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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-00921 1 .. .~ N .~ ,(U .0 . ,II) ,7, , ' ',', c , 0' \I) " I".;. , "',Q) ,', ' ] , , ',' "'P"\ "..,.~\J ,,' C . '<( . .' . { I j '~~ F JI JOHN :1. MI '1!':i(~C'i:, ~;f(., I'Jal II t 11' r In 'j'IL.; Cell,!',' 0[" COI.:r'.m: I'LEAS Pi-' cur'lH,';IlLi.J:lJ C()llIl'L'Y, ['I,;t::;:i Y LV ME A 1/ ~; . C1 V I L J\Crl' Jut: - LA\'l ,lUl!), 'l'1l1 A L in:', U ;';;i'l' :':lJ SHEE'l'Zt Inc. De f"endnll t <JS-()<)21 C I V 1J. 'l'i'JUI ~OTICE TO llEF~NU YOU IIAVR UREN SUED IN COUR'I'. U' YOU WU;II '1'0 1l~;"'END AGI\INS'1' TilE CLAIMS SET I'ORTII IN 'rllg FOLl,OWI NG PAm;!;, YOU MUST TAKE ACTION WI'1'IIIN TWEN'l'Y (20) DAYS M'TRR THIS COHI'I,A IN'1' ANO NOTICE ARE SERVED, BY ENTERING A WRITTEN APPEAR1\NCE PERSONAl,I.Y OR BY AN ATTORNEY AND FILING IN WRITING W1TH THE COURT YOUR DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO TflE CLAIMS SR'I' FORTII AGAINST YOU. you ARE WARNED THA'r IF YOIl PAl I. TO DO SO 'l'IIPo CASE "A Y PROCPoEO Wl11'1I01/'1' YOU AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU BY THE COURT ~TIIOIlT k1JR'l'IlER NOTICE FOR ANY MONEY CLAIMED IN TilE COMPLAINT OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM OR RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE PLAINTIFf'. YOU AY LOSE MONEY OR PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGIlTS IMPORTANT TO YOU. I ~ I YOU SHOULD TAKE 'l'IIlS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYEfl AT ONCE. IF NOT BAVk: A LAWYER OR CANNOT M"'ORD ONE, GO 'ro 'l'IIl': '1'In,EPIlONE m'FICE SET FORTIl BELOW TO FIND OUT WIlERE YOU CAN GE'1' I,BGAL YOU no OR TilE HELP. COURT ADHIN1S'l'IV\TOII, 41.h Pl,OOfl CUMUERLAND COUNTY COI/Il'I'1I0USB CARl. ISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17013 TEl.EPIlONE (717) 240-6200 John Weuley Weige~ Ill, Suquire 50 ;';act High ;j tree t Carlisle. I'A 1701) (717) .:45-1<)fJS JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR. plaintiff IN 'l'HE COUR'l' OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBEHLAND COUN'l'Y, PENNSYLVANIA vs. CIV1L AC'l'ION - LAW JUHY 'l'IUAL HEQUES'I'ED 95- q", I CIVIL 'l'EHM C9~ SHEE'l'Z, INC. Defendant NOW COMES the plaintiff, John D. Anderson, sr., by his attorney, John Wesley Weigel III, Esq., to file this complaint and allege as follows: l. Plaintiff John D. Anderson, Sr. is an adult individual residing at 2 W. Oakwood Drive, carlisle, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. 2. Defendant Sheetz, Inc. is a corporation trading and doing business at Store #l95, located at 6558 Carlisle pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. 3. On December ." 1994, plaintiff purchased gasoline from Defendant at Store #195. 4. After Plaintiff left Defendant's premises, Defendant contacted the police to make a false and defamatory report that Plaintiff had stolen gasoline from Defendant. 5. Shortly thereafter, police officer Brian Kluck of silver spring Township, stopped plaintiff and interrogated him about Defendant's report. plaintiff was able to avoid arrest only because he had retained a receipt as proof of purchase. 6. As a result of Defendant's defamatory statement and the resulting police interrogation, plaintiff suffered personal humiliation and mental pain and SUffering. '.- 7. Defendant's false and defamatory statement was motivated by ill-will, knowledge of the statement's falsity, or reckless disregard for the truth. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests judgement in his favor against Defendant, compensatory damages of $6,000 and punitive damages. Respectfully submitted, ~{Jr.L I'I{F Date (~a"'l W.i' l-tZ , U """,) ..I7!- - JiSn~ Wesley Werge1 II!, Esquire Attorney for plaintiff Attorney rD# 55811 50 East High street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-1985 l I, ! \ 71 ~ <t\ it It:. Il. 6 ..., " n'l ,:-'l'r, "" S --4 r--> -;.... . ,':. - ~ ~ ~ ~ 'i.;;:':: :i; w(9) ~ =\\: \\. ':'l "r ,0 cr, , I;; !:;l:I~ ::: W c:, J :.,~}_ en 9--:. , d r. -~:r.o -0 - d C -,...."1 = J..J W I" :-1 ,..-.... - -tl '(.7 ~ . ~ 'J:~ LD ..(:. -(...: V'I 6' &\- ~ ~ a ~ ~ " ~ "1:. t -S- ;-... ....... ~ <.:.' , SHERIFF'S RE'lUIlN c:cM-1OO\'IEJ\L11I OF PENNSYLVI\NIA: COJN'/'Y OF ClMBERLAND In The Court of Cannon PIcas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania No. 95-921 civil Tenn Conp1aint in Civil Action Law and Notice to Defend John D. Anderson, Sr. VS Sheetz, Inc. Tiroothv Rei tz , 91~)()r Deputy Sheriff of CUmberland County, Pennsylvania, WhO being duly swom according to law, says, that he served the within Complaint in Civil Action Law and Notice to Defend Upon Sheetz, Inc. , The defendant at 9: 11 o'clock A . M. EST / >lYfX!IX, on the 23 day of February , 1995 at 655B Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg ,CUmberland County, Pennsylvania, by handing to Lavinia Stouqh, Adult in Charge a true and attested copy of the Complaint in Civil Action Law and Notice to Defend, and at the sane time directing her attention to the contents thereof and the "Notice to Plead" endorsed thereon. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Service Affidavit surcharge 1B.00 5.04 So answerJ; ~ _F" d /., ~'''''-f.:>'^ ..,r'" ~?""t'."" ~..;-.-.y..t*....:. 1 ~..".<.4! i' ........,....t 1 2.00 25.04 N. by Mty. 2-27-95 R. Thomas Kline, Sheriff by rj~/llf Swom and subscribed to before me this .:1,....( day of rlJa.,,',-, Deputy Sheriff 19 ll.( A.D. ~- ) 't < (/ lI'kiCv- nJ}"7 ' Prothonotary ~ JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR., IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION. LAW 95-921 CIVIL TERM Plaintiff, vs. SHEETZ, INC., Defendant. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, LISA M. PASSARELLO, Esquire, of ANDREWS AND WAGNER, 3366 Lynnwood Drive, P. O. Box 1311, Alloona, PA 16603-1311, hereby certify that I am this day serving a copy of the foregoing Defendant's Preliminary Objections on the following persons by U.S. First Class Mail, postage pre-paid on March 10,1995. John Wesley Weigel, III, Esquire 50 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Attorney for Plaintiff ANDREWS AND WAGNER By: ~~"at1~ Lisa M. Passarello, Esquire Pa. 1.0. No. 64823 Attorney for Defendant Sheetz, Inc. 3366 Lynnwood Drive P. O. Box 1311 Altoona, PA 16603.1311 (814) 943.3304 Dated: March 10,1995 [' , ! i ! i , " ~ ~. vs. : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW 95-0921 CIVIL TERM JOHN D. ANDERSON! SR., P1aint1ff SHEETZ, INC., Defendant : . . NOTICE YOU DAVE BBEH 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 judgement 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 plaintiffs. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SlIOULD TAltB 'l'IIIS PAPER TO yOUR LPYER AT ONcE. IF YOU DO HO'.r I DAVE A LMfYEI\ OR CAHlfOT AFiORD ORB, GO TO OR TBLEPIlOlIE TBB OFFICB SET .oRTB BELOW TO FDID OUT IIBERB YOU CAlI GET LE('..lsL HELP. court Adainisttator 4th Floor, C\DIberland county courthouse carlisle, PennSYlvania 11013 (717) 240-6200 John wesley weigel III, Esquire 50 East High street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-1985 . . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW JURY TRIAL REQUESTED JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR. Plaintiff vs. SHEETZ, INC. Defendant 95-0921 CIVIL TERM AHHKDBD COMPLAINT NOW COMES the Plaintiff, John D. Anderson, Sr., by his attorney, John Wesley Weigel III, Esq., to file this Amended Complaint and allege as follows: 1. Plaintiff John D. Anderson, Sr. is an adult individual residing at 2 W. Oakwood Drive, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 2. Defendant Sheetz, Inc. is a corporation trading and doing business at Store #195, located at 6558 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. 3. On December 7, 1994, Plaintiff purchased gasoline from Defendant at Store #195. 4. After Plaintiff left Defendant's premises, Defendant contacted the police to make a false and defamatory report that Plaintiff had stolen gasoline from Defendant. 5. Shortly thereafter, police officer Brian Kluck of Silver Spring Township, stopped plaintiff and interrogated him about Defendant's report. Plaintiff was able to avoid arrest only because he had retained a receipt as proof of purchase. 6. As a result of Defendant's defamatory statement and the resulting police interrogation, Plaintiff suffered personal humiliation and mental pain and suffering. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I am this date serving a copy of the attached Amended Complaint in the above matter on the attorney for Defendant. Service by first class mail to: Lisa M. Passare1lo, Esq. 3366 Lynnwood Drive P.O. Box l311 Altoona, PA 16603-1311 Attorney for Defendant 14~ 2f, rfrr- Date /'" t""" u(,A. )t!'" ohn Wesley Weigel 50 East High street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-1985 ~ ::~ ,...' ".., ," .... " ~u " ........ .r... rJ .... " =1':: ~ .. ~ ., LD .." Plaintiff, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION. LAW 95-921 CIVIL TERM JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR., vs. SHEETZ, INC., Defendant. t-lOTICE TO PLEAD TO: JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR. You are hereby notified to file a written response to the enclosed Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint within twenty (20) days from service hereof or a judgment may be entered against you. ANDREWS AND WAGNER ByX;:2:i IU ?a~ 'Lisa M, Passarello, Esquire Pa, I.D. No. 64823 Attorney for Defendant 3366 Lynnwood Drive P. 0, Box 1311 AIloona, PA 16603-1311 Dated: March 31,1995 JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR., IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff, vs. CIVIL ACTION - LAW SHEETZ, INC" 95-921 CIVIL TERM Defendant. DEFENDANT'S PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED COMPLAINT AND NOW COMES Defendant, Sheetz, Inc., by and through ANDREWS AND WAGNER, 3366 Lynnwood Drive, P. O. Box 1311, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16603-1311, and preliminarily objects to Plaintiffs Amended Complaint and in support thereof avers the following: MOTION TO STRIKE 1. Plaintiff initiated this action by the filing of a Complaint on or about February 21, 1995 in the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 2. Thereafter, Defendant filed Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs Complaint on March 13, 1995, requesting that Plaintiffs WHEREFORE clause be stricken as violative of Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1021(b). 3. Plaintiff, in response to Defendant's Preliminary Objections, filed an Amended Complaint on March 21,1995. 4. Plaintiff purports to set forth a cause of action for defamation arising from events which occurred on December 7, 1994. 5. Plaintiffs Amended Complaint at Paragraph B states that the amount in controversy does not exceed the jurisdictional amount requiring compulsory arbitration. 6. Thereafter, in Plaintiff's WHEREFORE paragraph, Plaintiff requests compensatory damages and punitive damages. 7. Cumberland County, pursuant to Local Rule 1303-1., ARBITRATION RULES, requires cases with an amount in controversy of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less to be submitted to arbitration. 8. Plaintiff's demand for punitive damages contradicts Paragraph 8 which states that the amount in controversy in less than $25,000.00., requiring compulsory arbitration. WHEREFORE, Defendant Sheetz, Inc. respectfully requests that Plaintiff's WHEREFORE clause be stricken and Plaintiffs request for punitive damages dismissed with prejudice so that this matter may be submitted to compulsory arbitration pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1021 and Cumberland County Local Rule 1303 -1. Respectfully submitted, ANDREWS AND WAGNER ByX~II/j&S~ Lisa M. Passarello, Esquire Pa. I.D. No. 64823 Attorney for Defendant P.O.Box1311 Alloona, PA 16603-1311 (814) 943-3304 Plaintiff, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR., vs. CIVIL ACTION - LAW 95-921 CIVIL TERM SHEETZ, INC., Defendant. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, LISA M. PASSARELLO, Esquire, of ANDREWS AND WAGNER, 3366 Lynnwood Drive, P. O. Box 1311, Altoona, PA 16603-1311, hereby certify that I am this day serving a copy of the foregoing Defendant's Preliminary Objections on the following persons by U.S. First Class Mail, postage pre-paid on March 31, 1995. John Wesley Weigel, III, Esquire 50 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Attorney for Plaintiff ANDREWS AND WAGNER BY:~ ;uVi<==-~~ Lisa M. Passarello, Esquire Pa. I.D. No. 64823 Attorney for Defendant Sheetz, Inc. 3366 Lynnwood Drive P.O.Box1311 Altoona, PA 16603-1311 (814) 943-3304 vs. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW JURY TRIAL REQUESTED JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR. Plaintiff SHEETZ, INC. Defendant 95-0921 CIVIL TERM AIISWER TO PRlrr.TlfTHARY OBJECTIONS TO A1IEIfDIID nlll1>T.l.TN'I' NOW COMES plaintiff, John D. Anderson, Sr., by his attorney, John Wesley Weigel III, to file this Answer to Defendant's Motion to Strike and allege as follows: 1. Admi tted. 2. Admitted. J. Admitted. 4. Admi tted. 5. Admitted. 6. Admitted. 7. Denied. It is Local RUle lJOl-l which requires cases with an amount in controversy less than twenty-five thousand dollars to be submitted to arbitration. 8. Denied. Plaintiff's demand for punitive damages in no way contradicts Paragraph 8 of the Amended Complaint. The Amended complaint complies fully with Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1021(b) and l02l(c). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court dismiss Defendant's Motion to strike and require Defendant to answer the Amended Complaint. ,~) ~~ :c>o "" ," :u " , ,...., , - w '"' " , ,. ,t; -0 C , = , . -< ... ~ <.D c..n Plaintiff, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW 95-921 CIVIL TERM JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR., vs. SHEETZ, INC., Defendant. PRAECIPE TO WITHDRAW PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS To the Prothonotary: Kindly withdraw the Preliminary Objections filed by Defendant to Plaintiffs Amended Complaint in the above-captioned matter, and withdraw this matter from the argument list for July 5, 1995. ANDREWS AND WAGNER ., B~~'S~ Lisa M. Passarello, Esquire Pa. I.D, No. 64823 Attorney for Defendant Sheetz, Inc. 3366 Lynnwood Drive P. O. Box 1311 Altoona, PA 16603-1311 (814) 943-3304 , JOHN D. ANDERSON, SR., IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW 95-921 CIVIL TERM Plaintiff, vs. SHEETZ, INC., Defendant. DEFENDANT'S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendant, Sheetz, Inc., by and through its counsel, ANDREWS AND WAGNER, 3366 Lynnwood Drive, P. O. Box 1311, Alloona, Pennsylvania 16603-1311, hereby answers Plaintiffs Amended Complaint, as follows: 1. Denied. Defendant is without present information sufficient to form a betief as to the truth of the averment contained in Paragraph 1 of Plaintiffs Amended Complaint. , Strict proof of the same Is demanded at the time of trial. 2. Admitted in part. Denied In part. It is admitted that Defendant Sheetz, Inc. is a corporation with a store located at 6558 Cartisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. However, it is specifically denied that it is a corporation trading and doing business at Store #195, located at 6558 Carlisle Pike, Mechanlcsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Strict proof of the same Is demanded at the time of trial. 3. Admitted. 4. Denied. It is specifically denied that Defendant contacted the police to make a false and defamatory statement that Plaintiff had stolen gasoline from Defendant. To T' the contrary, Defendant at all times acted In a reasonable and proper manner based upon its belief that Plaintiff had failed to pay for gasoline. Strict proof of the same is demanded at the time of trial. 5. Denied. Defendant Is without present information or knowledge sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments contained in Paragraph 5 of Plaintiffs Amended Complaint. Strict proof of the same is demanded at the time of trial. 6, Denied. It Is denied that as a result of Defendant's defamatory statement, which statement is specifically denied, and the resulling police interrogation, Plaintiff suffered personal humiliation and mental pain and sUffering. Defendant is without present Information or knowledge sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averment contained in Paragraph 6 of Plaintiff' Amended Complaint. Strict proof of the same is demanded at the time of trial. 7. Denied. It is specifically denied that Defendant's statement was motivated by ill-will, I<nowledge of the statement's falsity, or rer.kless disregard for the truth. To the contrary, Defendant at all times acted in a reasonable and prudent manner based upon the information Defendant possessed at the time of the incident. Strict proof of the same is demanded at the time of trial. B, Admitted in part. Denied in part. Paragraph 8 of Plaintiffs Amended Complaint constitutes a legal conclusion to which no responsive pleading Is necessary. Further, Defendant admits that Plaintiff's claim does not exceed the jurisdictional amount requiring compulsory arbitration. 2 - -. '- " '" ,- , = <....J l.j .: ~. -" , = ~. <..0 -, lJ' John D. Anderson Sr. ____________._._.___...__.____~_____J._._____ .____.__________________.__~JJ1iJltj~______ (q the Coun at Common Ple:u at CumlIc:riand COUDty, Pmnsyh'1lrU& VI. N'l. 921 Civil. 19_~L_ -----..---..-.-------------- Sheetz Inc ----_.------.----~------~~------------------- civil Action Law ----------------.----..----------------.------ ---.-._-----._-------------~~~------ -------....- -.-..-. . .. .-..- ...-----..-...---------.- .____._______________.. .__J .Re.~CI.EJ;: ..:xJJ_lU ~x.I.l:IllE___ --- -- --. -- --------- --- ----- ------- ..- ..-. -.-----------------------------------.---- .-..-----------.-.. .-...... ,.-----..--.--..----------. 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