa" cOUll will nol .uh.tlIUI. III jud'lnenl
(01 thaI or 111. (KII\IIlIt,.
1101 AI'I'F.AL ANP UROM "'IOOI.IC.)
lOk I(~I 1(4)
II I. oor tht wit of an appella" WIlli 10 pa.. on Iht
nedlblJlly of wllllel'" or 10 KI .. tilt IIltr of facl,
anll an '1'JlfIla.. WUII ..UIIIOl .ub.1l1111t III jud,menl
(ur tIlIl of tII. flll'1 flAdfr.
'1019 PII,"la 5lrnmor11. .ppellant. pro If.
110M AIIft M400wan. MOKO", for '1'JlfIlH.
LALLY.mIlIIlN.
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0. (or, Kl!LLY.
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LALLY.OIUltlN.I.1
1 I Appelll4l, hllld. Ilmmolll, pro If. appeal. an
fJ.der IIf tht CIIIIlt of ClI/IIIIIIlIIl'llu of LMk.wlOlll
('wnly \1111 dellltd 11I1 "".10 Opta an4Iur SUlk.
lud,fIlfllt en4 Iltf I'tllllurI Ii) rllt COIIIJ'IaIlll NullC
1'11I TIII14i. W. .fflrnI.
1 Z 1M fl4l1, AI tWIld by Iht ulaI c(lUl1, If. II
101k.....
Th. I'Itlllllff. I'..rkit .~. 1fttI1IM IIIIl
I,a!llll. _. "t. tht Dtf,rulanl. K.wyn
L<II., 1II . ()lIIIlI'l'lIMIi. t'!llI1l A 1'If,1II..IrI"
Iht l>tllrk:lllltllu till"'" jllll,lIIfll\ ill f.>lIr (>f Iht
I1tl/lllff 11I4 111\1III tIIf l.ltftll4.W. III tht II_Ill
,.fl., In 00.
,lit l.ltffllolMll. KMIHy.. L4WlfD, mill . II/'./y
~tI ""11IM eM 1M I!HIII 'I, ''I'll ('1IIUIIf1
fl'r /hit o.fffl4Mlt "'/MIIPI'" III .,,.. tht ~, Qf
~.J "'" "MIpe III rlIf ~.wm !Ill IN ~Itt
by wlIlIf4 Nil AIl..Ji14 l/J 1M ~ /JUlio.
wff. 'fWIIIt kif mlllWlM!I4MW I!HIf If), l'IIll.
lHlf M 1M ~lot Nil"'. Ifi4 l#flf If., Ik t<W""It
I'... Z
alon, wllh the proof of ItIvlce compleled by tho
Defendanl" ~oun,,1. Th. r"'ord Indlc.le. Ihtl the
po'l 01&. wa. unluccmM In IIa 'lllmpll 10
dtllver Ibl, Noll.. of Appeal and Pmtlpe on the
Plalnllff and tII. ccnlOed ICllrl wa. returned.
CoulUel for lb. o.rlndant Ibln flIod I NOIII;. 10
Enler Deflult Judlmcnl on July 7, 199. wllh a
ct"ln~I" of ..rvk. Indlellln. tIlII \ho nollco wa.
lenl by 'O"IRed mall 10 tII. 1'IIInllff on July Z,
1991. Alltched 10 till. mtllk.1I of lerv\l:. Wit a
'etllpl for C.lIlnlJd mall wllb Ibo PO" ofnco'l dl"
lIamp. Th. r",ord. onc. a,.ln. Indlcal.. \hal tht
nollco WII returned on luly :n, 1991 10 lb. 1'011
Orne. unclaimed. Def.ult lud'lDfnl wu .nlered
a.allUllb. o.f,ndanll.kl on July 16. 199'. Th.
Plaintiff did t",clv. . copy of .ald Judlmcnt and
nled I ",lllkln \() II/Ik. andlor open jud,mcnt 00
luly Zl, 1991. On lb. '1/1lI da.., lb. PI.lnllff med
a ",lllklD \() allow her 10 nl. lb. complaint DUOC pto
IWIC.
AI the hlllln. before lbl. COUll. tII. Plllollff
...1I0ed 1ll.1 lhe lIIv,r ,_IVN lh, afor...id
IIOIlct' and lIalld \II.. 1M -IOZO wu .ilhcr on
vacallon or b" umco w.. doN'4 when ..",let "'"
IIl'mplld.
Trill Coull Opinion, I 0IZ19. , al I.'. The 1I1a1
~1lIIIt found lb.1 Appelilnlawolded ,,,'Viet by 01111 by
f.llln, 10 rtIpl1nd 10 Iht 00lk;.. ,lvlII by Iht potl
01&. "....diJI. Wlillod mall. The \rial ~1lIIIt. lblll,
dtnltd Appellant', l'etlllotl 10 Open and/or lulU
IIIlI.mtlII lIIld her I"'illon III fIlf I wmplalAl NUllIl
Pro TuI14i. Thlltpptal followed.
III , 1 Al'Pfllanl ..1..1 an.. (7) 11._ on eppeaI:
I. Old lilt Iow,r W111l mo, Illclln llw andIor
abu.. "' dllCtflklft "y IIlII l>pfIllq "" iud,/RIIIl
and 'lIlkln, lamt ftom lilt tt<<ltd'
J, Old Appellant pm. .1 1/11I. by . prf\lll'llW~
01 !hi ,vkltt",. \1111 A~II..'. ~ of Appeal,
and PrlflClpt \() fnlfr Iud,",", WII 110I ,tcelved,
Ihtr.by rtllulrln. !hi wun 10 II/IU "" judJllltlll
",..red by NUll 1'1011
,. Old Iht ltlll WIlli hfv. pertlONl )Iul~ lIVH
A"",III11r1
., Old lilt AI....'.... .fft\U"lylflV. tilt AI'I'fIII4I
",lib tile" NlIlll.. (if A.....al1
, ShUIII4 tilt IIIIl.mtlll '/IIf'It4 NIIIt Prot. .....
!/II Al'I"lIl/11. lIIl My 16, 1/fI' lit .,...,. tlId
I11l4hll 'rum !/II 't\lIt41
/I 5/lw14 tile ApptllMll be .Jt.)wN 10 11M ..,
('1JfflII~, N_ "'a TlUK1
,. SbllIII4 tile "",I!H. 1111I ""I, r~ fIJ A"..n
",....IIMI\.' "1ft if , W'''III II"' 1IlHI16Mt..
_ III "'1!fWr lilt u~ WtIIl rwffI!J ....
fI'Iff 1.' W~.. ~.1I1 I'Iilll...., lu Ill.. II 'I {i"., WI'I~'
7J8 A.2d 1018
(CIt.II: 738 A.1d 1018, 01010)
Appcll.m'. I'clltlon 10 OJll'n and/ol Slllh Jud,menl
lnd "clition 10 Filo Complalnl Nun~ PIO Tun~.
l'lr.l, howem. we will addre.. Appelllnl'lllIenlon
Ih'llcI~lce WUImPIOI'fI. II'NII
FN l. Where I PJny Iftklna 10 Clptn Jud'lllfl~ ....III
lhal IItrvk:1 Wal Impluprl, Ihe <<Mln mUll .dd.... 11111
I..", nUl, befor. ""..klcr1na .ny llIber '''IIIf'.
('llIIn Curp. ~. ....... CIJanlna Slnkll, Inc., '.9
P.. U, 9l, 700 A.2d 91S, 919 (19'17).
(2I1l)(411'1 , 4 Appellanl wmpllln. thai thl ~oun
I.cked penonal jUlltdkllon \0 rnlel I jud'llIenl
beCIU.. .he Wit ne~er nollf1od or iii. PIOcmlln,..
To ,rani . pellllon 10 Iltlko I jud,ment blltd on
Improper Ifl~k.. wo mUll be unabll III find proper
.er~Il:., revlewln, only Iht rKOrd It II ullltd when
jud,llII:nl WI. .ntered. Dobr.y v, 11I,Ulrf', 4~
1'..Suprr. '04, 6" A.Zd 1191. 119;\ (1996). II
..lid "rvle. hu Dol been 1lIIdo. jud.menllbould III
Ilpel\l!<l bocau.. Iht CllIIn h.. no jUllldltllon over th.
dcl.ndllll and II wlthoul pow.r III 'nlfr jud.monl.
CIoI.. C"I'p. v. IAt'I CI.anln. Sonlm, blI;., 549
1'. '4. 9l, 700 A.Z4 91'. 919 (1997). Tho tlCt ot
Icr~ico I. tho Ill1p\lrlllll lliln, In dollrmll\ln,
Jurltdll:lkm; 'Ploot or ..nko may III ddecllv. or
'~en I.dina, bul Ir lilt lact or "Ivk;t It ,lIlIbllahtd
JUIIIdI\'Ik>n cllllll1l be qllflllontd.' 101. II 91. 700
A 101 II 911 (qunlllt. Commoow,alth u r.1,
Md(IIIIlfY v. McKInney. 476 'I. I. 3f1 A.Z4 0)
(1977)).
, , lbt Irtal wvn r.llt4 upoII (WillY nit Ilw and
luund 11111 .It, I...mpl at IOnic, WII lurlkltnt 10
mnl tbo rtqull.mtIlll or PI.R.C.P.D.J. 100'" Thll
rul. 111111, In pIlnlntnl part:
A lb, appellanl Ihall by JWrlonal "!Wk.. or by
.w,n.o1 or ",illtr'" !Mil NO" . cllpr or hi,
\I1~l(' (If llJ'I'fal upon Iht appellto and upon lito
d''''1\'1 IUtli" In ._ 01&. lilt jud,",,1II w...
lrro4l,... It rtqulr'" by 1Iw. 10048 kl ItqUOtl I
lul. Ul'''" th. IppollN 10 flit . COIftl'III/Il. III mill
id". iffY. Ill, fill. by pIll\llJnaJ Nnklo III by
wun,01 1.11 It.lllOrfl! /11I11 wpM tbo apptllN, T1It
..Jdm. ur tbo 1pI'f1lH rut 11M purpotf ItI 1m",
Ih.1I iii hit add"" It 1l.1IIl1lll lilt (1.IIIIf'I tint lorm
1lI.4 In till IIflk;, 0' Iho 4"'1101 JUIlI'" III It
",h.,,,,,.. ""IIUfill. 1/1 1M ,,,,m4a "' III" /lffk;,
It IlIA .",.".. "'" III .un""y lit 'IIfim4 IMf/III III
II.. 4'H"fI11IIlI tlllm II"" In till 1I11l1.. Ilt "" 4il/j'kl
Ji..Il.... lilt 'IOU NlYi/.'o IIpoIIlhllplIfUoo ""y lit
"""" UPI'll 1M IIW/'IIO'f lit rlf'l1r4 ."..., of IIpIHl
11>1I 0I'l.1"" "'~'Y
" f~ """UlI/il "'." t!J. willi iIIf "ltlil<lIl/JIif~
Pa,1 3
prwr of Ietvlce or coplC! 0' hi, /Ioll~. 01 appeal,
and proot or ..nl~e or I NI. upon iii. .ppell" 10
Ill. I complllnllf frqulred III "quell ,uch I rule by
Rul, I ()()I 0, wllllln ten (10) dlYI I"'r 1\1111' Ihe
/IOlle. or Ippeal.
, 6 Rule 100' dOCI /101 lequlrt proor of aclual
rtl.'.lpl of nOlk,. PI.R.C.P.O.I. 1001(1). (9). Th.
Rul. ,",f,ly require. mlUln. 10 Ilf tenlt1ed or
rr,lllffed mall with proor of ..Id !Millnl to bt OIed.
II'N111d.
FNJ. lbl. conel"llon IHRU WUllltrlnlulll.. 10 our
1I111111onal 00110,.. 01 duo proce.. .lIIlllloquII. /lIl~;
hr'WI~tr, III. bol.llrtt1 by dtt dtnnlllon 01 'NrV~'
ulllltr p.lI.c.r.p.l. 1001(.) (rtqul'lDjI '"'It maUl",
ot 1k~1I:,) llIIl dtt COIIUIItIll 01 "I.lle.p.p.l.
1001(9). Tilt CI_1lI pro~kItl hI '1'10111 III
..I.we' mallll maltly I .,,_11I lllal ..rv.... ....
madf Ind ""111lI prool II dtt """1 IfCfil'I. The
WIIIIMl1I III lilt rule ..plll:llly "'". hi '1I1he" II
"" r'Mn IMlpl r"'l"lr-.. IlIr ct"ltltd or
".llItltt1 mall. '
, 1 The rflCOrd rtVOallth.l Appell" pr...nlfd proo'
!hit IWO ...parl" mati lit.. W'I, mad. \0 Appellant.
Oil' on llUII 10, 1119. and anollltr on lilly ,. 1991,
N.T., '117/9'. II II. 19; Dock" fnlry Nu. I and
No.). TIlt IIlftf 10, 199' coni".... ""'r "'ntalnod
Ill, 1IOI1c. ur Ippoal and NI. 10 01. ~""IIInI. 14.
Tho 1\lly 1. 199. c.nll1tcllollfl eO/llllnod .llOIk. or
JII""lpt \0 fIIltr jUd'lllfnlllf non prol. Id. l!~h
rK'lpI rllt !h, fWI,) coni""" 1fIIl'I ~.. !Mrktd and
.lIItled I' 1ft uhibll IllIlo Ilfarln.. N.T., 1127191.
II II. 19. Tho r\lc:ord IIV..II IIlIt bolh 1I01kol ",.f.
rtl\irlltll 10 Appollto', fllUl\IOl wllh \lit llIlIaIlon
'~Iilmfd,' Id. II 137. 147,
. . t,.. I~rd all\l II~,all Iht fullowln.: Appollaal
ultll II., ul1lc, adt1,U1 on Iht ~lI/IIpl.lnI to laid...
mil K""". bul ..lion tllo I"'" ..wll" ..at "IN by
A".IIto lit .",..a! lilt tlllltk:l jllllk:.', lIIdflll'AI.
ApptlllAl ar,utd "'II Appellto alwvl4 hm "AI
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ilffll.1M4 t.rullo4 r,,,,lpl' III lIIo II/iii 10. I"' and
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t'l'j!t e W." JUl N" n.lIII... (lli. Ii ~ 0".. W\llk,
7J8 A.2d 1018
(CIl. MI: 738 A.2d 1018, 01011)
faill.
(6117118/ , \I We now addrell lIIe merlll 01
Apptlllll\'l ptllllon 10 optn andlor Ilrlke lb.
jud,menl of non prol. A petlllon 10 optn I
jud,menl II an 11'1'..110 Ibe ,qulllhl. poII'm 01 1II.
toun. Clnlll, ~9 PI. II 93, 700 A.2d II 919. A
rtqUtl1 10 optn I judJmenl of non prol I. by WI)' 01
1m. and nOI 01 rlJhl, and Iblfnl I IIIIIIlfeal IbuN 01
diler.lIon, lb. Irlal ~oun'l declllon on lueh I petillon
will nol be dlllurbed on Ippell. M"Klnlolh.
IItmphllllnltrnlllonal, Inc. ~. Oull" Weakrn, Inc.,
4'1 p..suptr. 315, 679 A,2d 1m, 1271 (1996),
1911101 1 10 nefor. I pelltlon 10 open. judJmenl 01
non prol nil)' be JrlAled, lb.... IKIOU mUll be
I'rmm: I) 1II. mo~lnJ pan)' mull proRlplly nt. lht
rtqunt for r.Il,I; 2) 1II. mo~InJ pin)' mUll prfl.nl I
rmonlbl. uplllllllon or ueu.. lor III. dlIIUl1 or
d.llY 1II11 preclplllled Ibt non prolO and 3) III.
m..vln, plrly mUll tlllbUlh 1II11 11Im If. lUIfK:I.nl
flKll 10 Iuppon III. pan)"1 nUN 01 I4;llon.
PlltClv.P, 30Sl(b): MI4;Kln1olh. 11..111, 679
A.2d II 1271.79, The trill ~ourl, II 114;1 ftnd.r, II
frN 10 ...... 1II. credibllllY or WIWINI and 10
Ketp' or rejecl wlllmony pr.IODWd. Ttrltuky~,
Prudnllal Propeny and euullly 111I. Co., 431
PI Super. IOJ, 649 A.2d 610,616 (\9904), 1111001
1II. /lilt or an appclla~ caun 10 pul on Ibt credlhllll)'
..I wll,..a..I or 10 Kill olOU III. trifr or 114;1. and
In Ippelllte coon will noIlllbllllult III juclJllltnl lor
!hIt 01 th. II" I\ndcr. L.udmtr v, N.mberJ, 4))
Pa SUl"r. )16,640 A.U 939.944 C1\1901).
, II 'llIt "It 01 Ski., ~. II.,It)'niU. Inluranu
('0, H6 PI. 617, '17 AU 1316 (19'lIIla Il4;lually
ailllJlII and lnalr\ll:lIv. be". In Skill, I pro ..
1111111I1 11'11 lubjecl 10 . juclJmtnl vI non prol
bc\'aua. lilt daimed "" had noI 1".I~td Illltk. 01
II ial The IlUlk" had IlPWlonl II)' Ibt puat oln-.
11I11 lh. !mil bad ""n 1IIMo1&1mtd. The Svp"mt
("..un arnnned IIIla C'1lII11'1 1ff1tll\llll.' 01 lht ifill
UlU'1'l f1l1dll1J 11I11 'kllIlKktd . "1..ilIIblt 'l4;U..
I", II" 'adult 10 1(1. lbe lup"mt c"un """'.
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III lI~lu'.>n pi... ,utlrI, 1M 10'11 III. pI'IIlU'f In
,,-w 01 Ill. I.", Ill.. ..,.11;. ." 1111.,., ,,~,. III ,
.... 'nht, 1Il/lllll/I,IMI 1'''.....1 UIlIIt If'" uplln ,
1'/1; 11I/ plll1y by nt.lil .. _II." "", ,..WtrIlL. II' IoU!
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.... /,b,luua/y l/lLUlllbfnl VJIfJ/I...,.III1l1IO k"l' ""
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no! "'" flllvt. If) oIu III ,fW/1f4 III lie, /allult 10
'..f1>. ..~ 1IIi~~' II/lief "",n l/iIll ""1li14 /olJI
1'11.4
require 1II. Id~.rlO plrly 10 'ak. ..IIIo,dlnl1)' IltPl
III order 10 I"UII her prennce. Appellan,'l laullln
1II11 r..peel ~I'III.. lIIe "cullblll')' 01 ber IllIure III
III.nd her own 1,laI. A pellllon 10 Opell 0' II,lke I
jUdJmenll1 addrtlled III I coun'l oqulllble poII'm.
lIul,hllOn ~, lIulChllOn, (492 PI. III, 422 A.2d
'01 (1980)) IUp". Tho 10wCl ,oun. .~Id.nll)'
believed 11I1' II'pelllAl" own n'Jlctl WII 1II.
underl)'lnJ caUN 01 her IIUuII \0 lec.lv. Il:IUII
nollce 01 III. 1/111. W. I,'CO,
ld.. 526 PI, II 622, 587 A.2d 111389,
, 12 1I0re, lb. record ,,~..111II11 Apl"lIanl 1.111 10
"lIblllh 11I0 I"ond r"lor. W. do nOli Ibl' she
"llblllh" lb. nral and 1II11d '''Ion, lor .h. hu
pro~ldod prool 01 Ilmely nllnJ of her ",UllolII and
proof 01 I mtrito,loul ,111m. N.T" 112719', II
2'.29. R'JardlnJ 1II. 1CC0nd IKIDr. Ibt
ull101lOnabl. or lnueullbl, d.la)' .Iemenl, Appellllll
telllfled Ibll .hI ,..nr 1",lved IA)' 1lO1k:t. IPN1!
Appellanl ItlllOtd 1II11 alt. WII nol III her om" \Ill
ellher luly 2, 1991 or luly II, 199. to ,".l~.
cenlfled WIIt/l hcclUN th. 10'11 on ~,,"lon or her
oNlc. WII clolld. N,T., 1127191.11 12.13.22. lb.
record re~OIII Ibll 110 olber .II4;U.. or rOllOn wu
Jlven by Apptllanl 10' ber IllIuII 10 Ilmely nit ber
~oRlplalftl. 1bt Irlll court, 1IlIlllJ In .qull)'.
del.nnlned:
fNJ. The I_d. " ..,lit' l/loIN;ated, rev.... dial
"Pl"II" P"""'" PII'''' dial '''0 "I'I"It 1III1II11I'
...It mIdt kl "Pl"I""', ont D111~ 10, 1991 and
IN.'''''' IlIIluly 2, 'WI. NT., 1/27/91.1111, 19
Th. I'Illnltrf IAppcllanllevoldtd Ifrvk:t by mall by
IIIIInJ 10 relpond to tilt 110114'.. Jlv", 10 ber by lht
poll 011\:. "Jlldln. Ctnlfltd PIli!. W. bellt~. to
,ran' tilt "'llnufrl (Appellanl'l) ItqUfa\ 10 lIPfn
Jucl,mtnl would be Intqultablt IInI'. he, IIl/llft III
nit I """,,llllll 11'11 dUf IlIItly 10 ller IVUIdwt 01
Ifr~"..
Trial COlin OplnJofl. 1011/11', II S.
, IJ Upon rnilw Ilf tilt '''014, Appelll/ll I.,led 10
"'lIlllftlUIII ilia. ""It wu I Ifllllltablt ..plan.dOll
III It,'ll/lljlf ..rUM II/I tilt .,.)' In nllrl, bel
'II/IIP'I'/II. ^,wldIllJ'Y, lII, .,OrIO "" 11I""111 ""
Ifill 'flOfl dltH)'I/I' AJll'flIIJ/I"I 1'rooII/I III 0plrrI1M1l1
IJ' '"lh IlIIIlme/ll 11II4 .")'11I, bel PwljlJofllll ,1It
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AIT\lIlNIYI ANI> C\l\lNII~~OlU AI lAW
UN EA\T ..Iell nlller
CARLISle. I'tNNSYl.\I^"lI^ 17013
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UlAG
"'l~' ...........
Mr. and Mr.. Martin J, Bdward.
121 Old Town Ro.d
O.rdn..... PA 17324
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MAk'I'IN J. ~t>W^ltPIJ And
PR~R^ J. KOWA~PS. hi. wifo,
plaintUf.
I IN TilE COUltT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
I CUMnKRLANO COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
I
I
I CIVIL ACTION . LAW
I
I NO. 9~'41 CIVIL TIRM
I
v.
IlKIAH D. WIMY,
Peflndant
QIDIIPI: ~QIllt
AND NOW. 1n con.id.ration of tho Attachod motton. the
.ppoint-.nt of TAylor f. AndrewI, I.quire. I. Chlirman or the
po.rd pC Arbitrator. in the .bov..caption~~ ca.. 11 hereby
( 1 )1 'J' > ~{"'''i~ ~I'
y;ulAUd. _U,(,ll('( I:L r...tJ ,.AI/ i. appoint.u .. Chdrman
of tn. Joard of Arbitrator. 1n pllel of Taylor P. Andrew..
~!lqYh..
A0., l# ~
-nttiOll1.iJ. mi. I. '.'
, ~'. ~t.. _~-if-f.1 to.
'A-:" '<I~~! 5i~,-' "
'Hj~ ~ti" ~ >If;.,
'it'l;; { lit
I. ., "" f -r
MARTIN J. EDWARoa and
UEURA J. EDWARDS, hl. wlfe,
P1alnt1ff.
V.
BRIAN D. WEARY,
Detendant
IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMUERLANO COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION . LAW
NO. 95.41 CIVIL TIRM
~Q1ION rOJ SUBSTITUTION 0' A~'~1JAXOI
Petitioner. TAYLOR P. ANDREWS. ESQUIRE, fe.peotfully
repn..nt.1
1. On May 10. 1995, Taylor P. Andrew., ".quire, w..
appointed Arbltrator ln the above.reterenced aotton.
~. Taylor P. Andr.w., E.qutr.. ha. had rec.nt bu.ine..
d.aling_ with the aefendant, Dryan O. Weary, and th... de.11ng.
.tt.ct the impartlality ot Taylor P. Andrew., lequire.
l. It would b. inappropriate and improper tor Taylor P.
Andrew., I.quir., to .ervI a. an arbitrator tor I ollim involving
PrYln D. W..ry.
WI.lrOll, ",tit toner praye your lIonoubh CQurt to VICIU
the appointment ot Taylor P. AnduwI, t:''luh'', .. Chairman ot the
POArd ()t Arbitntton in HI' IVQve.nt.uflcld mAtter. and to
appoint anot~r attorney ln hl. place.
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IN 'I1IE mUlfl' (IV lUY.'l1N l'IJ;Nl Ol"
CUMllFIH/INIl l\lllf'1I'Y, 1'1:NN5YIN^NI^
CIVil, ^l"I'ION - 11M
00, 95-41 CIVil. n:IlM
J t'l Iii '95
MlIR1'lN J. f1lWMfl!1 AM
DmM J. nMARD8, hill W!tll,
Plaintifta
v.
ORlAN D. WlWtV,
Dtlfllndl"nta
IDrION 1'011 SUM'l'lWl'lOO
OF AA!l('I'M'1011
ANDREWS" JOHNSON
AmaNn. AT LAW
11 w... I\lmfrtiIlkrwl
CalIt1W. rA 17(1)
(717) JU(llU
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"",I' .
"/lrtlo J. alld ll.br/l L. Edward.
128 Old TO\olIl Ro.d
all rdllllu . ,,0\ 11324
COMPLAINT
COURT or COHMON I'LlAa NO. 9~.4l CIVIL TERM
Harllll J. EdWArd. And ll.brA L, Edward. (aVVIIII"...) aHIIII that llrYll1I o. W..ry
(appallant) did not COIl.truer /I uh /llId fUlIclll'n/ll 18ucmry flnphc. III alr..d to III
/I v.rbal cllntuct with lh. .pp.ll....
Tho 1I1'I,.nll' aUlIIl that th. .ppeUalll hili 1101' Ih/ld. a ltc,oll f8lth aU.lhPt to \lpnlcl
Ih_ UII./lt. and 1.",lty Illuullry f!rtpla". CPI\/Itruct.d Ipr th.. alll'd"",
'Ih. app.ll,.. a\t.., that Il,. .pp.l\allt IItI.r.pr....ur.d Ih. fact. durln& ,ntlmony
1>.ro(ll the Dhttlct ,luttlel'.
1/1 Y 1'1(;
01frS
~ .rt/Wwi
F'
IN 'filII COURT OF ~ PLF.M OF
CUMBERLAND ~y, PENNSYLV~NI~
NO. 95-41 CIVIL 'l'EIV1
H~ ..9.3 5~ fK '95
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u !In tai'1MII'rUl.,
tl#"'ijt.t"l<fi~!j,11
P !iltlhlAlI14
HAR'l'JN J. I!I)iAROS and
D1':BRA L. r:Q'/~IUlS, hia wit.
Y.
BRYAN D. WIfMY
W~'/I ANSWER TO NINTl"i'
CCtU'l.AIH1'
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An~\'I AMI ooy,,",tU.. UtA"
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CA1J,WcI. rtI'lNn~VANIA n/ln