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Home My WebLink About95-02734 ~ 'il>.., ,.' j . o/l 7' ~' 0> :f 't V) ~. j -;j- ro ~ ,..r inlh ('lIl11plaillllhal this al'dd~nl alld I'lailltllls' i1'kp"'d dall'apl~s, il allY, Ill'l~ L:aus~d sl1le1y hy lhc lI~plipl'IlL'~ 111 Addilil1nall kll'lIdallt. 1\lIIl11lalld, III I1Pl'liIlill)! his tlalltll tlaikl al all l'.sl~ssi\L' SIlL'l'll. ladilll! III ~l'l'l' ,I 1'11I1'l'l 11I1I~1I11t. Ii 11 I 1111' III sll'l' wilhilllh~ assull'd L'i~al ,hslall'<' ah~ad, a 11I1 I1,hll alkl!i1II1II1S III IIq>lll!l'llLl', i1l1d Ihal i\ddillllllallkiL'lIdallt. .III 1111111. is I'ilallllllsly liahk 1111 Ins IIl'l!Iil!l'nll' Thl' 111'11"1 thlust III I kiL'lIdil111. l'~nlllJlIr,. ('lIl11plailll is lhal Ihc IICl!ligl'lIll' III AudilillllallkiL'lIualll, Knllwlalld, is Ihc Silk suhslalllial laL:1t II in hnlll! illl! alII lilt I'laillllll" all~l!cd dalllal!~s III lh is I il!ht. Ill'lcndant. I'c 1111 1 )( IT, alll'l!~' Ihill Addilll'nallkiL'lIdant. I\lIl1wlalld. ami Adultlllllallklclldalll, .III. lIul1I, arc ,,'Iely liahk 1l1ll'lall1lills' alll'l!cd dall1al!cs 111 addilillll. IlciL'mJant. I'cllnllllT, jllillcd Addltillllallklcndal1lS, I\nll\\land aml.lll 1111111. 1lll'lIl1l'l.t Its light III indcl11l1ilkalil1l1 and l'lllllrihlllillll lInlll ahllllt AUl!Us, ~). 11)1)), IlciL'lIdallt. I'cIIIIIlIlT, IIkd all Answcr 111 I'lilillllll" ('llllll'lailll llell'lIdallt. I'cllnlllll. dCIIIl'lllhal il lIas nl'gli)!cIII alld a)!ain asscrlcd as a lunhl'l dl'll'nsc Ihallhl' 1I~1'IWl'lIll' III Addilillllilllklclldant. I\IIIlWlalld, lIas Ihc Silk "lllSlallliallalllll IIllausilll! I'lallllllls' dal11a)!~s ami thill Addilillllallklclluallts, I\lIl1wlallll ami .1.11. lIunt. IICIl' sllldy liahk III I'lailllills 1111 all) alll'l!cd dama)!" Alldilhlllally, 1 )"'cllllalll. I'l'III1I)() I, hild dlSlllll'll'Illhill Ihl'll' hild h<'<'1I a "'lIiL'IIICllt hctwl'cn I'lainlills and i\ddltlllll,dlkiL'mlanls. 1\1I11l1lallll aml.lll 1111111. i1mllhl'll'll1ll', alsl1 assClll'd thc Id~asl' 111 IIllIlh Addlllllnallklcndallls .1l~11I,"kdl!l'd thl' 1Il')!hl'l'lIu' "I ,\ddltillnilllkiL'lIdalll. 1\ nl III land, amllhal Iii' nl')!Ii)!l'nll' \"IS a sllhslallllilllalllll mlausin)! thc I'lailltlfls dama!!cs. .\ Sllh~C"Ul'llIly. I'laintilh nll'd IIIIS pcndin!! Mlllilln IiII' JUd!!mCnllln Ihc I'lcmlin!!~ fll dbmb~ Addilhlnallklcmlillll~, Knll\l'laml and J.II. 111111I: Ill', inlhc allcl'llalil'c, III rc/icvc Ihcm Ill' any Il'~pllnsihilily III dcl'cmllll' pal'lil'ipalc in Ihi~ ;1l:lilln. II b IIn Ihi~ Mlllillnlhal Ihi~ mallcr nll\l' llllnc~ hcflll'c lhb CIIUI'I I'llI' displl~ilhln. II, AI{(JtlI\IENT I'lainlill'~ ar!!lIc Ihal hascd uplln Iheir "(jrillin" rc/ease \l'i1h Additillnal Ilc/emlallls. Ihcrc is nil nccd lill Ihl' Addilillnal Dcfcndanls III he pal'lb Itl Ihi~ pcmlin!! Iili/lalilln: III' inlhe allel'llalivc, Ihal anllrdcl' ~hlluld hc i~sllcd Ihallhc Addilillnal Ilelcndalll~ dll nlll hal'e III pal'lic/(1alc in Ihb lili!!alilln. Thc ar!!lImclII i~ I'lIl'1hcr advanlcd Ihal nil prejndicc cxi~l~ tll Dclcndalll, PcnnllllT, ~inlc ils ri!!11I III elllllrihulilln i~ (1I'OICllcd hy Ihe rc/l'asc. PlainliJh' (111~ililln. hll\l'cl'cr. 1;lil~ IlIlakc inllllllmidcralilln sel'cralri!!llIs \l'hilh Dclcndalll, I'cllllllllT. has a!!ainsl Additillnal Dclcndants. \l'hich arc nlll (1I'OICllcd hy thc rclca~c. PlainlilTs al/c!!c inlheir IIl'icl'lhallhc jllindel' \l'a~ made "".111 (1nllcll ils rig hi III' lIInlrihulilln." I'lainlilh lllnl'cniclllly I'aillll indicalc Ihal Dclcndalll'~ pusililln abll ~els lilrlh claims Ihal Addilillnal Dclcndanls' aclillns rcsulI in ~lIlc Iiahility Itl Plailllilh: Ihal Dclcndanl~ a!.sll hal'e a righl III' indl'nlnily a!!ainsl Addilhlllal Ilclcndanls: and Ihat any aclillns III' IklcmJanls arc IInly ~clllndary Itl Ihe (1rimary m:l~ III' Addilillnal Ilclcndalll~. Nllnc Ill' Ihcsc lirl'ulmlancc~ are (1I'OICllcd hy Ihc rc/ca~c and it is irn(1l1l'1anl Ihal Ihe jury hal'l' aI/ panics hl'lllrc it Itl dClcl'lninc al/lhc liahililY i"lIc~ inlhis l'a~c. Plainlilh a~~cl'l Ihal ~ince Ihc 01- I'laintilfs hal'c al!rl'cU Ihal ^uuitillnallklCndanls are jllint IlInICasllrs. thc jury UIlCS 11111 hal'e tlllllakc Ihalllclcrlllinalilln: and. Iherefllrc. lherc is nil l1eedlll hal'e ^udilillnall>clCnda11ls as panic- III this casc. This il!nllrcs Ihc IIlher Iel!al issucs Ill' sllle liahility. il1denlllilkalilll1 ill1d Cll111pal'aliw I1cl!lil!ence. This al'l!Ulllent alsll ilssunles Ihal 1>c1'cndanl, PcnnIH)T. acccpls Ihe Iinuinl! thai it is a jllinl IlInICasll1' wilh ^ddilillnal I>cfcnua11ls. By Ihe pleiluinl!s. il is clear Ihat l>efcndal1t. I'cnnDOT. dlles 11111 accept Ihal il is a jllilll tllnll:aSIlI' with ^duitillnal I>elcmlallts al1u ilssens ilhel'llatil'c c1aillls thai an: inCtlllSistclll wilh hcinl! a jllint IlIrll'casllr. Plaintiffs arc ill cfll:ct ilrl!uinl! thai Ihe relcase III whieh Del'cndant. Penn DOT. WilS 11111 a pany wail'es suhslanlil'c ril!hls which DcI'c\1llalll has against Addilillnal DcI'cndallls. I'lainliffs fashilln Ihe nllllilln pendinl! hefllre Ihis Cllun as a Mlllilln IlII' JUdl!IlICl1llln Ihe Plcadinl!s. ^ Illlltilln I'llI' juLil!lllcnl IIn Ihe pleadinl!s is silllililr hI a dClllurrer and llIay he cl1lercd IInly wherc there arc 1111 dispuled issucs Ill' facl ami thc Illlll'il1l! pany is enlitled III judl!IlICI1I as a Illallcr Ill' law. Kmlll' I' Ilarlcl'sl'ille MUluallnsuram;c Clllllpan\'. ... I'a. Supcr. __.5')5 ^.2d 12H. 12') (11)1))) citinl!. Kill'Ils I' Tlllll' Vilale Fircwllrks Ci1rpllra!.Wl!. 43fll'a. IHI. 25') ".2d IIH7 lIlJhl)): Groll I' Pctc Kil1l!sley Building. Il1c., .'73 I'a. Supcr. 377. 543 ,\.2d 12H (I'JHH): Vllgell' BCl'klc\', 354 I'a. Super. 21)1. 511 ".2d H7H (1I)H(I): Galllll' J.e. l'enncI' CaSI!i!.Il.\'.Jnsurancc Clllllpan\', 32H I'a. Supcr. 267.476 ^.2d 1.'22 (11)H4). Inlhe instant casc. IInlhe facc Ill' Ihe I1l1llilll1. I'lainliffs' 1ll11lilll1lllUSI hc denied. I'lail1lills' 1I1IIIilln is hilsed uplln Ihc release hClwccn I'lailllill al1d,\ddilillual .5 I Jcotellllallts, As the h:lsis IIII' their nlllii"lI, I'I:lilltills pl'illtanly I'dy IIp''lIlhal plll'fillllllllhe I'de:lse which slates: .. ,1'1:linlilh aplw lh:ll all) IlIdpll1enl elltl'll'd :lpall1sl any "thel' jllhll tllntea,,,1' Ilhkh ha.. a d:lilll IIII' 1'llIllIihllli"ll ilmJill1' indell1nily ap:linsllhl' Iklcasel's, ,h:lll he I'edlll'ed hy the 011111111111 "llklea,ee's ..h:ll'l' "I lallll/liahility 1,,1' allY I'el'dil'1. judpll1enl "I' award 1"1' Hdeasl'I" pro'l'al:l ,hale "I any l'enlil'1. jlldpll1el1t "I' award, il applil'ahle I1l1del' Ihe dn.:Ulllslal1l:es, I The alillesaid l'edllCli"lI ,hall he ellcclil'e whelhel' Ihe Relea..ee.. 011'1' held I" he illl1l1 1"lIle:l'''l's and whether :I I'iphl "I Ull1llihnli"l1 :ll1d'''1 illllell1lnlicali"n agail1sl any "Iher ddendalll C\i..ts, 111 spile "llhe adnll\lledpl'lI1elll "llhe Addili"lIal I ktemlal1ts as Illfheil' liahilily alld Ihal Addili"lIallJdclldalll. 1\ 11ll\l'land , was IIcplipl'lIl and Ihal hi.. "nCl!lipelll'e was a 'uh'tanliallilcllll' ill t:allsillp the deaths "llhe Plaintiff'>' dccedents ,,", Ihele lenwil1.. Ihl' i....lle III facl tll he delcl'lI1ined hy Ihe lacl I indCl .'" t" IIhal pCl'cclllage ,,' Iiahilil) i.. I" hl' aCI'c'Sl'd against I>ctendal1l. Pl'l1nI>OT. il any, and apaill\l Addiliollal Ildl'ndanh TIllS 1"1Il' '" lacl allll1e delcals Plail1lift\' Million lill Jlldgll1l'nl Iln the Pleadil1gs Wilh"lIt lhe jl1IY'" equilahle appllrtilll1lllellllllliahilil)', lJelcndalll. Pel1l1l)(lT, i, lell I\ilh I1Il a....l'SSIlIl'nllll thl' 0111\"11111 all) jl1dpnll'nl w"uld hl' I'l'dllcl'd ill Ihl' l'1l'1I1 "I a jlldgnll'l1t again't Iklelldanl i1l1dthl' Addili"l1al Ilcll'ndilnlS, Thl' jlll'Y l'i1I1I1I1I) h:III' Ihi, j"lIl' I" dl'ddl' II t\dlhll"l1allkll'lId:ll1l" all' pillll\'" I" Ihis l'a'e, Olhl'IWi,l', Ihl' jlllY II ill hl' :lskl'd I" appllllhlll Ii:lhllil) ,,' l'IItIlit', n"l p:lllll's I" Ihi.. al'li"n, Thl'l'l' i.. I1Il law ill Pelll1") lIania tlial 1I"lIld :111"1\ 'lIdl aclj"l1 hy :I 1111 Y II Ihe jlll')' is h IIl1t pi\\:1I this issll~ IlIr a la~tualliIlLlillp. Ilclcl\L1al\l. 1'~I\I\Il()T. will h~ L1~pri\'~L1ol si),!l\ilkal\l liphlS. H \'Iailltilf..' arpull1~nls al~ a~~~pl~L1 hy thL' ('Olin alllllh~ rcl~as~. tll whidl 1l~ICIlLlaIU. \'~III1Il()T. is 'H11 a pany. powrns lh~ issu~ III ~lIntlihlltilln. il wIIllILl app~ar lhat wilhout lh~ jury'.. ~quitahle applll'lilllllll~nt IIlliahility lh~ mlll~lilllllhat wllultl h~ appli~tlllI any juLl),!II1~nt apaillst Ilcl~llllalll. \'~1I1\1}(1l. \\llIlltl h~ 1111 a pill rata hasis or 51l1!,. 111l\\'~\'CI'. illh~ jury is allllw~tI h' 1l1ak~ lh~ la~tllal tI~l~nllil\alhlll 111\ p~I'lCllta),!~ lllliahilily h~lw~~1l llef~lltlalll alltl l\tlLlilillnal IlclCntlallls, prll\'itlilll! lh~r~ is a lil\tlilll! Ihal llef~lltlant was 1\~),!li),!~llt alltl ils 1l~),!lip~IK~ \\as a suhstal\lialla~lllr ill "llIsil\),! il\jury 10 \'lailltilTs' tI~~~tI~llls. whiclt is ~lIlllesl~tI. it ~1I111t1lilltl Ilefelltlant as IIIII' a.. I '.i . IhllS tI~pri\'il\l! Ilef~mlalll. \'~IlI\Il()T. 01 all atltliliol\al .JIll!, l~tllI~tion illlh~ jUtll!lI1~llt. ('leally. lhis is pr~jlltlidallo 1>~lCllllalll. \'~IlI\I>()T's. righls, Atltliliollally. \'Iaintilfs lal..dy ;lIl!u~ that AtltliliollalllclClltlants a~kllowletlg~ lhal th~y ar~ joint tonlCasors. Nil wh~r~ ill th~ Icl~a"~ is lh~r~ allY sudt a~kllowletl),!ell1~1\1. Atltlitiollalllcl~lltlants lI1~rL'ly a~kllowletl),!~ lhdr OWIl liahility alltllhal Atltlitiol\al 1l~lClltlal\l. Kllowlallll. lias 1\~),!IiI!~1l1 al1llllial his IlCl!lil!~Il~~ was a suhstal\tialla~lnr ill ~ausill),! Ih~ harm lolh~ \'Iainlill\. 1'.\'~1l il AtltlilhlllalllclCllllallts a~kl\ll\\lctll!~tllhat lhey w~r~ joillt IlInt~asnrs. lhat i1~kllll\\letll!lllCllt is Illlt himlilll! 1111 llef~lltlalll. 1'~1l1\1l( IT. IllllrLl~r 10 h~ iI joillt IOrll~i1snr. tlwr~ must h~ anllth~r hllllCa"lll \l~I~llllal\l. 1'~I\IlIl()T. tI~lllcs lhat it is iI jllillt tortt~i1sor wilh ALltlilillnal 1l~lCllllallts as IIn~ 01 ils i11t~lllali\'~ L1clclls~s alltllh~refllr~ pla~~s Ihal asp~~t "llhis l'it\l' al 1"lIe, 7- Plainl ill~ rely. 1m Iheir ar!!ulllcnl. Iln tiljJljUD 'nHcll Slill>1!, 500 1'. 211 1(51) (3rll Cir. 11)74). Thc OrH1lJJ c:"c b cleillly dbtingui,hilhle Inlln thc in~lant ca~c in Ihat thc pal'll' again't Whlllll Ihc rcleaw wa~ hcing illtcrprclcd inlhal ,,"c II':" Ihc I'lainlitL whll c1carly wa, a pal'll' hI Ihc relca,c. In thc in'lanl Cil'C. Plilinlilh ilrc iI"ertin!! their illlcrprclatilln IIllhe relea,c in an allempt tll depril'e Iklcmlillll. l'ennDOT. III it~ ri!!hl tll a__el'l cCl'lain c1ailll~ a!!ain~t AlIlIilillnill Ddcmlant~ anll III hale the jury ,ll'pmlilln Iiilhility a~ helwecn Dclcnllalll anll the AlIlIilillnal Ildcndanh. In Ihe tirillll! ca~e. thc Plailltill wa~ ohjcctin!! tll thc rclluclilln III Plaintitr, rcwvery a!!ain,t a non.'eulin!! pal'll' hy nny pcrccnt in accorllanec with thc joinl tOl'llca,or rclea,c cxcculcll hy (iriITill' inlal'or IIIPfi/Cr. Thc Cllnl'l. inlli"u,~ing thc lan!!ua!!c or Ihc relcil'c, ~Iillcll: Thb lan!!uage wn~litule~ an expre~~ wail'cr hy thc plainlilT~ III thc hencnt 01 thc Dill'i, holllin!!. Thc I'clln'yll'allia Suprclllc CoUI'I ha~ ~lillell: TII clln~titllle a waiver or a Ie!!al rig hI. Ihcre mu~t he a dcar. ullcquil'ocal alld lIcci~il'c aclol thc pal'll' wilh ~nowlelll!c 01 Mu;h right anll an el'illenl purpme 10 MllTemlcr it. Kahn I' Banc Amcrica- llIair ('11111.. 327 Pa. 2(1). 11)3 A.211905 (\1)37); ('1I1e \' Phililllelvhiil ('11., 345Pa. 315.26 A.2111)20 ( \1)42). Blllwn \' Cill'.tul'libhmg,!l. 4(1) PiI. 357. IKI! A.211 31)1), 401 (1%2). Thill CIIUI'I hil' al". ~lated: While IInlillarily Ihe qU"lillnol wilil'er i~ a quc~tion Illlact 101 iI jllry... yel. wherc lhc IInly el'illcncc a~ tll wail'er i, writing. ii, clIll,lmclion amI K. 11I1~'I'JlI'clallllll alld \l'h~'lhcr Ilr 11111 II CIIII'liIIlICs a \l'ail'er i, a IIU~"IIIIII IIlla\l' Ii'r Ihc l'lIllI'l. J/1II111I'cr ('1I11'U!!~'!WUD.!~.~h:hr, .ll)2 I'a, 1')1), I.W ^,2u 656 (JI)5X), TIll' ahmc l'ilcd dilll'~' IIllhc I'li/er.{irillill aprCClIll'1II i, Unilnlhil!III1I1" Th~' {irilfins hal'c mllCCUcu Ihc jllinl IlIrllca'"r ,lalU, III I'Ii/er IlIr Ihc pllrpllSc 01 dClcl'lllillinl! dalnagc' in Ihc ca'L' III a jlldglllcnl IlIrlleasllr. " is Ohl'illll' Illill Ihc rcka,c \l'as drancd \l'ilh jJal'is spcl'ilkall~ in II1l11d, "al'illg \l'ailcd Ihcir ril!11I III ill,isl UpOIl a judil'ial dClcl'lllinalillu oIPfi/cr's jllinl IlIrlleasllr stalUs, thc {irillill' lI1ay ntll IIhjccl 10 a rcuuclillll ollheir juugll1ClI1 againsl Ihc [Iuilcd Slalc' III Ihc C,\lcnl oIPIi/cr's pi'll raw sharc. (hi Ili II I' I 'lIilCd ,~Ialcs, 50() 1:,2d 1115t), 11I72 (Jru Cir, 11)74), " is d~'ar Ihal Ihc issuc dcl'idcd ill {hilli!! \l'a' Ihc cnecl 01 Ihc relcasc 011 Plailllills' rip III 10 IIhjcCI III a prll rala rcuuclillllUllhc judgll1clIl. Thc murt dcarly lillllld Ihal Ihc Plailllilfs \l'aiwd Ihill righl hy Ihc clear alld unamhiguolI' lan!!uagc IIllhc relcasc, Thu" Ihc Cirillin casc has nil app/icatilln III Ihc i,suc hclilrc Ihis ('nllr!. Plailltills haw misapplied Ihc <irll'fil! dcl'isilln 10 Ihc lilCIS alld l'irclllllslallccs in Ihi, casc, Thcy arc allcllllllinp III apply Ihc prlll'i,IOII' ollhc relL'asc 10 all ~'llIily \l'hieh \l'a' nlll a party III Ihc relcasc alld Iilrlhcr arguc Ihal Ihc cnlilY \l'hich \l'as nlll a parl~ III Ihc relca,c i, hllund hy ils pl'tll'i,illns, Plailllilfs' IUrtlll'r indicalC Ihallhc Pcnns)llallia l'Illlrls adllll\l'lcdgc the Icpilill1:lcy 01 UrlliJu relca,c, and dlcs lIJiH.ll!1!i!LJA1crl) U!dm!!!l!!!l,;~.( 'IIn!jli!!1LLJ'l~JillIULPartncrsl1ill. Pa, SlIpCr. , 50.J ^.2d 127.l f It)XII) lor Ihi, prinl'iplc, I'lailllilfs misinlcrprcl liltlllllllC II IIllhis opinillll, Thai IIIIIIIIIIIC dllc, nlll adnllllledgc Ihc ICl!ilimac) III GrilnlJ relcascs, Thc .1). 1101 adLln:sscd hI' Ihc Iclca,c, Ilcl\:ndalll is cnlillcd hI lili!!alC lhc,c issucs a!!ain,1 Addilillnal J>clClldallls, Thclcl'olc, Addilionall>cl\:lIllalll, alc plOpCI panic, lolhis m:lioll alld IIIU,t Icmain ill Ihc l'a,c Ml thai alllhc b,ucs lOIn hc pl'llpcrly lili!!alcd hcl'olc a jUlY, Finally, ALlLlitiollall>cl\:nLlanls hal'c out III slatc dlllllidlcs anLl alc nOI ,uhjcll 10 Ihc ,uhpllcna p"wcr IIllhc Pcnmyll'ania ltlUI'Is, Illhc ALldilillnall>cl\:nLlants alc L1bllli,scLlII'llIll Ihb altilln III il an IIIL1cI is bSllcLllhat thcy dll nllt hal'c hI panidpatc ill Ihc pl'lllccdill!!' Ill' this la,c, Dclcndanl, PcnnDOT. will nol hal'c iIllellUalC allC>> hI dblol'cry fl'lllll AdLlilillnal J>clcnLlanls, which will sCl'clcly halllpcl I>cl\:ndalll\ ahilily 10 prcparc a L1clcnsc 10 this la,c, Thc Ic,limony Ill' ALlLlitional J>clcnLlalll, Knllwlal1ll, i, nClc>>alY 1'01 Ihc propcr pl'lllcssing Ill' falls inlhis lasc, If Addiliolllal I>cl\:nLlanl. KnowlanLl. i, 1101 al'ailahle Illleslify dlhcr live or hy dcpo,ition. illlponalll falls willnol hc !!il'cn hllhc jury. whilh lIIay plcjuLlicc I>cl\:nLlant in it's allclllpllO pl'llpcrly prcpare allll plcscnt a dcl\:n,c inlhis lasc, III. CONCI.USION (>>IICS or matcrial rall CXbl in lhb la,c sullkicnt hI dcl\:at Plaillliffs' Mlllilln !ill' .IUd!!IIICIII Iln Ihc Pleading" Additionally. Plaillliffs' relianlc on thc Griffin lasc is nol appl'llpriatc undcI Ihc ralls ami dlllllll,lanlcs of thb lasc, Thc GrilHIl lasc L1clc/'lllincs Ihc righls 01' wail'cr of ri!!hl' III a plainlill whcn a Grilfin rclca,c is inl'oll'cd, II dllcs nol dClcrmillc Ihc li!!hlS or a 1I0n'sclllin!! dclcllllanl a, a!!aiml a 'clllin!! dclcllllanl. Thc law in Pcnnsyll'ania is clcar lhal a ,clllin!! dclcndant i, a Illl'C>>ary parly '"lhat Ihc I'ariou, i'MICS Ihat cxi,t hcl\\'ccn 12 lhc nlln.sclllilll! lIcknllanl anlllhc sClllinl! lIcil'ndanl,an hc liti~;ltcll. i\lIl1ilillnally. I'laimills dll nllt addlcss Ihc issucs Idatin~ III IJclcl\llant. I'cllnllllT's. daillls 1111 inllclllnily. whkh is an allcl'llalc dail11 laiscll illlJclcnllant's ('lIl11plaim againsllhc ^lIl1ilillnallkfcl\llams. III thc dailll Ihal Ihc ^lIl1ilillllal Ikil'llllanls alc sllldy liahlc in lhi, ,asc, 1'111 Ihc Ica",ns slaleo ahlll'C. Dclel\llalll. I'cllnI>OT. lequests Ihis IllInlllahlc ('III11'1 III deny I'lailllitfs' IIllllillns. l{cspcl'lIl1lly suhll1ittell. I'ETERS & W i\SII.EI'SKI ,. , ,'.' i ' t / ~~rl;III;,' ~> ~~asil~fs~-Ci~~ql;;i~' l 't(.;., ^ttlll'lley II> /I Wl27 I 21)31 NOl'lh hlllll Stleel lIallishlllg.l'cllnsyll'ania 17110 (717) BI!- 7555 f)ale~r;.- , 't7- , ,'; 1/1')' . ( ^lllll'lley fill I>efcnllam. The COllllllllnweallh of l'ennsylvlInia. I>cpal'll11cnl or Tl'lInSplll'lalilln 1,1. JAMES L. SMITHGALL, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE EXECUTOR OF ~'HE ESTATE OF JAMES L. SMITHGALL & SHIRLEY A. SMITHGALL, JOY A. SMITHGALL WRENCH, BRENT AND BRUCE A. SMITHGALL IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM V. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC. & NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME CO., INC. CIVIL ACTION - LAW IN REI PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS BEFORE I SHEELY. P.J.. HOFFER. J. OLER. J. ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this day of I \ I ,\ 'l \ , 1996, Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED to the extent that additional defendants Kevin Lee Knowland and J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. shall not be required to participate or defend in the above- captioned case. However, they shall remain named as parties to the action. By the Court, ~ .~ l\~ '1' \/ 7 Jl'~ Robert B. Elion, Esquire For the Plaintiff . I . I 'J' I, , I ( Harold E. Shsely, \L/ P;J. . i Charles E. Wasilefski, Esquire For the Defendant , , r .: J lald , . ..1.. .. I JAMES L. SMITHGALL, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES L. SMITHGALL & SHIRLEY A. SMITHGALL, JOY A. SMITHGALL WRENCH, BRENT AND BRUCE A. SMITHGALL V. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION V. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC. & NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME CO., INC. I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I I I I I I I I I NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM I I I I I CIVIL ACTION - LAW I I IN REI PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS BEFORE I SHEELY. P.J.. HOFFER. J. OLER. J. OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT The underlying cause of action of the case before us concerns a fatal vehicular accident which occurred on Route 81 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs are the adult children of ths couple killed in the accident. They have moved for jUdgment on the pleadings to dismiss additional defendants Kevin L. Know1and (Know1and), operator of the tractor-trailer that collided into the decedents' vehicle, and Know1and's employer, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. (J.B. Hunt). The basis for plaintiffs' request is a release executed between plaintiffs, and J.B. Hunt and Know1and. The release specifically acknowledges that Know1and was a joint tort-feasor whose negligence was a substantial factor in causing the deaths of plaintiffs' decedents, and that Hunt was responsible for Know1and's conduct. The Commonwealth of NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the original defendant, opposes plaintiffs' motion. We heard argument on December 6, 1995. FAC1'S AND PHOCEDUllAL IIISTOHY On May 19, 1995, plaintiffs filed a complaint against PennDOT, alleging the wrongful death of their parents, James L. Bmithgall and Shirley A. Smithgall, who were killed in a vehicular accident on Interstate Bl. Plaintiffs' complaint avers the following. On October 19, 1993, at approximately 5.20 p.m., ths Smithgalls wers traveling north on Bl in Cumberland County whsn they were required to stop at a construction area.. Whils ths Bmithgalls were waiting at the end of a traffic queue, a tractor-trailer ownsd by J.B. lIunt and operated by Knowland failed to stop and collided into the rear of the smithgall vehiole.' James and Shirley Smithgall died ae the result of the injuries they sustained in the collision.' Plaintiffs contend, among other things, that PennDOT did not place or require suffioient traffio control devices to warn drivers of the presence of a traffic queue at a location where traffic is expected to be traveling at least 55 miles per hour.' Plaintiffs maintain that PennDOT's alleged negligence was a substantial .Complaint of Plaintiffs, '7, 'B. 'Complaint, '9, '10, '14(a)(h)(c)). 'Comphlnt, '11. 'Complalnt, '14(c( (d) (e), 2 NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM factor in causing their parents' deaths.' On July 26, 1995, PennDOT filed a complaint to join J.B. Hunt and Knowland as additional defendants, claiming that J.B. Hunt was vicariously responsible for Knowland's alleged negligence in the operation of his tractor-trailer.' PennDOT further averred that Knowland and J.B. Hunt were to be joined in this action to protect PennDOT's right of contribution.' PennDOT then filed an answer and new matter to plaintiffS'S complaint on August 25, 1995, denying its negligence and reasserting the negligence of Knowland and J.B. Hunt as the cause of plaintiffs' losses and injuries." Furthermore, PennDOT discovered that plaintiffs settled with Knowland and Hunt' and alleged that an admission contained in the releaselO fully extinguishes any 'Complaint, !15. 'Complaint of PennDOT, 'a, '14. 'PennDOT also joined New Enterprise stone' Lime Co., Inc., the company which had performed the construction work on Bl, in order to protect its right of indemnity and contribution arising from alleged contractual obligations. "Answer of PennDOT, '15. 'Answer of PennDOT, !59. The release is attached as Exhibit A. IOThe relevant portion of the release states as followSI "Release[e]s conceded in the lawsuit referred to above, and expressly acknowledge in this Settlement Agreement and Release, that the negligence of Kevin Lee Knowland was a substantial factor in causing the deaths of Plaintiffs' dscedents and that Releasees are liable for his conduct." 3 NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TEHM liability of PennDO'l'." plaint! ffa filed a reply to PennDOT's new matter on September 12, 1995, admitting the existence of the release but denying that this admission creates sole liability in Knowland and Hunt and further denying that the admission oreates an assumption of a substantial percentage of liability under the Comparative Negligence Act." On September 29, 1995, Knowland and Hunt answered PennDOT's complaint to join them as additional partiee, contending that any alleged injuries suffered by plaintiffs were caused by PennDOT and additional defendant New Enterprise." On October 16, 1995, plaintiffs filed a motion requesting dismissal of defendants Knowland and J.B. Hunt, or in the alternative, to relieve them of any responsibility to defend or participate in this action I Knowland and Hunt provided notioe of concurrenoe with plaintiffs' motion. It is this motion that is before the Court for disposition. Answer of PennDOT, Exhibit A (hereinafter Release), page 2. "Answer of PennDOT, , 62. "RerlY of plaintiffs to New Matter of PennDOT. The Comparat ve Negligence Act can be found at 42 Va. C.B.A. 5 7102. "Answer of Additional Ilefllndants Knowland and J.D. Hunt, '9, '15. 4 NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM DISCUSSION In determining whether to grant a motion for judgment on the pleadings, a trial court must accept as true all well pleaded statements of fact, admissions, and any documents properly attached to the pleadings presented by the party against whom the motion is filed. McAllister v. Millville Mutual Insurance Co., 433 Pa. Super. 330, 334, 640 A.2d 1283, 1285 (1994). We may grant judgment on the pleadings only where the moving party's right to succeed is certain and the case is so free from doubt that the trial would clearly be a fruitless exercise. xg. A court should grant a motion for judgment on the pleadings where the pleadings demonstrate that no genuine issue of fact exists, and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. ~. Plaintiffs contend that the release executed between themselves and additional defendants Knowland and J.B. Hunt obviates the need for the latter to participate in the trial. The release not only acknowledges that Knowland (and therefore J.B. Hunt) was a joint tort-feasor whose negligence was a substantial factor in causing the accident, but requires "a reduction in any judgment obtained by Plaintiffs against PennDOT or New Enterprise by the amount of Knowland's and Hunt's perceutage share of fault/liability, or their pro rata share of responsibility for any verdict or judgment if applicable under 5 NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM the circumstances."l' Plaintiffs submit that the settlement agreement is a "Griffin" release stemming from the Third circuit's decision in Griffin v. United States, 500 F.2d 1059 (3d Cir. 1974). In Griffin, two actions were instituted in federal court regarding Mary Griffin's alleged ingestion of a live-virus polio vaccine. Plaintiffs' action against Charles Pfizer & Co., the manufacturer of the vaccine, settled pursuant to a release, but the other case filed against the united states Government led to a verdict in favor of plaintiffs. Because the Government did not join Pfizer as an additional party, the district court held that the agreement between the Griffins and Pfizer reducing any judgment rendered against other alleged joint tort-feasors by Pfizer's pro-rata share was therefore invalid. The Government appealed and the Third Circuit reversed, holding that although the Government never joined Pfizer as an additional defendant, the Griffins had conceded the joint tort-feasor status of Pfizer by the terms of the release I the Griffins, therefore, waived the benefits provided by the holding of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Davis v. Miller, 385 Pa. 348, 123 A. 2d 422 (19561 (requiring that additional defendant Miller, relieved of liability by a release, remain in the action to determine her status as joint tort-feasor) (emphasis added). In the present case, the status of Knowland as joint tort- "See Release, p.3. 6 NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM feasor is established by the rslease that additional defendants executed with plaintiffs." Knowland and J.B. Ilunt have admitted liability and that any judgment against PennDOT andlor New Enterprise will be reduced according to Knowland and J.B. Hunt's adjudged liability. The issue hers is whsther the additional defendants are required to participate in the action so that their share of responsibility may be determined by the fact- finder. Although we find merit to PennDOT's contention that it will be prejudiced without the presence of Knowland and J.B. Hunt at trial, our review of the case law indicates that settling defendants are not required to participate in the action when they have conceded their status as joint tort-feasors. Initially, we turn to National Libertv Life Insurance v. KlinQ Partnership, 350 Pa. Super. 524, 504 A.2d 1273 (1986), a case cited by both parties in support of their respective positions. In National Libertv, our Superior Court reversed the trial court and allowed the non-settling defendant (Bethlehem) to join nunc pro tunc an additional defendant who had settled with the plaintiff (but did not admit liability) solely to determine if Bethlehem could realize its right to a pro rata reduction in any judgment rendered against it. National Libertv, 350 Pa. I'PennDOT contends that by acknowledging Knowland as a joint tort-feasor, the release assumes that PennDOT has been established as a joint tort-feasor by virtue of the term "joint." We do not believe that terming Knowland as a joint tort-feaBor makes such an assumption but was used merely to indicate that Knowland was acknowledging fault. 7 NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM Super. at 534-35, 504 A.2d at 127 (emphaeis addedl." In the inetant caee, l'ennDOT'e right to a pro rata reduction is undieputed, thue, under National Liberty, there ie no reaeon to require Knowland and J.B. Hunt to remain in the action. Accordingly, when the joint tort-feaeor etatue of the eettling party ie conceded in the releaee, a eo-called "Griffin" releaee hoe been executed. The right eetabliehed by the holding in Davis, supra, to retain a settling defendant in order to determine whether that defendant ie a tort-feasor ie therefore waived when the terme of the releaee concede the defendant'e etatue ae joint tort-feaeor. It ie only in the inetance where a settling defendant refueee to admit its etatue ae joint tort- feaoor that our appellate court hae mandated that a settling defendant participate in the action. We note PennDOT'e argument that PennDOT iteelf wae not a party to the releaee and that it ehould not be bound by the terme of the releaee. PennDOT, then, I'The court, in footnote 6 of ito opinion, etated the following regarding the definition of a "Griffin" releaeea Bethlehem arguee, in the alternative, that the releaee given to the eettling defendante ie a Griffin releaee whioh obviatee the neceeoity to retain the eettling defendante ae partiee to the action but requiree a pro rata reduction in any verdict rendered againet Bethlehem Steel. Thie argument io meritleee. The releaoe given br National Libsrty to the settling defendante io c early not a Griffin releaee AI liabililY_QU the part of thq ssttlina defendants was DQt oonceded. NAtional Libo~Ly, 350 Va. Super. at 532, 504 A.2d at 1278 (emphaoi. added). o NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM wishes not to be bound by a release in which the settling defendants concede liability because such an admission keeps Knowland and J.B. Hunt out of the action. Whether or not PennDOT WAS a party to the release or not, Knowland and J.B. Hunt have conceded liability. We find no case law that requires a defendant to participate in the action after settling in order to determine its percentage of liability. Retaining a settling defendant in the trial solely for the purpose of allocating liability has been barred by federal case law. In Younc v. Verson Allsteel Press Co., 524 F. Supp. 1147 (E.D. pa.19Bl) the court succinctly stated I . . . It is simply a non sequitur to maintain, as Federal does, that without the presence of Verson, the fact- finder cannot determine the extent of Federal's comparative negligsnce vis-a-vis Young. Nothing prevents Federal from introducing whatever probative evidence of Verson's culpability it may otherwise have offered with Verson present at trial. Simplr put, there is no practical economic benefit that will nure to Federal from Vsrson's presence. The potentially dramatic effect of pointing at an acquiescent defendant is not a sufficient reason to force Verson to bear the additional defense of appearing at trial after settling with plaintiff and after signing a release that provides Federal with all the economic benefits which Fedsral could have achieved after' a trial in which Verson was present. It is clear under Griffin that Verson would have been relieved of attendance at trial. Nothing in Pennsylvania's Comparative Negligence statute, public policy considerations, or logic compsls a contrary conolusion. ld. at 1152. Partly in reliance on Younc, our Superior Court has stated the following, although in a different setting, which appears to disapprove of requiring the presence of a ssttling 9 NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM defendant at trial solely for the purpoDe of determining itu share of liability, . . . to find that appellees' presellce at trial la neceasary to determine the damageD appellantu may be obliged to par' would . . . deter settlement of actions and waste jud cial resources . . . . "arka v. Nahati, 337 Pa. Buper. 617, 625, 407 A.2d 432, 436 (1985). Moreover, our supreme court in Charles v. Giant Bagle Markets, 513 Pa. 474, 522 A.2d 1 (1987) not only atrongly encouraged the promotion of aettlementa but atated that "[t)he inducement a for a defendant to aettle are the certainty of the agreed upon obligation and the avoidance of the vagariea of trial. !d. at 477, 522 A.2d at 2. In conclusion, it appears that our courts wish to encourage aettlement agreements by protecting from further litigation Bettling defendantB who admit to being joint tort-feaBorB. We do recognize that although the jury may find little or no fault attributed to PennDOT without the preBence of the additional defendantB, PennDOT has a valid interest in having Knowland and J.B. Hunt present so that the fact-finder will not be inclined to attribute fault to PennDOT merely beoause of its presence at trial. Nonetheless, the foregoing discupsion reflects that Knowland and J.B. Ilunt are not requirud to participate in the trial. 10 JAMI;S I.. SMITlI<iAIL .lIt. Individually And I\S The Execulor 01"1 he !:slules OJ" JAMI:S I.. SMITll<iAI.I/\nd SItIlUI:Y A. SMITIt<lAI L .IllY A. SMITII<iAI.I. WItI.NCII. IIIU.NT SMITII<iAI.I.. AlIlllIlWn A. SMllllliAI.I, I'luinlil1's IN 1111 ('llIIlU 01 ('OMMON I'I.I,AS I 1II'II~lIIHtI.AND ('OIIN IY,I'A ('IVII. A('IION -I.AW \. No. lJ~.27:14l'ivllTenl1 TIlE COMMONWI:AI,IIIIII l'ENNSYI.VANIA,DI:I'Alt I MI.N I I II TRANSI'OIUATIC IN. I )clcndunl v. KEVIN LEI: KNOWI.ANIl, .III III IN I T1tANSI'OItT, INC. AIIlI NI'W ENTI:ItI'RISI, S IONI' & I.IMI (n. INe., Addilionull )cI~'ndunls Jlilt ,. IltlAI. DEMANDED I'MU....t fUR AI'I'fu\RANU TO TIW I'ltoTIICINI) lAity (II SAil) II 111111: I'leuse enler Ihe UPIl\'Ulllm'e 01 I i1,'!.!ol) IIl1l1on Ahcln. !:squire. 10 represenllhe Plalnlins in Ihe uhove-cuplioncd mull"I. us 10\'111 ,. ounSl' I. Ih'sp,'ctlilll)' suhmilled. I ' '-, "r DUle~~_:.L_ \ AII:',I.~ I.A,W IJH'( 'l'sQ' \~ 1-' (!~\'- . _..... .dX,C I~ (IrClIIll)' lIullon Ahcln. !:squire II) /I .15.IJhO Allorney lilr llelCndunl 17 I',usll'omlrel Slleet Curlisle.I'A 17011-1111 7171:!"5.~H51 IN TIm COURl' ()II' COMMON P....:AS m- CUMRI<:RIANn COUNl'Y, I'I<:NNSYI,VANIA JAMI<:S I,. SMll'IIGAU" JR., CIVil, Al.'"I'ON . I..AW Individually and IlIi the Executor of the I<:slates of JAMI<:S I,. SMITIIGAU, and SIIIH....:Y A. SMll'lI(;AU,; JOY A. SMI1'IIGAU, WRI<:NCII; RRI<:NT SMI1'II(JAU,; and RHUCI<: A. SMI1'IIGAU.; l'Ialnlllrs NO. \'5. 1'IIE COMMONWEAI,TII (W PENNSYLVANIA, nEPARl'MI<:Nl' m' TRANSPORl'ATION, Defendant JURY TRIAl, DEMANDED COMPlAINT I. l'Ialnllll', James I.. Smlthpll, Jr. Is an adult Individual resldllllat H.a. #3, Boll 190, Wllllamsport, I,ycomlng County, Pennsylvania, and Is a survlvllll son or James L. Smlthpll and Shirley A. Smlthpll. James I.. Smlthgall, Jr. Is the 1<:ICCUtor or the Estate of James I.. Smlthgall and the I<:state or Shirley A. Smlthpll. 1. l'Ialnllll', Joy A. Smlthpll, Wrench, Is an adult Individual resldllll at R.H. #3, I Boll 561, Wllllamsport, I,yeomlng County, Pennsylvania, 17701, and Is a survlvllll dauPter or James I.. Smlthllall and Shirley A. Smlthgall. 3. Rrent Smlthgallls an adult Individual residing at nos Redaro Drive, South ,I Wllllamsport, I,yeomlng County, I'ennsylvanla, 17701, and Is a 8urvlvl"ll80n or James I.. il I' I i I I i SmlthllaU and Shirley A. SmlthgaU. I 10. 111e 1993 Intemallonal cabovcr tractor failed to stop and collided with the II rear or the SmUhgaU vehicle. II. James I.. SmUhgaU and Shirley A. SmUhgall died as a resuU or Injuries lustalned In that eolllllon, 11. Interstate Ruute 81, at the sUe uf this accident, was a highway under the Jurisdiction or the lleCendant, CommonMllUh ur I'ennsylvanla (hereinafter referred to .. 'PennDOT'). 13. PennDOI' owed a Il'Ial duty to useni of thll highway, Indudllll spedncally l'Ialntlll's' Decedenll, to keep the highway reasonably safe ror the actlvllles ror which It WU RCUlarly used, Intended and reasonably roreseen to be used. 14. PennDOI' breached this legal duty and wal nl'lllKftlt ror reasons Includl.... but not limited to the rollowlng: .. The tralllc at the lICCI1e of the accident wu at a stop due to the presence or 1011I term construction; b. The stopped tralllc seriously violated the Cllpeclaney of drivers and ereated a dllJllCl'Ous eondltlon which s1anlncantly Inereued the potential ror driver error sueh .. that committed by Kevin l.ee Knowland; e. The end of the tralllc queuc ereated a danaeroully hip speed dlll'erentlal which slanlncantly Inereased the probability or an aecldent; d. l'ennDffi' knew or reasonably Ihould have known that the presence or atrame queue of State Route 81 wIIere tralllc usuaUy Is e.pected to be travelling at least 55 miles per hour, would, and did, ereate a dangeroul condition; e. The trame eontrol devlcl'll plaeed, or caused to be placed In advance ur the eonstnlcthm sUe by I'ennl}(n' did not provide adequate advance wamlng or this dangerous eClndUlon to drivers sueh as Kevin l.ce Knowland; , , r. l'ennllO'I' should have n'Cognlzoo multlpll' site s.-me conditions as Important factors 10 be rtlnsldCl'l'd In the plaeement or traffie control devices; g. Pennl101' should have designed thl' traffie eontrol plan ror the constroctlon zone to minimize qUl'Ul' rormatlon and to provide adequate advance _ml"ll to the approaehl"ll driver; h. l'ennl)Ol' should have used or dlrectoo the use or rumble strips on Slate Route 81 northbound In advanee or the _I'll zone In the IUU or the aecldentto alert drivers, sueh as Kevin l.ee Knowland, to ch8"llCd hlKhway eondlUons ahead; I. PennOOT should have conducted or caused to be conduded roullne, perlodle Inlpectlons or the traffie eontrol devices while the _I'll WIlIl beI"ll petformed to ensure that the traffie control devices Mre property fundlonl"ll and controlling tramc In a we manner, J. The rauure of PennDOT to IUct to the IClllthy tnIIIc queues by making adJustments to the trame control devices MIl not In accordance with eslablllhed procedures ror maintenance or wurII zone trame COI1trol devices; k. PennDOT's nl'l"JCllce as described In SU..............I a . J above caused Route 81 to be In a d8lllerOUS condition and unsafe ror Its Intended use and reuonably rOl'ftllle8b1e use. IS. Penn DOT's nl'lllJCllce, as described In l'al'lllll'8Ph 14 above, MIl a direct, prod.ate and/or substanllal fador In causl"llthe accident and In causllllthe deaths or l'Ialnllll's' Decedents COUNT I . WRONGI<'UI, DI<:Alll OF JAMES I.. SMl11mAU. 16. Parqraphs IthroUllh IS Inclullve or l'Ialntlll's' Complaint an Inco'l'Ol1lled herein by reference IlIi tho. fuUy set rorth atlC"lllh, 17. The Plaintiffs bring this claim ror Wro"llfull)eath pursuant to the provisions or 41 Pa. C.P.A. 68301. II I I II 18. James t. SIIlllhKaUleR NurvlvhlK him the fullowlnK children, who a~ entitled to ~ver dam~ fur his death: Mr. James I" SmllhKaU, Jr. RR 3, Roll 190 Wllllam8porl, I'A 17701 Mr. Rrent Smllhgall n05 ROOarn I)rlve South Wllllamsporl, .'A 17701 Mr. Rruce SmllhgaU 401 I<:ut Centnl Avenue South Wllllamsport, I'A 17701 Mrs. Joy Smllhgall Wrench RR #3, Roll 561 Wllllam8porl, ItA 17701 19. All a result or the death uf James I,. SmllhgaU, Clpenses were IneurTeld which Inelude funeral and related ellpen-. burial ellpen-. and estate admlnlltntlon. 10. All a resull or the death or James I" SmlthpU, his ehUdren havc 8ull'eRllI the 10.. of hl8 senlces and support that they would have received rrom him and rrom his .....,..111II durlllll his IIretlme. 1 I. No other action ror the wrolllful death or James I" Smllhpll hu been COIII.eneed apInst this I)ef'endant. WIIERI<:I<'ORE, l'Ialntlll'8 demand Juctaement apInst Defendant In an _ount In ellceu or l'en 1'houl8lld DoUars ($10,_.01), IiaId amount ellceedllll the Jurlllllctlonal requirements ror COIIIpUI801} arbllnllon. COUNT II . SURVIVAl, 01<' JAMI<:S I.. SMI1'IIGAU, n. .ta.....-aplls I thrnuKh IS Inclusive or l'Ialntlll'8' Complaint are Incorporated I herrin by reference u thooP fully let furth at ICIIIlh. ,I I 13. James I" SmllhpU, Jr. brlnp thl. action un behalr or the Estate or J_.. L Smlthpll pursuant to 41 l'a.(;.S.A. ~1. 14. All a result of the dr.ath or James I,. SmllhgaU, his estate hu been deprlYed 'I II Ii ,I Ii i' or hi, eamlnlC8 and benefits durlnllthe period ur his lire ellpedaney. V..:R....ICATIOII! I, Joy A. SmllhgaU Wrench, hereby verlry that the rOft1lOl"Il Complaint Is true and colTed to the best or my knowledge and belief. I understand that raise statements herein are made subject to the pcnallles or 18 I'a. C,S., Section 4904, relall"ll to unliWOlTl ralslncallon to authorities. rifJ (/ JI:l I-I~ i(' f,{)A.u, (j Joy Smlthpll W ch !JJI;1/q~- Data' ' i~~J -_...~ ,. it..; ""'" - r:;> 7\':.... - ~J t.... " ,.~" G:l r -: .., l.1 .... ',-.."'.1 v.. -- '" --4...'" -, M V.l VI ......t--' L,\ "--.. ---. r-, l).. ., \ ' . ~, .... ...... ,. .. C~RrlrICAr~ or ~~RYIC! I, David C, ShipmAn, llt.lOl'llCY for' Plaintiffs, hereby certify that on this ..2:.\. .;:.._ day of October, 1995, Plaintiffs' Motion For Judgment On 1'he Pleadings '1'0 Dismiss Defendants Kevin Lee Knowland and ,]. II, Hunt Tnllls(lort, Inc. AI3 Additional Defendants, Or In The Alternative, To HelJeve 'I'hem Of Any Hesponsibility To Defend Or Participate ]n 'I'hil3 Matter and accompanying Praecipe For Listing Case For Argument were served upon the following attorneys by U, S, Mail, postage pre-paid as follows: Charles E, Wasilefski, El3quire PETERS . WASILErSKI 2931 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 Timothy J. Abeel, Esquire PALMER, BIEIUP . HIIDERSOI 956 Public Ledger Buildil1g Independence Square Sixth & Chestnut Streets philadelphia, PA 19106 FISHER, RICE, BAHLETT, EL10N & WAYNE, P.C. , '/ ~\ ~ 'J BYl. )", I~' II" Robert B, Elio *21030 Attorney For P ail1tiffs 125 East Third Street Williamsport, PA 17701 (717) 326-2443 G,PIIR8111171911(11 JAMES L. SMITHGAI,I" Jll., lndivldually and as the Executor: of the Estates of JAMES I,. SMITHGALL and SHIRLEY A. SMITHGALL; JOY A. SMITHGALI, WRENCH; BRENT SMITHGALL and BRUCE A, SMITHGALL, IN TilE COUIlT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMllERl,AND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVlI, ACTION - LAW Plaintiffs v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant NO, 95-2734 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE Please enter my appearance on behalf of the Defendant, Commonwealth of Pen~sylvania, Department of Transportation, in the above-captioned action. Respectfully submitted, ERNEST D. PREATE, JR. ATTORNEY GENERAL By: &. /~ ti~",,1J ~~ .~ iel R. Goo emote ID"30986 Senior Deputy Attorney General Torts Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 717-783-1683 DATED: JUl1e 5, 1995 " Ii ,;, L , .' en ,-:::; r , ~ ..'\} '- .. ::a: " - tft ';t 1-'" .,. :i' , . " ,. "" , I'll ,., ,. :"'!:' \,\., , " . ' . ' ! . .. " . , , , , ~ 11 1 2 i .. " . . ; ..< '.... ' /// /~-~_....~ /.;~ 1 " " i, '-1 r " i,l'! Ii" "'; , '1~ \-f~ tj ~ .f/l...... C. ~h,~ C~- I rJi.jJ Cj In Th=.o Court CT C.::mmc~1 rle::3 :;l~ ..lit I' . I ~y...... .11'_'!"l_t t .."t......, '-_ .... ._a ... ........,1'-. t, I' ? ;;1r::JY 1'I~rd::: .1 allle H L I Hill i I II ~1 II 1 I, \ 11. t ~ t d I 'is. 'I'h CornlllollwPill t h Iii PPIlIlHY I ViJlI i II Department of 'l'1,IIlHpll'l ill itlll 'I .. n. 1)1) ."/1.1 Civil ...---..-.-..--...., ::...-.-. :-iow, May 22 _ :9~ !, S:~?...::=-: O? C::~13E:?..!..A:rn COt.-:1':'~1 .?..o\.. co h~by c:z:uci::: = S~Ji 01 DiJulJllin C~u:ry ::l :"--::O::-.1t.: ~ 'N::':., ~ ~u=::cn b:bi _"\,J. ~t ~ itqU=t ~d ~~ af :.:: ?!J.i::::I. (~~;, . .~~~.. '/ Sher..:! ct C~e.r~d C ~u::t1 t :'3. Affida.vit or Sem~ :-iow, '0 .. o'.:.!cc.::. ,,(. ll::-.-d , ... ... ~I ~t.!:1n 'Jpca 11 by ~d!:1t :.0 a. ~?Y ci ::a :)r.t_"'UJ " 11ld -.,;. , :0 :":'0 cawu .:;::It::::s :.~:::-:t. So :&J:SWC"S. llu::'.5 .1 eouCT. ?~ 3wcrn :md r~l::sc:-;brd beic~ :::II:.!:.i1_c!.:Iyol_ _19_ cosn S!..1. '>'lCZ ~m...z.\GE ....TfIDA'iIT .s -.---- -_._~-_.._--. s fp_ '_, I"~ ~ "'<r'-' cmrJ'IFICATION OF SERVICE This is to certij"y Ihat I. Pamcla J, Cnull, a l..egul Assistnnl in Ihc Inw nUkcs of PClcrs & Wnsilcfskl. havc this \ 'b day oj" Scplcmbcr, 1995, scrvcd II truc nnd corrcct copy of Ihc lill'cgoing ENTRY OF AI'I'EARANCE upon all P:1l1ics hy dcpositing sumc in Ihc Unitcd Stlllcs mail, first class, postagc prcpaill. addrcsscd as follows: Tilllothy Abce!, Esquilc l'AU\tER nmzUl' & IIENI>ERSON Public l..edgcr Building Indcpcndcncc Squarc 620 Chcslnul SlIecl Philnllclphia, PA 19106-3409 ltobcl1 II. E1ion, ES4uirc FISIIER, RICE, IIARI.ETT, ELlON & WAYNE 125 ElIst Third Slrccl Willialllsporl, I'A 17701 ~~~~~ I'lIlllcln J. Crulll I; ;! rill , , !'i' ! j '~,! i' r ; r' , , 101 ,.,1 ;,.', ", . " i, " , ' 1 L.. ~' t! i;'I'j hi I' ;!)\ .....1 I-I: .' t , : . 1 i i . t , , . . I , I , , ,\ , , , , , , , , , , t, , ! ! Ii 'i' , , lp'- . I,. :i , ., Ii ':' 'I , . . , , ' .1 . , , 'i I ~ \ ~: i ~ ." ~ Ii' '; j, i, '" Ii, '! ' ,'1 '." -" / .-~~~..-:..~~/ l.-' ( ( , ) ,., 't': . , ,. 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So :u:.sw=. 51='..5 .1 CoUAfT. Ps. Swom ;IIld r~t:.c:-.:b:d bel'CnI COSTS SL1.'VlCZ _ ~au:.\GE .U r IDA 'iIT .s :::~:.!:i.s_byo{ 19_ --.-"'------- s f_ '-.\ ( \ \ ~ , \ ~ I \ ..... ! I I .... i ~ \ {; I . C.....l. ;,aml , .~Ior "01 .6611100,1 IIIVlo... . " tomohtl Itlm, S. end 4. . b. . . Print ,out n'mI, .nd .ddr... on thl ttv'"' ot thi. lorm '0 thl' w. un fttvm WI tltd to you , . . ,AllHh thl, 101m to thl hont of", ",,..lplt". Of onlh. bttk II 'pln dot. not "u"u I . Wmt'1'IItutnR,ctlplfttilUt,...."oothlrnlIlpllCfbtklwthtl'tltitnumbtl 2. (J Rlltrlcttd Delivery , The ".turn ft.dip. whlehow 10 whom thl Iftkit .... d'''II'f,d .nd 1M d.lI I d,h I.d. Conlult oltm..t" fOf ttl. 13, rllell A~d,,"..d 10: 40. Arllell Numbll Z 321 760 121 Kevin Lee Knowland 2722 Montery Road Talbott, TN 37677 I Ilia wllh 10 IIcIIVI lho lollowlng III.le.. Ifor In ,KIll ,..1: t. ~ Alldl....... Addl.l. i I I t I I Illllld I -" I pocombor ,.1' 11II"._'1_'" DOMEaTlC ...TURN MCII'T , . .JAMES 1" SMITIIGAI.I., ,Ill" I nd i v i dua 11~' ilnd illl I h., EXl'cutUI: of tlw Eat at ell nt .JAMES I"~ SMITIIGALL and S1llUJ.EY A. SMITIIOALI,; JOY A. S~lI TIIGAI,L WllENCII; IlIlENT 8MITIIGALL and IlIlUCE A. SM I TIIGALJ., lN TilE {'(ltIIlT OF COMMON PLEAS 01-' CUMBEIlLAND COUNTY, PENNSYINANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW Plaintiffo v, TilE COMMONWEALTII OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPAIlTMENT OF TRANSPORT!,TI ON. Defendant v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND. .J. B. IJUNT, THANSPORT, INC. and NEW ENTEI,PHIBE STONE & I,IME, INC., Additional Defendants NO. 95-2734 NOTICE TO DEFE~ YOU IIAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth against you in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after thio Complaint and Notice are served, by entfJI'ing a wlitten appearance personally or by attol'ney and filing in wliLing with the Court. youI defenses 0)' object.iono t.o the claimo set. fOlt.h il'lainot. yuu, You al'e wal-ned t.hat. f f yuu f il i I t II do flO, I he caBe may pI llCl'l,d wi I hout. you and a def au It. judqment may be entel ed a(la i nut Y"U I,y t he Court wi thout fUI t.hel nolice fO! any money claimed in I he CUllIplainl 01' for any ot lun claim or 101 ief I equeuted by t IlP Plaint j f f ' YolI may lose money IJI 1'1 opert y 01 oil",! ) i (Jhl fl I mpo) t illIl 10 you, . JAMES L. SMITHGALL, JR., Individually and as the Executor: of the Estates of JAMES [,. SMITHGALL and SHIRLEY A, SMITHGALL; JOY A, SMITHGAI,L WRENCH; BRENT SMITHGALL and BRUCE A, SMITHGALL, IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIl, ACTION - I,AW Plaintiffs v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J, B. HUNT, I TRANSPORT, INC. al1d NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC" Additional Defendants NO. 95-2734 NOTICIA LE BAN DEMANDO A USTED EN LA CORTE. si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguiel1tes, de 1a demanda y 1a notificacion. Usted de be presentar una apariencia escrita 0 en persona 0 por abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sus defensas 0 BUB objeciones alas demandas en contra de su persona. Sea avisado que Biusted no se defiende, 1a corte tomaro medidaB y puede entrar una orden contra usted sin previo aviso 0 notificacion y por cualquier queja 0 a1ivio que ee pdido en 1a peticion do demanda. Ueted puede perder dinero 0 eue propiedades 0 otros derechos importanteB para usted. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO IMMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO 1'IENE . JAMES L. SMITHGALL, ,JR" Individually and as the Executor: of the Estates of JAMES L. SMITHGALL and SHIRLEY A. SMITHGALL; JOY A. SMITlItJALL WRENCH; BRENT SMITIIGALL and BRUCE A. SMITHGALL, IN TilE COURT OF COMMON Pl,EAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYINANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW Plaintiffs v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J. B. HUNT, TRANSPORT, INC, and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC., Additional Defendants : NO, 95-2734 CO~:~i:T TO JOIN ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS KEVIN d OWLAND. J. B. HUNT. TRANSPORT. INC. an NEW ENTERPRISE STONE ~ LIME. INC. AND NOW, comes the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportat ion (" PennDOT"), original Defendant, and files this Complaint against Kevin Lee Knowland, J. B. Hunt, Transport, Inc. and New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc., Additional Defendants. PennDOT alleges: 1. Original Defendant is PennDOT, a Commonwealth agency with its principal offices located in the Transportation and Safety Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. 2. Additional Defendant, Kevin Lee Knowland, is an adult individual residing at 2272 Montery Road, Talbott, TN 37877. 3. Additional Defendant, J. B. Hunt, Transport, Inc. is a . Geol<Jia Corl'olatJon wiLh " 1'lllWil,al pla('f~ of businelJH ]ocatl'd ilt 1800 I'pnn Mutual HUlldln'l, ',JO Walnut SlIe"t, Philadelphia, I'll 19106 4, IIdditional lJefrmdant, lIew Entl~lpris... Stone ~ Lime, Inc, is a Pennsylvania Corpol'atiun wit.h a principal place of businellB located at Church Street, New Entel prine, I'A 1&454. 5. Liability by l'"nnDOT iB specifically denied, 6. If the averments contained in Plaintiffs' romplaint are eBtablished, tholle avellnentll being Ilpecifically denied as they I'elate to PennDOT, then the inj\u-ies and damagell complained of were caused solely, or in palt, by the Additional Defendants, Kevin Lee Knowland, J. B, Hunt Tl'ansport, Inc, and New EnterpriBe Stone ~ Lime, Inc. ~OUNT I 7. Paragraphs I thl'ough 6 are incorporated by reference aB if more full y Bet forth here in. B. If I'laintitfB sustained any aI' all of the injurieB or 10sBeB alleged in theil' Complaint, said injulies and losses were caused aB a reBult of the negliqence and lack of care of Additional Defendant, Kevin Lee Knowland, whose causal negligencf' included, without limitation, the following: (a). opel ilt in'] hi 1I vehicle in a speed in excess of the posted Bpeed limit i (bl. operating llill vehiele at a speed which was too faot for the conditiollll t.hen and there existing/ (c). operating Ilia motor vehicle at a speed which 2 . " 01< was greater than would permit him to bring the vehicle to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead; (d), operating his motol- vehicle with a careless and reckless disregal'd fOl- the rights and safety of others; (e) failing to keep a proper lookout for other lawful users of the highway; (f) . failing to keep his vehicle under proper control; (g). failing to operate his vehicle with due care under existing circumstances; (h) . operating his vehicle so as to create an unreasonable risk of bodily harm to another to a degree of probability that substantial harm would result. 9, Addit ional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland has been joined herein to protect PennDOT's rights of contribution and PennDOT avers that Additional Defendant is alone liable to the Plaintif fs or, in the alternat i ve, that Addi t ional Defendant is liable over to PennDOT, or jointly or severally liable on the Plaintiffs' causes of action. WHEREFORE, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, respectfully requests that judgment be entered in its favor and against Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland on the Plaintiff's causes of action. COUNT II 10. Paragraphs 1 through 9 are incorporated herein by 3 reference as if more fully set forth herein. 11. At the time of the accident, the tractor and trailer driven by Additional Defendant, Kevin Lee Knowland was owned by J. B, Hunt Transport, Inc. 12. At the time of the accident, Kevin Lee Knowland was the agent of J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. was driving the vehicle owned by J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. for the pecuniary benefit of J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and was under the specific direction, instruction and authority of J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. at all times relevant hereto. 13. At the time of the subject accidel1t, Kevin Lee Knowland was an employee of J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and was acting within the course and scope of his employment. 14, Additional Defendant J. B, Hunt Transport, Inc., is vicariously liable for the negligent acts of its employee, Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland, as more fully set forth in paragraph B. 15. Additional Defendant J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc., has been joined herein to protect PennDOT's right of contribution and PennDOT avers that J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc., is alone liable to the Plaint if f, or in the al ternati ve, that it is liable over to PennDOT or jointly and severally liable on the Plaintiff's cause of action. WHEREFORE, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation respectfully requests that judgment be entered in its favor and against Additional Defel1dant J. B. HUl1t 4 Transpol'tation, Inc., on plaintiff'o caUfleB or action, COUNT II I 16, Paragrapho i through 15 are incorporated by reference ao if more fully set forth herein, 17. Plaintiffs allege that on 01' about October 19, 1993, Plaintiffs' decedents were stopped in a construction al'ea when struck by a tractor-trailer operated by Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland and owned by Additional Defendant J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. Plaintiffs allege that the accident resulted from improper warning signs and improper design of the construction area. The allegations of Plaintiffs' Complaint are incorporated by reference without admission or adoption and a copy of the Complaint is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". lB. Interstate Bl is a state designated highway and PennDOT has such duties and responsibilities over the roadway as provided by law, 19. On July 27, 1993, Additional Defendant, New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc. entered into a contract with PennDOT, wherein it was agreed that New Enterprise would perform certain construction work on and/or along State Route Bl, and in particular, in the area where the subject vehicular accident occurred. 20. Addi t iona 1 Defendant, New Entel'pri se Stone and Lime, Inc. I further agreed to "save harmless" and indemnify PennDOT for any injuries occasioned as a result of the constl'uction work it performed. 21. If the averments contained in the Plail1tiff'B Complaint 5 are established, Raid averments being specifically denied as they may I'elate to the Commonwealth Defendant, then the injuries and damages complained of Were caused solely by the negligence of Additional Defendant New Enterpl'ise Stone and Llme, Inc. 22, Additional Defendant, New Entel'prise Stone and Lime, Inc., has been joined herein to protect the Commonwealth Defendant's rights of indemnity and contribution, and the Commonwealth Defendant avers that the above-said Defendant is alone liable to the Defendant, or in the alternative, that the above-said Defendant is liable OVel' to the Commonwealth Defendant, or jointly and severally liable on the Plaintiff's causes of action. WHEREFORE, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, respectfully requests that judgment be entered in its favor and against Additional Defendant New Enterprise Stone and Lime, Inc, Respectfully submitted, WALTER W. COHEN ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL By: . / I, (/ . t / 6~niel R. Goodemote tDH30986 Senior Deputy Attorney General Ie'", Torts Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, FA 17120 717-783-1683 DATEDl July 18, 1995 6 Tmm OC'JpY FROM "lOON) In T6~t!(1(1ny whorrol, , hero unlo sel my hMII IlId I,',il' ;Ii'~ or saj ~)Ur~al C3rllsle, fla, _ '''r'''', '0\ -I.,. I (I, 19 9\ 14.L.~'r Ii, - ! Prolhon lary , --""tfl t, ""~. 1/1 ~ I \'-, - -l ~ :)n'j-XI (~ IN TIlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 01<" CUMBI<:RLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JAMES 1_ SMmIGAU" JR., CIVIL ACTION. lAW Individually and 85 the Elecutor of the Estala or JAMES L. SMIllIGALL and SHIRLEY A. SMI1'IIGAI,I.; JOY A. SMITIIGALL WRENCII; BRENT SMI1'IIGALL; and BRUCE A. SMI1'IIGALL; l'Ialotlll's yS- ) 13!,- O~L\.L.JlA}r NO. ... TIlE COMMONWEALTII OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPAR1'MENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defeadaot JURY TRJAL DEMANDED TO: Commonwealth or Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Transportation and Sarety Building Ifarrlsburg, PA 17120 NOTICE TO DEFEND You have been sued In Court. ar you wish to defend against the claims set rorth In the following pages, you must lake action within twel1ty (20) days aner this eomplalnt and notice are sen'ed by entering a written appearance penonally or by an aUonley and nllng In wrillng with the court your defenses or objecllol1s to the claims set rorth against you. You are WSnled that If you fall to do so the case may proeeed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice ror any money claimed In the eomplalnt or for any other claim or relief reque5ted by the PlalnlllT. You may lose mOl1ey or property or other rights Important to you, YOU SIfOULD TAKE TillS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, CONTACT: FROM AI!OOAD COURT ADMINISTRATOR Ihlltunmllllllly....UMBERLAND CO COURTlJOUSE , CIrIIIe~:-' COURTHOUSE SQUARE 11!{ " -<=ARLISLE PA 17013 3387 71712406200 I ~-- ....-- ' 4th FLo(JM:',1 ',::)Ji?'T U',:/, ' : ~ .: w';" " I I UL.:: " ,'1.1. : .,I " ..J I.. ..... u'., '1."';'-, . . ..(~..,_ "'- .,.., h. ;"': \!"\"~i "Ie; 3 .... ... rXIIlll1T "A" II il 11 IN nn: COURT OF COMMON PI,EAS m- CUMBERlAND COUNTY, PENNSYI,VANIA ---- JAMI-:S I~ SMlllIGALI" JR, CIVIL AcnON . LAW Individually and as the Elecutor or lbe Estates or JAMES I~ SMfnlGALI, and SIIIRLEY A. SMmIGAU.; JOY A. SMITlIGALL WRENCII; BRENT SMITlIGAU.; and BRUCE A. SMfnIGALL; l'Ialotlll'l NO, YI, nIEco~o~nIOF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TllANSPORTAnON, Defendant JURY 11UAL DEMANDED COMPlAINT I. l'Ialotill', J..es L. Smltbpll, Jr. II an adult Individual rald1... at R.R. #3, Boa lto, Wllllullport, l,)'COIIIh. Couaty, Penosylyanla, and Is a IUmri..._ or JUles I.. Smltbpll and Shirley A. SmUhpll, J..es L. Smltbpll, Jr. II die Eaeartor or the I<:.tate or James L. SmllJ1pI1 and the F..state or Shirley A. Smlthpll. 1. P1alntlll', Joy A. Smllhpll, Wreoch, II an adulllndlridual resldh. at a.R. #3, Boll 561, Wllllamlport, Lyromllll County, PennsylYBola, 17701, and II a sumri... daUlhtn- or James I~ Smllhpll and Shlrley A. Smllhpll, 3. Rreot Smllhpll II an adulllndlridual raldl... at 2205 Bedaro Drt,e, South Wllllamlport, Lyromllll County, Pennl)1vanJa, 17701, and I. a sumrilll 800 or James L. SmllhpU and Shlrtey A. Smllhpll, -...-. . ... - 1 c: ... . . . r. ,. -j 't' ....ll iI' ~ ,"__"-0:. __. ,Iu i " , . I~I ' :" -.. -. .-"... -~..... " " ," ., ..' '. '. ..' ~:( .. ~ ....\,. :,; . :.', ::.'.~ .-.~ h:""J 4. Bruce A. Sm Ithgal I Is an adulllndh1duaJ residing al 401 East Central Annul'., South W1l11amsport, L.ycomlng Counly, Penn~vanl.. 17701, and Is a surviving son of James L. Smlthgall and Shirley A. Smlthpll. 5. Defeodant, Commonwealth or Penn~,anIa, OqIartment or Transportallon Is a lawfully estabIlsbed Department or the Commonwealth or Peansylvanla with priodpal offtces In the TransportatJon and Safdy BuIlding, lIaniJbuI'lo Dauphin Couoty, Pennsylvania 17120. fl. At aU times ..aterial herda, Defeodant, Comllonwalth of Pemuyfnala, ()qJartIIlent or Tranlportatioo, acted throu&b and by Us employus and la'futs wIIo tftR actiag durlag the coune or thdr employment with Ikleodant, CotDmonwalth or PeaDsylvanla, Department or Transportation, 7. On Odoba' lJ, "'3, J8IDes L. S..lthpll was upentJ.a .,,1 Buidl.tp1 automobile on Intenlate Route 81 In ClIIDberland County, Pennsylnala, ....111111I north, The only other occupant or the ,dUde was Sblrley A. S..ltbpll, wIIo was a pu~. 8. On Odoba' 19, 1993, at 8pIK1Iu.ately 5:10 p.lll., while ....mlllll DCKtb 00 Interstate 81, the Smlthgall vdUde was required to dop at a coostnlctioo BRA on Interstate 81, located In Cumberland County, PennsyI,anIL 9. While the Smlthpll veblcle was stopped al the CDnstnlctlon area, on Od.ober 19, 1993, a 1993 InternatJonal cabo\'er"'d.or upented by Kevin Lee Kaowiand and owned by J. B. lIunt Transport, Inc., came to the construction lite behind the S.ltIIpIl ,dUde. 10, 'nit 1993 IlItcl1IllIonal cabo.u trutor raUt'd 10 110p and roUlded with tht rear or the SmUhgall ythlcJt. II. Jlmes 1- SmUhgl1l IlId Shlr1t')' A. SmUhgaJl dint as I result or Il\luries sustained In thlt collision, 11, Intentate Route 81, It the IUe or thll leddent, was a bJ&h-y uode.- the JurlldtctJon or the lkIuldaot, CommonMalth or Pennl)1vanll (ba-rinafter relernd to u .PeonDOT') , \3, PmnD01' ond a lecaJ duty to usen or thil blch-y, Inducllna lpedncally l'Ialntlll's' Decedmu, to keqi the hlchWlY rasonably ....e ror the actJYlllea ror wblch It was rqularly uled, Intendnl and reasonably roreseat to be uled, 14. PennDOT breached this 1.1 duty and was nfllllfflt ror reasonl Including, but notllmlltd to the rollowln&: L Tbe tnallle It the _ or the acddent was at a Itop due to the pIUeOl:e or Iq tmn mmtnJdJon; b, Tbe Itopprtl tnme 1efI0ualy vtol.tat the opeclaoey or driven and CRated a qenlU. condition toblch llpalncantly Incnaled the potential ror driver error such u that aMmlUtd by KeYln l.ee Kno..tand; Co The end or the tnmc quftJe creal.... a danceroully blp lpeed d1l1'enotlal toblch Ilcnlftcantly Inc.-led the probability or an aeddent; d. Pennl)(n' kllew or reasonably would have \mown thai the presmce or a tnmc quftJe or Slate Route II tobere tnallle UJUaIly I. optdnlto be lravdllna II leut 55 mUea per hour, would, and did, create a danceroo. condition; e. 1l1e tnme control dntca pl.ct'd, or auled to be pl.ced In .dvanre or the conllllK1lon .Ut by l'ennl)()T did not provide adequate adnore WII1IIDI or atlll danprnu. mndlatOll to driven IUch II Kn1n l.n Krun.tlndi 18, James I~ Sm IIhgal I left surviving him the follo'"llI children, ,"10 an: enlllltd to recover danlqe5 for his death: Mr, James L. Smllhgall, Jr, RR 3, Boll 290 Willlamsport, PA 17701 Mr, Brent SmllhpJl 2205 Ikdaro Driye South W1l11amsporl, I' A 1770 I Mrs. Joy Smlthpll Wrench RR #3, Boll 561 Wllllamsporl, PA 17701 Mr. Bruce Smlthgall 401 East CentnJ Avenue South Wllllamsport, PA 17701 19. As a result of the death or J..es L. SmlthpJl, etpenses Wfft InCluTtld MUch lodude funeral and related cllpftJ5eI, burial apenscs, and estate admlolltralJoo. ZOo As a result of the death or James L. SmlthpJl, hll dalldren hue lIIIrend the Iou of his senters and support that they _Id have rec:dytd rrom him and froJII blt eamlop durlDl his IIredme. 11. No other action ror tbe WI'OIIIfuI death of James L. S.ltbpll .... ~ commenced apIost this Delendant. WlIEREFORE, l'IaJnUlI's demand J.....ent apIost Deleodantln an ..ountln escas or Ten Thousand Dollan ($10,000.80), said amoont es~.. the Jurlld.lct\ooaI l1llIulremmls ror compulsory arIJItratloo. COUNT II. SURVIVAL OF JAMES L SMITIIGAlJ.. 22. Parqraphs I through 15 Induslve of P1aJntllfl' COlUplalnt are Incorporated herd" hy reference as tllough fuUy set rorth at length. 23, James I~ Smlthgall, Jr. brines this action on bdJaIf of tbe F....te of J_es I. Smlthgall pursuant to 4Z PLC.S.A. !j8302. 24. As a result of the death of James I~ Smltbpll, hi. alate.... been deprlvtd of his earnings and benefl15 durilllthe pniod of his lire espectancy, II I I 25. As a result or Ihe Def~f1danl's nqtl~,tt, the Est.le or Jamcs L. SmllhpJl hL~ sust.lna! a los5 of prollef1y ror the veblde and cons or stol"8le. WIU:Rf:fURI<;' P1alntlll's demand juct,:mtml against Dd'endanl In an amounl In elCUs or l'm lbou&and DOUlU1i ($10,000.00), said amounl uCftdlng the Jur1sdlctJonal mjulremenls ror compulsory arbitration. COUNT III . WRONGFUL DUTIl OF SIIIKI,EY A. SMrnlGALL 16, P8f'ICI1lIIhs I throucb IS lodusl\'e or P1a1ollll's' Complalol are IlICOl'pOrated berdn by mlnllC.':e .. tboucb ruUy lei rorth alleqtb. 17, The l'Ialnllll'. bring thI. dalm ror Wrondul Oath punuaut to ltJe prv.illoos or 42 PL C.PA. fj&3G1. 28. Shirley A. Smlthpll left IUn'\rilll ber the follcnring dalldreu, who are mlltla! to recover daaaaa for ber death: Mr. J.... I. S.lthpll, Jr. RR 3, lot 2M W1111"sport, PA 17711 Mr. 8nK:e S.llhpIl 401 F...... CaltraI Aveoue South WlIII..sport, PA 17701 Mr. Breot S.I"",I U85 Bcdaro Drift South W1l11amsport, PA mil Mrs. Joy S.llhpIl WreodJ RR #3, Boll 561 W1111_1pOrt, PA 17711 19. As a result or the death or Shirley A. SmltJtpll, ellpeose:s wa-e locurnd Milch Indude rulla1ll and I'daled upeoses, burial upenses, and estate ....loIltralJon. 34), As a result of the dealh or Sblrley A. SmlthpJl, her children have suft'era! the loss or her senlca and IUPpof1 thai they ,",uld ban rec:et.ed frotll her and rrom her eamlnp dur1111 her nretJme. 31. No other actJon ror the "'"'ncful death or Shirley A. SDlllhpll bas Men comlllmced .,.Jnlt thll Defendant. Yt.:lunCATION I, Ilret1t Smlthgall, hft'\"by \'rriry thai the roregolng Complalnlls true and correct (0 the best or my knowledge and belief. I understand tha( raise stalements herdn are made subject to tile p<<11a1Ues or 18 ra. C.S., Section 4904, relallng to unsworn ralllncatlon to : I authorities. I ~.1 ~Pf? Brenl Smlthpll ,r-1I-9S Date II . .I 1I I I I :, Y~lun~^n.Q.N I, Dnll'1' It.. SmlthgaU, hC'fTb)' "I'rt')' thallhl' ro~oll1g Complaint Ii trul' and l'ornct to thl' be:sl or DI)' knowledge and ~lItr. I undrntand that 'alK itatftlJtnl5 htreln are madt lubJtd to the penaUIe!; 0' 18 "ao C.S., Section 4904, relating to unSWUnl 'a1llnatlon to authoritle!;. d. ~~-S Bruce It.. SOIl I (l\'(J \\II'1c,$" Date " . . gaTIFICAIE OF ~ I hereby cel'lify that I am this day serving the foregoing document upon the person(s) and in the manner indicated below: SERVICE BY FIRST CLASS MAIL POSTAGE PREPAID ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS: ROBERT B. ELION, ESQUIRE FISHER, RICE, BARLETT, ELION & WAYNE, P.C. 125 EAST THIRD STREET WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 (Attorney for Plaintiffs) By I ~ ' iL l,_ L / If . ( roll Daniel R. Goodemote ID"30986 Senior Deputy Attorney General Torts Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 717-783-1683 DATED: July 18, 1995 , .. . .., . ( " \ ,.,- \ ' ,i \' \ ~., \ r \ '. .... .' \ \.> \ c"" .) " \ ~ ~' . .... , , \!....~..r \ ('-,:"-' . .~ "',. \....- p" I" I"" J, ,'i 1nr , in . YOU SIIOULD TIIKE Till ~i l'lIl'EH TO YOUIt J.1I1~YEIl 11'1' ONCE. I F yOU DO NOT III1VE 11 LIIWYEH Oil ('IINNUI' 1\FFOIW ONI';, (ill 'I'll OH TELEPIIONE TilE OFFICE SET FORTII BELOW TO FlNlJ OUT WIIEllE YOU C1\N GET LEGAL IIELP I LEGIIL SERVICES, INC. 8 IRVINE HOW CARLISLE, I'll 17013 (717) 766-8475 "AMES L. S~ll TllUALl., "Il" Illdividu,llly alld all 1 I", 1':Xl'l'lllor: ul t la' l':nt itt t'lI oj ll^Mt-:~; L. S~11 TIIGAl.L alld Sill IlI,EY A, S~ll THGALl.; JOY A. SM] TIIGAl.l, ImENCII; EIlENT SMl THGA],!, alld BRUCE A. SMl THGA],]" I N TilE COUIlT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBEHLANlJ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIl. ACTION - LAW Plaintiffs v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant v, KEVIN LEE !<NOWLAND, J. B. HUNT, TRANSPORT, INC. and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC., Additional Defendants NO. 95-2734 NOTICIA LE HAN DEMANDO A USTED EN LA CORTE. si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientes, de la demanda y la notificacion. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita 0 ell persona 0 por abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sUs defensas 0 sUs objeciones alas demandas en contra de sU persona. Sea avisado que siusted no se defiende, la corte tomaro medidas y puede entrar una orden contra usted sin previo aviso 0 notificacion y por cualquier queja 0 alivio que es pdido en la peticion do demanda, Usted puede perder dinero 0 sUs propiedades 0 otros derechos importantes para usled. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO IMMEDIATAMENTE, SI NO TIENE Georgia Corporation with a principal place of business located at 1800 Penn Mutual lJuilding, Sln Walnut Stl'cet, Philadelphia, PA 19106 4, Additional Defendant, New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Jnc, is a Pennsylvania Corpol'ation with a principal place of business located at ChUl'Ch Street, New Enteqnise, PA 16454. 5. Liability by PennDOT is specifically denied. 6. If the avel'ments contained in Plaintiffs' Complaint are established, those averments being specifically denied as they relate to PennDOT, then the injuries and damages complained of were caused solely, or in part, by the Additional Defendants, Kevin Lee Knowland, J. B. Hunt Transport, rnc. and New Enterprise Stone & Lime, rnc. COUNT I 7. Paragraphs 1 through 6 are incorporated by reference as if more fully set forth herein. 8. If Plaintiffs sustained any or all of the injuries or losses alleged in their Complaint, said injuries and losses were caused as a result of the negligence and lack of care of Additional Defendant, Kevin Lee Knowland, whose causal negligence included, without limitation, the following: (a). opel'atlng his vehicle in a speed in excess of the posted speed limit; (b). operating his vehicle at a speed which was too fast for the conditions then and there existing; (c), operating his motor vehicle at a speed which 2 was grcatcl' than would !'PlmiL him to bring the v,~hicle to a utop within t.he aUBlIn-d cleal' distance ahead; Id) _ operating hi8 motol' vehicle with a careless and rcckless disl-egard fOI- the rights and safety of others; Ic) . failing to keep a pwper lookout for other lawful users of the highway; (f) . failing to keep his vehicle under proper control; (g). failing to operate his vehicle with due care under existing circumstances; (hl . operat ing his vehicle so as to create an unreasonable risk of bodily harm to another to a degree of probability that substantial harm would result. 9. Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland has been joined herein to protect PennDOT's rights of contribut ion and Pel1nDOT avers that Additional Defendant is alone liable to the Plaintiffs or, in the alternative, that Additional Defendant is liable over to PennDOT, or jointly or severally liable on the Plaintiffs' causes of action, WHEREFORE, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, respectfully requests that judgment be entered ill its favor and against Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland on the Plaintiff's causes of action, COUNT II 10. Paragraphs 1 through 9 are incorporated hereil1 by 3 ". '.~4-__' .....,", -~ 1." L _~_:~~ ...'I.'I.'n,',' au il mPIt' lully 11,,1 IOltli helein, 11. III I Ill' I illH' ul I lip dnven by IIdditional Deft'ndant, accident, Ill(' tl'aclol and tlai leI' Kevin I.N' Knowland was owned by J, B, Hunt Transpot't, Inc, 12. lit the time of tlie accident, Kevin Lee Knowland was the agent of J, B. Hunt Transport, Inc, was dJ'iving tlie veliicle owned by J, B. Hunt Tt'anaport, Inc. [01' the pecuniiny benefit of J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc, and was under tlie specific direction, instruction and authority of J, Il. Hunt Transpol't, Inc. at all times relevant hereto. 13. At the time of the subject accident, Kevin Lee Knowland was an employee of J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and was acting within the course and scope of his employment. 14. Additional Defendant J. n. Hunt Transport, Inc., ie vicariously liable for the negligent acts of its employee, Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland, as more fully set forth in paragraph B. 15. Add it ional Defendant J. Il. Hunt Tt'ansport, I nc., has been joined herein to protect PennDOT's right of contribution and PennDOT avers that J. Il, Hunt Transpol't, Inc" ie alone liable to the Plaintiff, Ot' in the altenlative, that it is liable over to PennDOT or jointly and severally liable on tlie Plaintif['o cause of action. WHEREFORE, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Depat'tment of Transportation t'espectfully I'equests that judgment be entered in its favor and against Addi t ional Oefendant ,). 13, Hunt 4 Transportation, Inc., on Plaintiff's causes of action. COUNT II I 16. Paragraphs 1 through 15 are incorporated by reference as if more fully Bet forth herein, 17. Plaintiffs allege that on or about October 19, 1993, Plaintiffs' decedents were stopped in a construction area when struck by a tractor-trailer operated by Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland and owned by Additional Defendant J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. Plaintiffs allege that the accident resulted from improper warning signs and improper design of the construction area. The allegations of Plaintiffs' Complaint are incorporated by reference without admission or adoption and a copy of the Complaint is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". 18. Interstate 81 is a state designated highway and PennDOT has such duties and responsibilities over the roadway as provided by law. 19. On July 27, 1993, Additional Defendant, New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc. entered into a contract with PennDOT, wherein it was agreed that New Enterprise would perform certain construction work on and/or along State Route 81, and in particular, in the area where the subject vehicular accident occurred. 20. Additional Defendant, New Enterprise Stone and Lime, Inc., further agreed to "save harmless" and indemnify PennDOT for any injuries occasioned as a result of the construction work it performed. 21. If the averments contained in the Plail1tiff's Complaint 5 " I i ~~.... .... (<-; ~...I\' \ 'I). ." I {/~ -.=.....--=:== - - IN TIlE COURl' OF COMMON Pl.EAS lW CUMBERI.ANIl COUNTV, PENNSYLVANIA JAMES 1_ SMmIGAU" JR., CIVIL ACTION. I..AW Individually and as the t:lt'cutor or the Estatu of JAMES L SMI11IGAI,L and SIIIRLEY A. SMfllIGAU..; JOY A. SMITlIGAl.L WRI<:NCII; BRENT SMmIGAU.; and BRUCE A. SMmIGAU.; l'IalnUlI'a NO. 95- l13!.r (I.uL,-L0~~)r ... TIlE COMMONWEAL TII 01<' PENNSYLVANIA, DEPAR1'MENT OF TRANSPORl'ATION, Defmdant JURY TRIAL DEMANDED TO: Commonwealth or Pennsylvania [)epal1ment or Transportation Transportation and Sarety Building lIarrlsburg, PA 17120 NOTICE TO DEFEND You have been sued In Court. Ir you "ish to ddend against the claims set rorth In the rollowing pages, )ou must take action within twenty (10) days after this complaint aod notice are stl'\ed by entering a "titten appearance pel1ionally or by an attorney and nllng In "Tiling with the court your derenses or objections to the claims set rorth against )'ou. You are warned thai I r you rail 10 do 50 the case may proceed without you and a judgmenl may be entered against )'OU by the court without rurther nollee ror any money claimed In the cOllllllalnt or ror any olher claim or relief requested by the Plalnlllr, You may lose money or property or other rights Important to you. YOU SIIOlJl.I> TAKE TillS I'AI'ER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF VOU no NOT IIAVE A I.Awn:R, CONTACT: FROM ~ COUIlT ^DMINlSTIl^TOR Ihll1unto..."'Y.....UMIlERI.^ND co COURTllOUSE I 11 CIrIIIt, ':~. COUfm!OU~E SQU^RE /11/ ,'!~"';MU,15l.E, f^ 170133387 " ~717) 240 6200 ; I --.~_ "'_. - I FLO(JM ".1 ','.' ;:), i.ffi1', '.' w!"" /. ',.' , "I. "..' . 'r./I I ", " I U UL:: .. .' ;,J :J ~ . .. v-r -" I..f Ai!,: ':.'fG:'\:"1 '1C'i,f -'.'lI, 4th \ I . , I XIII IJIJ "A" I , I I IN TIlE COURl' 01<" COMMON PLEAS 01<" CUMBERI.ANl> COUNTV, Pt:NNSYLVANIA JAMES I. SMmIGAU" JR., CIVIL ACTION. LAW Indlridually and u the F.lecutor or the I<:stales of JAMES I~ SMmlGALL and SIIIRLEY A. SMmIGALL; JOY A. SMmlGALI, WRENCllj BRENT SMmIGALi.; and BRUCE A. SMmIGALL; 1'1&101111'1 NO. ,.. TIIECO~O~TIIOF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defeodaat JURY T'R1AL DEMANDED COMPLAINT I. l'IalotJlI', J..es L. S.llhpll, Jr. II an adulllndl".ua1 resldJ... at IUl. #3, Bo. 290, WlIII..lport, I,Jl'.OBII.. Couaty, Pmnl)'tnnla, lad I. . I4lnt...._ of J..es L. S.lthpll and Sblrley A. S.ltbpll, J..es I. S.lIhp1l, Jr. I. tile Elecutor of tile Estate or JUles L. S.llhpIl lad the FAtale or Sblrley A. S.ItIIpII. 1. l'IalolIlI', Joy A. S.llhpIl, Wrmch, II an adulllndlYldual reltdl.. at IUl. #3, Bo. ~1, Wllllamlport, I.yoomllll Couoty, Pennl)'t,anla, 17781, and I. a........... dauahter or James I. Salllhpll and Sblr1ey A. S.llhpll. 3. Brent Smllhpllll an adult Indl"dual raldh. at nes 8aI.vo Drln. SoudI Wllllamlport, Lycomllll County, Penotyl,anIa, 17701, and I. . .unt..... IOU of J..es L. Smlthpll and Sblr1ey A. S.llhpU. ,f, : , LJ} I~ I ..... - .....rr.... . . '" _. '11 "'. q '. r' ._..l...~ _,,~. , , , . " ,I' ._.~. _0 .,.-,... -~..-.~ I " , . I " ' .. -- .. .. v'f _ _ "":'.","1 . ::C~'.~'.'~ 'I~ ',.3 . " 4. Bruce A. Smlthgallls an adult Individual rc:sldllll: at 401 ..:.est CentnJ Avenue, South WI III am sport, Lycumlng County, Pennsytvanla, 17701, and 15 a surviving son or JamfS L. SmllhgaJl and Shirley A. Smllhga.ll. 5. Defendant, CommonweaJth or PennsytvanJa, Department or Transportalloo Is a lawfully cstabIlshed Department of the CommonwuJth of Pmnsytvanla with prtndpal oftIca In the TransporlalJon and SaId)' BuIlding, Ifanisburg, Dauphin County, PennsylY8llla 17120. 6. At a1llJmfS ..alerial hereto, Dd'endant, Commonwalth of PeonsylYBDIa, Department or TransportatJoo, acted lhroucb and by Its emplO)'tle5 and len'ants wbo W'tft adlne durlne the c:otU'Se or their aaployment with Dd'mdant, Commoowalth or PennsylYanIa, DqJar1meot of 1'ransponaltoo, 7. On October lJ, 1Jt3, James L SmlthpJl was operalJDla 1991 BuIck RtpI automobile OIllntentate Route 811n Cumberland County, PennsylY8llla, travelUna north. The ooly other ocxupant or the YelUde was Shirley A. SmlthpJl, wbo was a p&ssenrer, 8. On October I~, 1993, at approd.alely 5:10 p..., while tra,elllna aorth 00 Inlenlate 81, the Smlthpll vehicle was ~ulred to stlIp at a roostructloo area on Intentate 81, located In Cumbatand County, PennsylnnlL 9, While the Smlthpll vehicle was stopped at the construdlOllIU'ftl, 00 Odobef' 19, 1"3, a 1"3 InteOlalJonal cabonr tractor operat.ed by Knln Lee Knowland and owned by J. B. Ifunt Transport, Ine., came to the construdlon site behind the S.ltbpll vehicle. f, PennD01' should han recognized mulllplt site spedne conditions as Important fadon to be comldn-M In Ule placemenl of traffic conlrol dtvIcaj g. PennD01' should han designed Ihe traffic control plan for the construdlon wne to minimize qucue ronnatlon and to provide adequate advance _mlng to the .pproachllll driver, l h. PennD01' should han used or directed the use or rumble strips OD Slate Route 81 northbound In adnnce or the worll wne In the area or the aeddent to alert drinn, Iud! as Knin Lee Knowtand, to chanced hlgh_y condltJuns aheadj I. PeoDD01' should have coodudCld or caused to be conducted routJDe, periodic IIJcp-1IOllS or the traJIIe cootrol devlca wbIle the worll was belng performed to nasure that the traJIIc control devlca Mf'e property fundlonJlII and coDtroIllng traJIIe In a safe manna; j, The rallure or PennD01' to read to the lmathy tnaIfIe queues by maid.. adjustmenu to the traJIIe control devices was not In ICCOI"daoce wtth estabIlsbfd proaIIura ror malDlmance or worlllOlle traJIIe control dmces; k. PeonDOT's Dflllcmce as described ID subparacraplu a . j aIJoye caused Route 81 to be In a dlJtlft'OUS coodltJon and unsafe ror Its IDtended use and reasonably ro.....-.h1e UJe.. 15. PeonDOT's nqllcence. as described In l'aJ'1lCl"lflb 1<4 aboye, was a dJrlld, proumBle and/or substantial rador In caustlllthe acddmt and ID caulloa the deadu or l'Ialnllll's' Deadenu COUNT I . WRONGt1J1, DEATII..QEJ~L.JiMllllGALL 16, PIlf'lIII'BIlbs I through 15 Inclusln of rtalntllf.' Complaint are Incorporated herdn by ref'ermce as Ulouch fully ad forth al InlCth. 17. The rtalntlll's bring Ihls claim for Wro"llful Death IlUnuaBt to the provlllolll or 42 PL C.PA !i8301. II IS. As. l'I:5ull or the Dd'mdant's nfllllftlcc, the Estate or J..es L. SmllhpJl has sustAIned a 1055 of proPfl1y for the vehicle IJId costs or storqe. WIU:RE..'ORE, P1alnlllrs demlJld JU~ent against Defendant In an amount In UCU5 or Ten Thousand DolI.rs ($10,000,00), said amount Clcudhll the JurlsdldJonal requirements for compulsory arbitration, COUNT III . WRONGFUL DEAnl OF SHIRLEY A. SMI11IGAL~ U. P8I"8II'8Pbs Ithrou&b IS Indusl,e or l'Ialntlll's' Complaint are locorporatal berdn by mertllal as thoucb fully set rOf1h at leacth, 17. The Plalntill's brine this dalm ror Wroncrul Death purlUBDlto the proyilioos or 4.1 PL C.PA. !l83OI, , 18. Sblrley A. Smltbpll left AlrriYiIll ber the rollowlOC chlldraa, wIIo are entitled : , to IW:Over "ares ror ber d~th: Mr. J_ L. Smltbpll, Jr. RR 3, IIoJ DO WlIII...1pOIt, P A 1770 I Mr. IIruu S..ltbpll 401 Eat CallraI Avenue South Willi_sport, PA 17701 Mr. Brait S.lthpll UOS BaIaro DrIft South WIIII_1pOIt, PA 17711 Mn. Joy S.lthpJl WraIdI RR #3, Boll ~1 W1111_1pOIt, PA 17711 29. As a result or the d~th or Sblrley A. Smlthpll, ~.... wa-e IIICUI1'Ild which Include ruoerallJld related Clpenses, burial Clpenles, and estate ....lalllralloa. 30. As a result or the d~th or Sblrley A. Smltbpll, her children baft "end the 1055 of her senicu and suppoft that they would bne recdYed rro. IMr aad rro. her eamlnp durlOC ber uretJme. 31, No other actlon for the M'Oogrul d~th of Sblrley A. Sallthpll ... .... rommenced apJnst tbls DefendanL VERItlCA]1Q.H I, Bruce A. SmllhgaU, ht~by nril'y lI,at the forqulng Cowplall1tls trut and eurred to the best or my knuwltdge and belld', I undtntand that false datemenu ht~ln are made subject to tht penalties or 18 I'.. C.S~ S<<tlun 4904, relating to unS1l'Onl falslftcatlon to authorities. 0-- ~~~- Bruce A. Sml I \J (t'\P-Q II I \'1'1 s- Date CERTIPICATE OP-<<IBYlCl I hereby certify that I am thin day nCl'vlng the foregoing document upon the person(s) and ill the llIannel' indicAted below: SERVICE BY FIRST CLASS MAIl, POSTAGE PHEPA ID ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS: ROBERT B. ELION, ESQUIRE FISHER, RICE, BARLETT, ELION & WAYNE, P.C. 125 EAST THIRD STREET WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 (Attorney for Plaintiffs) By t ~ I L I., tit, I fOol Daniel R. Oood!r:,ote ----T5ffin'6 Senior Deputy Attornoy aeneral Torts Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 717-783-1683 DATED: July 18, 1995 " II il II 'I I; II il II I I I' as follows I 1. Denied. After reasonable investigation, defendants are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegation contained in Paragraph I, and therefore, it is denied. 2. Admitted in part; denied in part. Defendants admit that Kevin Lee Knowland is an adult individual. Defendants deny that Kevin Lee Knowland resides at 2272 Montery Road, Talbott, Tennessee 37877. 3. Admitted in part; denied in part. Defendants admit that J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is a Georgia corporation. Defendants deny that J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. has a principal place of business located at 1800 Penn Mutual Building, 510 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. 4. Denied. After reasonable investigation, defendants are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegatioll contained in Paragraph 4, and therefore, it is denied. 5. Denied, The allegation in Paragraph 5 is a conclusion of " I' I 'I L Ii II II II II I, I' I Ii Ii Ii law to which no response is required, and therefore, it is denied, 6. Denied. The allegations in Paragraph 6 are conclusions of law to which no i'esponse is required, and therefore, they are deniad. By way of further answer, answering defendants, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland, specifically deny that the injuries and damages complained of were caused solely, or in part, by answering defendants. 'JAI MI ,~ flll 1111' n I tI Ma IHillN I, COUNT I 7. Paragraphs 1-6 al-e incorpOl'ated by reference as if fully set forth herein. II II I Defendants specifically deny that Kevin 8(a)- (h). Denied. Lee Knowland was negligent or that he operated the tractor-trailer wi th lack of care. By way of further answer, if plaintiffs I I I , I sustained any or all of the injuries or losses alleged in their Complaint, those injuries and losses were caused by the negligence and lack of care of defendant, PennDOT, and additional defendant, New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc. 9. Denied. Defendants specifically deny that Kevin Lee Knowland is alone liable to the plaintiffs, liable over to PennDOT, or jointly or severally liable on the plaintiffs' causes of, action. To the contrary, if plaintiffs sustained any or all of the injuries or losses alleged in their Complaint, those injuries and losbes were caused by the negligence and lack of care of defendant, PennDOT, and additional defendant, New Enterprise Stone & Lime, 1I1c, WHEREFORE, defendants, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland, respectfully request that judgment be el1tered in their favor, and against plaintiffs and PennDOT, together with costs of sui t, and such furthel- relief as this Court deems proper. COUNT II 10. Paragraphs 1- 9 are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. 11. Admitted. PAl MI.U lIlt/up l\ Iff Nld H~JU, 12. Admitted in pal't, denied in palt. Defendants admit that Kevin Lee Knowland was driving a L1'a<'lor-lI'ailer which was owned by I I I! .J.B, lIunt TI'anap(J1't, Inc. on the day of the accident. The I'emaininq alleqations of l'alaql'aph 12 ale conclusions of law to " I' which no I-esponae ia I'equi I'ed, and therefol'e, they al'e denied. l- ii :! " Ii II II I :1 I II I' t! Ii 'I II 'I r , , I I' I 13. Admitted in pal't, denied in part. Defendants admit that Kevin Lee Knowland was an employee of .J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. The I'emaining allegations ot l'aragl'aph 13 are conclusions of law to which no response is lequil'ed, and thel-etol-e, they aI-I" denied. 14. Denied. The allegations of Pal-agraph 14 are conclusions of law to which no response is required, and therefore, they are denied, Howevel-, by way of further answer, defendants deny that Kevin Lee Knowland was negligent. To the contrary, if plaintiffs sustained any or all of the injuries 01- losses alleged in their Complaint, those injuries and losses were caused by the negligence and lack of care of defendant, PennDOT, and additional defendant, New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc. 15. Denied, Defendants specifically deny that J.B. Hunt i II ii ,I II Ii Ii 'I I, II , I; Transport, Inc. is alone liable to the plaintiffs, liable over to PennDOT, or jointly or severally liable on the plaintiffs' causes of action. To the conl.l-ary, it plaintiffs sustained any or all of the injuries or losses alleged in theil- Complaint, those injuries and losses were callEled by the ne'll iqence and lack of care of defendant, PennDOT, and additional defendant, New Enterpriae Stone I. 1,ime, Inc. WIIEHEFOIH;, defendants, .J,Il. !Iunl Tlanapolt, Jnc. and Kevin Lee Knuwland, leupecl fully leC)ueat that judqment be entel'ed in their f....l I'"~ 'I (t'1 IllI- 1\ III 1.1'1 I,'" ,t~ 'II Ii favor, and against PennDOT, together with costs of suit and such further relief as this Court deems proper. COUNT III I I II II 16. Paragl-aphs 1-15 are incOl-porated by reference as if fully set forth herein. 17. The allegations of plaintiffs' Complaint speak for themselves, and therefore, no response is required, lB. Denied. After reasonable investigation, defendants are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations contained ill Paragraph 1B, and therefore, they are denied, 19, Denied. After reasonable investigation, defendal1ts are without knowledge or information sufficiel1t to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations contained in Paragraph 19, and therefore, they are denied. 20. Denied. After reasonable investigation, defendants are without knowledge or information sufficiel1t to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations contained in Paragraph 20, and therefore, they are denied. 21-22, Paragraphs 21 and 22 are directed to parties other than answering defendants, J.B. Hunt Transport, rnc, and Kevin Lee Knowland, and therefore, no response is required, WHEREFORE, defendants, J. B. Hunt Transport, rnc. and Kevin Lee Knowland, respectfully request that judgment be entered ill their favor, and against PennDOT, together with costs of suit and such further relief as this Court deems proper. PAL Mllf Iltt /lll' I\; H[ ,wr IHi{lti " II " Ii II II Ii 'I I I' :1 I' II Ii 'I II II NEW MATTER UNDER Pa,R"l;;iv,P, 1030 23. PU1-suant to the Febl'uiH'Y B, 19lJ~ SETTLEMENT IIGREEMENT IIND RELEIISE (copy attached hel'eto), p]aintiUs have il<Jleed to fully indemnify and hold hannleuB anowel'ing defendants, .J .D. !lunt Transport, Inc. and Kev i n Lee Know] and, and the ] aw fi 1m of I'almel' Diezup & !lenderson, f1'om any and a]] claimo, demands, ouils, damages, expenses, counBel fees, costs of litigation, 01- compensation of any kind arising out of the accident. which is t.he subject of plaintiffs' Complaint, and thel'efore, answering defel1dants are not liable to PennDOT. 24. PennDOT's Joinder Complaint fails to state a claim for which relief may be granted against answering defendants. 25, Plaintiffs' alleged damages, if any, were caused in whole or in part by the negligence or carelessness of persons, parties and/or entities othel- than answering defendants, and OVel' whom answeril1g defendants had no control, right of control or responsibility. WHEREFORE, defendants, J.D. !lunt Tl'ansport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland, respectfully request that judgment be entered in their favor, and against plaintiffs and PennDOT, together with such further relief as this Court deems proper, NEW MATTER CROSSCLAIH UNDER Pa.R,~P. 22S:UIILDIRBCTBD.IQ NEW ENTBRPRISE STONI_fL1tlHl~_m~l 26. If plaintiffB ouffered any injluy 01 dilmaqp. au a] ]e""rl in their Complaint, which injury or dama~I" ill up,'cif ieal]y denied by answering defendants, then ouch injury or damil<j8 W.lf) cauBed by 01 resulted fl'Om the negligence, faull ilnd cunduct of il<hllUonil] defendant, New Enterprioe Inane I. Lime, Jne" l'unuistinfJ of the l'AII.lI 'I lJu IliI' h III 1.1'1 w., ". II II .I ~ acts or omissions described in PennDOT's Joinder Complaint, which i are incorporated herein by reference, without admission or II Ii II I! II I I I adoption, for which answet'ing defendants ct'ossclaim against additional defendant, New Entet-IH'ise Stone & Lime, Inc., to preset-ve their rights of contribution and/or indemnity. WHEREFORE, answet'ing defendants, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland, demand judgment in their favor and against New Enterpt-ise Stone & Lime, Inc. by way of contribution and/or indemnity for any amount answering defendants may be held liable for in this lawsuit, together with costs and fees in defending this action, COUNTERCLAIM DIRECTED TO PENNDOT UNDER Pa.R.Civ.P. 2256 27. If plaintiffs suffered any injury or damage as alleged in their Complaint, which injut-y or damage is specifically denied by answering defendants, then such injury or damage was caused by or resul ted from the negligence, fault and conduct of defendant, PennDOT, consisting of the acts or omissions described in plaintiffs' Complaint, which are incorporated herein by reference, without admission or adoption, for which answering defendants counterclaim against defendant, PennDOT, to preserve their rights of contribution and/or indemnity. II II II :1 Ii WHEREFORE, answer! ng defendants, J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland, demand judgment in their favor and against PennDOT by way of contribut.ion and/or indemnity for any amount answering defendants may be held liable for in this lawsuit, together with costs and fees in defending this action. f'~l Ml H IJII /1/1' Iii. HI tlIJIIf!.I!fi II I !I VERIFICATION " " 'I I :! Timothy J. Abeel, Esquire, counsel [or additional defendants, J.B. Hunt Transpol't, Inc. and Kevin l,ee Kl1owland, " " verifies that the facto set fOl'th in the within Answer to the Joinder Complaint of PennDOT are true and correct to the best of il his knowledge, information and belief. If the above statements " ,I 'I are not true, the undersigned understands that he is subject to II 'I " II i! " i ~ Ii L II I. I ,I i: , ;, " I' 'i ;1 !I I. I It II !I I I I I II ,I " i I II , !! " the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. ~ 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Pursuant to Pa. R. Civ. P. ~ 1024 (c), this Ved f ication is being made by counsel for defendants as both defendants aloe outside the jurisdiction of this Court and the Verifications of an Officer of J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland could not be obtained within the time allowed for the filing of the pleading. The source of my information as to matters not stated upon my own knowledge was various telephone discussio/ls 1 have had with representatives of J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland concerning this litigation. / Dated: September 27, 1995 f>Ollr396J1_1.WI'S :i :1 L " , I, I: !I , , II Ii PAl "" H 1111 .1111' n IU'-.r'!lt:,I"i ii CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE :1 The undersigned hel'eby eel't i fies that a tl'ue and correct copy of the foregoing ANSWEIl with NEW MATTEH, CROSSCLAIM and , I, COtJNTEIlCl,AIM, was served via first-class mail, postage pre-paid, on the below-listed counsel: 'i I I II I' Ii " :! I II , II :1 II r I !I :! :1 II I I charles E. Wasilefski, Esquire PETERS & WASILEFSKI 2931 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 Robert B. Elion, Esquire Fisher, Rice, Barlett, Elion & Wayne, P,C, 125 East Third Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Dated, September 27, 1995 1J:.{1:.4i;;~ i ~) L/ , I II r.''''''''_lwr. II ,I !I I' I I 1 I "AI '~I" 1111/111' h III '~lil H~>' l~~ lU.T.l'.H&MtNT 1\01\ EEtU;ti'!'.NHL,Rm&n!l E I. GENER1\L Rt~~NR_DIBCUAROEI KNOW I\L1, MEN II\' TIIESE l'HESEN'l'S that we, Jame!1 1.. Smithgall, Jl:" individually and as tho Executor of the Estates of James L, smithgall, Sr. and Shirley 1\, smithgall; Joy 1\. Smithgall Wrench; Brent smithgalli and Bruce 1\, smithgall (hereinafter referred to as "plaintiffs"), being of lawful ago and sound mind, for the sole consideration of the final settlement, which is described more fully herein, the receipt of such settlement payments, cash and periodic, which we hereby acknowledge for ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, succesSOrs and assigns, hereby remise, release, acquit and forever discharge J .B, TRANSPORT, INC., its predecessor corporations, its parent corporations, and its SUbsidiary and inter-related corporations, companies and entities, its insurance underwriters/carriers, its successors and assigns, and the officers, agents, servants and employees, including KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, (hereinafter referred to as "Releasees"), from any ~ and all actions, causes of action, claims, liens, demands, liabil- ities, joinders, costs, contributions or SU1ts of any kind, including, but not limited to, claims for punitive and exemplary damages, claims for contribution or indemnity, claims on account of all damages and personal injuries, known or unknown, claims for psychiatric injuries, claims in equity, claims for delay damages, etc. related in any way to plaintiffs' decedents' accident on october 19, 199J on northbound Interstate 01 in cumberland county, l'ennsY 1 vani a, invo 1 v i nq a tractor-trai ler operated by Kevin Lee Knowland, and any ilnd all elaimG we have made or could have made against Releasees in the lawsuit filed by us in the united states District Court for the Middle District of I'ennnylvania, civil Action No. 4:CV-94-0514, captioned au Jilmcu L. srnithgall, Jr., individually and au the Executor of the Eotateu of James L. smithgall, Sr. and Shirley A. smithgall; Joy A. Bmithgall Wrench; Brent smithgall; and Bruce A. Smithgilll v. .1.13. Jlunt Transport, Inc. This Release also specifically encompasses, and plaintiffs do hereby release the Releasees for, all claims or causes of action against Releasees set forth in the Complaint filed in the lawsuit referred to above. Releasees conceded in the lawsuit referred to above, and expressly acknowledge in this Settlement Agreement and Release, that the negligence of Kevin Lee Knowland was a substantial factor in causing the deaths of plaintiffs' decedents and that Releasees are liable for his conduct. The undersigned plaintiffs hereby declare and represent that this Release releases and discharges Releasees from all injuries, ~ damages, and losses sustained by plaintiffs whether permanent and/or as yet unknown or unmanifested and regardless of whether recovery therefrom is uncertain and indefinite, and that in making this Release, it is understood and agreed that the undersigned plaintiffs rely wholly upon their own judgment, belief and knowledge of the nature, extent, effect, and duration of said injuries or possible injuries and liabili ty therefore, and that this Release is made without reliance upon any statement or representation by the ReleaseeB or their representatives, the 2 making of uuch statemolllu or n'lll'l'l"'lItilt i01l1l l",ill(J upccifically denied. I I. JOJti'r....T9RT.ftiIHI9R IU!l&I'\!lJ:; I I'laintiffu covcllant alld <1lJrl!l! that thin nett.lement is being reccived by them priol' to thc dght of any othel- tort feasor to uecure a money judgml!nt [01- contdbllt ion hall accrlled, pllnlUant to the provisions of tho l'ennsylv6rlla contdbution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act. I'laintiffs agl-ee that any judgment entered against any other alleged tort feasor which has a claim for contribution and/or indemnity against the Releasees, shall be reduced by the amount of RcleaseeB' percentage share of faUlt/liability for any verdict, judgment or award (or Releasees' pro-rata share of responsibility for any verdict, judgment or award, if applicablo undor tho cJ rCllmstances) . 'l'he aforesaid reduction shall discharge in ful I any and al I damages and/or liability attributable to Ileleaseeo. The aforeaaid I-eduction shall be effective whother the Ileleaseeo an.> helll to ue joint tortfeaBors p' and whether a dght 01' contributiun and/ol- indemnification against any other defendant oxistu. Plaintiffs covonant and agree uy the execution of this Settlement Agl-eement and Iloloase t.hat tlwro ahall be no further liability on tho part 01 tho )(01"01"''''(; by way of contribution, indemnity or otherwlfw, by I-oasun of the accident relerred to herein, it being tho intent. that t.hlu lioltJoment Agreemont and Helease shall comply wlth the provluinrlll of the .Joint 'l'ortfeasor Contribution Act of .July 19,1951,1'.1,.1130 and Pennsylvania 'I comparative Nogl igonce ^ct and llO ao to red ievo Ileleaoees from any and all further liability arising out or the incident heretofore referred to. The abovo provisions are intended to accomplish the completo and permanent disengagement of the Reloasees from all possible cia ims, known or unknown, Buopected or unsuspected, present or future, related in any way to tho effects of plaintiffs' damages and to avoid the necessity and expense of having the Releasees participate in any litigation relatcd to those damages. 'I'his provision is intended to obviate the necessity and expense of having Releasees obligated to participate in any future trials arising from this accident merely for the purpooe of determining, if, in fact, it was a tort feasor so as to entitle other tortfeasors to a reduction of any verdict. It-is further understood and agreed that plaintiffs agree to INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS Releasees and the law firm of Palmer Biezup and Henderson from any and all claims, demands, suits, .. damages, counse I fees, costs of litigation, or expenses, compensation of any ki nd arising out of the aforesaid accident which is the subject matter of the above-referred litigation. I II. PA YMENTB I In consideration of the terms set forth above, Releasees agree to pay plaintiffB as followSl A. pavmentu Due at the Time of Bettlement are au folloWel $511,475.00 payable to James L. Smithgall, Jr. and Robert B. 4 t- , Elion, Esquire. (All plaintiffs authorize James L. Smithgall, Jr. to endorse the settlemont check, pay attorney I 0 fees and to distribute the remaining amountB to them and to the Estates). D. Periodic Pavmentsl Releasees agree to make the following payments to James L. smithgall, Jr. ("Payee"): $1,650.00 per month for 5 years certain, commencing February 1, 2001, guaranteed. $3,267.84 per month for 20 years certain, commencing February 1, 2006, compounding annually at 3\, guaranteed. Should James L. Smithgall, Jr. die before all guaranteed payments have been made, remaining guaranteed payments should be made payable as scheduled to his wife, Janet smithgall, or if she dies, to his children Joshua, Jessica, Jenna and Jaron equally or to the survivors equally. Releasees agree to make the following payments to Joy A. smithgall Wrench ("Payee"): $416.67 per month for 1 year certain, commencing February 1, 1998, guaranteed. $833.33 per month for 1 year certain, commencing February 1, 1999, guaranteed. $1,250.00 per month for 1 year eertain, commencing February 1, 2000, guaranteed. $1,666.67 per month for 1 year certain, commencing February 1, 2001, guaranteed. $2,659.53 per month for 23 years certain, commencing February 1, 2002, compounding annually at 3\, guaranteed. Should Joy A. smithgall Wrench die before all guaranteed payments have been made, remaining guaranteed payments shOUld be made payable as schedUled to her husband, Bernard Wrench, or if he dies, to her children Robert and Adam equally or to the survivor. Releasees agree to make the following payments to Brent smithgall, Jr. ("Payee"): 5 to such person or cnt i ty as nha II be den ignntcd in wr i t i ng by plainti ffll to the Heleasees 0'- the Heleal1ees' I\ssignee. If no person or entity is so designatcd by plnlntiffs, or if the person designated is not livinq at the time of the I'ayee's death, such paymentI' sha 11 be made to the estate of the Payee. No such designation, nor any revocation thereof, shall be effective unlells it is in writing and delivered to Releasees or the Releasees' Assignee. "he designlltion must be in a form acceptable to the Releasees or the Releasees' Assignee before such payments are made. E. Consent to oualified Assiqnmentl Plaintiffs acknowledge and agree that the Releasees will make a "qualified assignment," within the meaning of section 1JO(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the Releasees' liability to make the Periodic Payments set forth in Section III to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION ("the Assignee"). The Assignee's obligation for payment of the Periodic Payments shall be no greater than that of Releasees (whether by ~ judgment or agreement) immediately preceding the assignment of the periodic Payments obligation. Any such assignment, if made, sha 11 be accepted by the plaintiffs without the right of rejection and shall completely releaso and discharge the Heleasees from the Periodic payments obligation assigned to the Assignee. The plaintiffs recognize that, in the event of such an assignment, the Assignee shall be the sole obligor with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation, and that all other releases with respcct to the Periodic Payments 7 obligation that pCl-tain to the lJabil ity o[ the Heleaueeu uhnll thereupon becomo final, irrevocable and abno)lIte, F. BJ..gl1t-.J;o PUrchUB-'lJL1\..nnYll I The Roleasees, themselves or through their Assignee, reserve the right to fund the liability to make the Periodic Payments through tho purchaso of an annuity policy from NEW YORK LIFE INSUHANCE COMPANY ("Annuity Issuer"). The Releasees or the Assignee shall be the sole owner of the annuity policy and shall have all rights of ownership. The Releasees or the Assignee may have NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ("Annuity Issuer") mail payments directly to the Payees. The plaintiffs shall be responsible for maintaining a current mailing address for Payees with NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ("Annuity Issuer"). G. OiBCharqe of Obliqation: The obligation of the Releasees and/or Assignee to make each Periodic Payment shall be discharged upon the mailing of a valid check in the amount of such payment to the designated address of ~ the Payees named in Section III of this Settlement Agreement and Helease. IV. ADDITIONAL TERMS: The payments made to us are upon our warranty that we have not received heretofore any consideration whatever for, nor have we released heretofore an} person, firm or corporation from any claim or liability for the damages and/or injuries which are the subject matter of the aforementioned lawsuit. B 'l'ho underul<Jnod l'lninti ffu iltJI'ee that in the event that the plaint1ffu ent",- into any s'lttlement <1C)I-eement(u) with entities other than HolellBoelJ in connection with nny milt, action, claim or proceeding for plaintiffG' alleqod injurieG, 10BooB or damages, all such agreements nhnll, au conditionB of tho agreements/Releases, prohibit tho Lwttling entitiell fl-om punmin<j any claims against Heleasees ariuing from plaint! ffs' alleged injurieo or damages including, but not limited to, claims for indemnity and/or contribution, and shall require the dismissal with prejudice of any such claims against Releasees existing at the time of such agreements/Releases. It is expressly understood that Releasees shall not be required to make any further payment to us or to any other person, by reason of the aforesaid vehicular accident. V. ~TTORNEYP~~I Each party hereto sha 11 bear a 11 attorneys I fees and costs arising from the actions of its own counsel in connection with the ~ Complaint, thiu Battlement Agreement and Release and the matters and documents referred to herein and all related matters. VI. ~EPREaENTA1~_OF COHr~lENaJON OF DOCUMENT: In entering into this Settlement Agreement and Release, the plaintiffs represent that they have relied upon the advice of their attorneys, Hobert B. Elion, Esquire and David c. Shipman, Esquire, of Wi 11 i ilmsl'ort, I'ennuyl van In, who are the attorneys of their choice, concerning the legal and income tax consequences of this Battlement Agreement and Ileleilse; that the torms of this Settlement l) Agreement and Release have been completely read and explained to tho plaintiffs by their attorneys; and that the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release are fully understood and voluntarily accepted by plaintiffs. VII. WARRANTY OF CAPACITY TO EXECUTE AGREEHENTI Plaintiffs represent and warrant that no other person or entity has, or has had, any interest in the claims, demands, Obligations, or causes of action referred to in this Settlement Agreement and Release, except as otherwise set forth herein; that plaintiffs have the sole right and exclusive authority to execute this Settlement Agreement and Release and receive the sums specified in it; and that plaintiffs have not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any of the claims, demands, obligations or causes of action referred to in this Settlement Agreement and Release. VIII. CONFIDENTIALITYl Plaintiffs agree that neither they nor their attorneys will ~ reveal any of the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release, or the amount of consideration paid pursuant thereto, to any attorneys, media organizations, legal publications, and attorney trade associations, or their representatives and members. It is the intent of the parties that the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release shall remain totally confidential. However, Releasees are aware that plaintiffs have been legally required to petition the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas for approval of the Estates' survival claims and to disclose the amount of the 10 total settlu"",nl Ihurein, Hul(H1Ul~L1U ill.O ru.-t.her- ilware that plaintiffu intollll to purnuu fUI thCl- lawsuit" al"isirHJ "I-om thin incident againut nthu." poten\.iill tOloUcalloru, and t.hat it may be necessary fOl- plilintiffu to I-eveal termu o[ thio Settlement Agreement and Ileluilse, or to pl-oduce the entire Settlement Agreement and Releaoe in answering dillcovery requeuts made to them in those lawsuitu. These disclooures will not conoUtute violations of this clause. If plaintiffs or their attorneys breach this confidentiality clause, Releilsees shall be entitled to a penalty of $100,000.00 per violation. IX. GOVERNING LAW' It is further agreed that the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release shall be construed in accordance with the laws of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. X. ADDITIONAL DOCUHEHIQI All parties agree to cooperate fully and execute any and all ~ supplementary documents and to take all additional actions which may be necessary or appropriate to give full force and effect to the basic terms and intent of this Solt I ement Agreement and Release. Specifically, the undersigned plBintiffs agreu to diroct their counsel to execute a Stipulation dismissing all claima against Holeasees with prejudice with the ulHlerstllndlrHJ that. the Stipulation be filed with the Court upon oxchllnye of settlement funds. 11 XI. T~tiQLQgYI This Bettlement Agreement and Heleatw ohall be construed so that, whenever appl icablu, the use 01 the Binqular number shall include the plul-al numbCl- and vice V"l"na and tlll! use of the masculine gender shall be construed to include the feminine or neuter gender and vice versa. XII. ENTIRE AGREEHENT ANQ SUCCESSORS IN ItiT~~1 This Settlement Agreement and Helease contains the entire agreement between the plaintiffs and the Releasees and the terms hereof are contractual and not a mere recital. The Settlement Agreement and Release shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of each plaintiff, and the undersigned plaintiffs state that they have carefully read the foregoirig and know and understand the contents and meaning thereof and each signs the same as his or her own free act. XIII. EFFECTIVENESS I ~ This Settlement Agreement and Release shall become effective immediately following execution by each of the parties. IN WITNESS WIIEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, we have II hereunto set our hand and seal this ,.; j day of --l~/',n / ./ I 1995. 12 n - _..__ " PLAINTIFFS I ~,." - ~~f(i -nATR.~A.d'l5 ames . -mithga'll, r., indi~TY and as the Executor of the Estates of James L. Smithgall, Sr. and shirley A. smith fill J/~/9~- , , ~!<"~vf _<)'nz(,dr c( rent Smlthgal DATE..y~Y9S ~ '71~~ u~. Sm thga I DATE .;1/819 J ". DATE& re Sworn to and Subscribed: bef:~e me this :~~ day: Of(i ~~ rb ' 1995: Notary PUbltJ -..---.....' ~T !;l~Al t u.t AIlME M. DA Y ~o\M'i Public WIMllml\lOr1.lyc~~(lnQ ';.-J\llIly ~'- My Collll\llllon E..plltt hb. 2.' 1 In ~ RELEASEE: 'U~lf. ~n"E Sworn to and subscribed: befoll rue this ~ day: Cf );;~~.:;'~r':t99 5: ~ Not"r~ Public tf/t/l'i1 ~~~~..f.15 ransport, Inc. 13 STATE OF I'ENNSYLV AN I A SB COUNTY OF L YCON I NC On the ?J1 G day of Fehnlar\' I 1995, before me the subscriber, a Notary Public of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appeared the within named James L. Smithgall, Jr., known to me to be the person mentioned in the foregoing Release, who stated that he fully understood the meaning and effect of said Release, voluntarily executed the same in my presence, acknowledged it as and for his act and deed, and desired that it be recorded as such. WITNESS my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid. '- IioTAIllAlIW ,.E N. DAY NolllyMIlc WllIllmlpol1, lYCOllll1I4I ~nly .... I/y Comllllllon EJlplm Feb, 'Ii 11ilI7 . . !"Jr'~-' .,.:)V (\ ) ) ----. I" IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JAMES L. SMITHGALL, JR., Individually And As The Executor Of The Estates Of JAMES L. SMITHGALL And SHIRLEY A. SMITHGALL, JOY A. SMITHGALL WRENCH, BRENT SMITHGALL And BRUCE A SMITHGALL, CIVIL ACTION - LAW Plaintiffs v. No. 95-2734 Civil Term THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRAIISPORTATION, Defendant v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J. B. HUNT TRAIISPORT, INC. And NEW ENTERPRISE STONE' LIME CO., INC. , JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Additional Defendants PLAINTIFFS' BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS TO DISMISS KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND AND J. B. HUNT TRAIISPORT, INC. AS ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO RELIEVE THEM OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS ACTION I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On May 19, 1995, the Plaintiffs filed their Complaint in this action against the Defendant, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as "PennDOT"), Plaintiffs alleged that PennDOT was liable under the Wrongful Death Act and the Survival Act for the deaths of their parents, James L. Smithgall and Shirley A. Smithgall, who were killed on October 19, 1993 in a vohicular accident on Houte III. Plainl.l Us alleged lhn Bmithglll I vehicle WIlIl Iltoppeli al il construction IlI"ea on Houln III whon a IlIlctol-t.r"lliler owned by.J. Il. lIunt '!'ransport, I nc. Ilnd operllted by it Il employee, Kev i n Lee Knowland, smashed illt.o the J"oar of lho Smlthgall vehicle, cauuillg their deathll. Plaintiffu alleged, amonlJ otlu!!" things, that PennOO'!' did not place or require sufficient traffic control devices, including rumble strips, in advllnce of the construction area to aBsure adequate notice and opportunity for vehicloB to stop. plaintiffs alleged that l'ennDO'!"B negligence in thio regard waB a oubstantial factor in causing their parents' deaths. On or about July III, 1995, PennDO'!' filed Il Complaint. to join additional defendants in tho case, specifically, Kevin Lee Knowland, J. B. lIunt Transport, Inc. and New Entorprise Slone Ii Lime Co., Inc. PennOOT alleged thaI Plaintiffs' damages, i( any, were caused solely by the negligence of Knowland in operating the tractor-trailor at an excossive speed, without keeping a proper lookout I and that J. B. lIunt n-anBport, I IIC. was vicar ious I y responsible for his negligence. Pelln[)O'!' all eged t hat both Kev i n Lee Knowland and J. 13. lIunt Tranopolt, I nc. werB joi ned to protect its right of contribution from them. PonnD01' further alleged thal Uofondllnl, Now 1'lIterpriBo Htone Ii Lime Co, Inc. had on\.ol"od Into n conllllct with It \.0 (llll(olm tho construction wOI-k on HOutl~ III whelO I hie iHTI dllllt OCl'UII ud, and had agrood tlwnlin \.0 IllIlomnity l'ennl>()'I' (01 /lny Injullllll rosultlnll from their work. PonnlJO'I' (lIllllIlI alleqed that New 2 Enterpl-ise Stonc & Lime Co., Inc. was rCllponsilJlc for IIny negligence in controlling thc construction llitl! and WIIS being added to protcct PennDOT's rights of indemnity IInd contribution. On or abollt August 25, ]995, l'onnDO'I' {i1ed its Answer and New Matter to Plaintiffs' Complaint. ]t denied that it was negligent and in its New Matter reasserted the negligence of Kevin Lee Knowland; and alloged that the Plaintiffs had entered into a settlement with Knowlnnd and Hunt, and attached to their New Matter as Exhibit A a copy of the Release in which Knowland and Hunt acknowledged the negligence of Knowland was a substantial factor in causing the accident. See New Hatter at paragraphs 59-61. The exhibit that PennDOT attached to its New Matter as Exhibit A is a settlement Agreement and Release executed between the Plaintiffs in this case and J. B. Hunt and its employee, Kevin Lee Knowland. As part of this settlement, Plaintiffs released Jlunt and Knowland from any further claimB arising from the accident, which were then the subject of a lawsuit Plaintiffs had filed against them in the United States District Court For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania at CV-94-0514. See pages 1-2 of the Agreement. The Release specifically stated at page 2 that: "This Release also specifically encompasses, and Plain- tiffs do hereby releaee the Releasees for all claims or causes of action against Releasees set forth in the Com- plaint filed in the lawsuit referred to above. Re- leaseen conceded in the lawsuit referred to above, and expressly acknowledgc in this Settlement Agreemont and Releane, that the negligence of Kevin Lee Knowland was a nnbsLantial factor in causing the deathn of the 3 Plaintiffs' decedents and that ReleaBccs arc liablc for his conduct." In thc joint tort feasor portion of the Agreement, at page ]-4, the parties furthcr agreed: "Plaintiffs covenant and agree that this settlement is bcing received by them prior to the right of any other tortfeasor to secure a money judgmcnt for contribution has accrued, pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsyl- vania Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act. plain- tiffs agree that any judgment entered against any other alleged tortfeasor which has a claim for contribution and/or indemnity against the Releasees, shall be re- duced by the amount of Releasees' percentage share of fault/liability for any verdict, judgment or award (or Releasees' pro-rata share of responsibility for any verdict, judgment or award, if applicable under the circumstances). The aforesaid reduction shall dis- charge in full any and all damages and/or liability attributable to Releasees. The aforesaid reduction shall be effective whether the Releasees are held to be joint tortfeasors and whether a right of contri- bution and/or indemnification against any other defendant exists. Plaintiffs covenant and agree by the execution of this Settlement Agreement and Release that there shall be no further liability on the part of the Releasees by way of contribution, indemnity or other- wise, by reason of the accident referred to herein, it being the intent that this Settlement Agreement and Release shall comply with the provisions of the Joint Tortfeaeor contribution Act of July 19, 1951, P.L. 1130 and Pennsylvania comparative Negligence Act and so as to relieve Releaaees from any and all further liability arising out of the incident heretofore referred to. The above provisions are intended to accomplish the complete and permanent disengagement of thc Releasees from all possible claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, present or future, related in any way to the effects of plaintiffs' damages and to avoid the necessity and expense of having the Releasees partici- pate in any litigation related to those damages. This provision ie intended to obviate the necessity and ex- pense of having Releasces obligated to participate in any future trials arising from this accident merely for the purpose of determining, if, in fact, it was a tort- feasor so as to entitle other tortfeasors to a reduction of any verdict. 4 It Ie furthel ulllhnnlllod illlll iHjr'H!d th/lt pl/lintiffu IlljPHl to 1 NIll'MN II"Y J\NIl II11Lll IlAHMLEfiB IW 1 llilUl!ell /lnd \.he l/1w f i nn of Palmer, Iliezup Hnd Ill,ndm lion f 1 011I /lny and all claims, c1mnllndll, sui \.n, dllmay"u, Illlpellllllll, ("ounHnl f /ll!ll, costs of litigation, 01 cOlllpensatlon of IIny kInd arlllinq ou\. of the aforesfiid occldenl which iu \.he lIubjec\. lIl/lttlll of the IIbOVll-l"efolllHf 1 II itJllt Ion." I I . l\8!lYtmB'l' 1'he llelefiSIl quoted above iu known IHI il "Griff in" Rlllease, stemming frolll \.he 'l'hird cltcuit'o decloion in gd.tl!lLY.~llti\ IItatll, 500 ,.:Zd 10511 (3d Clr. 11176), In this Helease, it was specifically acknowledqed \.hat Knowlond wall a jein\. tortfeasor/ that his negligence was a substantial factor in causing the accident I and that Hunt was responsible for his conduct. The Release further lequil-es a leduction in any judgment obtained by plaintiffs against P"nnIlOT 01 New Enterprise by the amount of Knowland's and Jlunt'o percentage shale of fault/liability, or their pro rata share of responsibility for any verdict or judgment if applicabl e under the cl lcumslllnces. The Ilt-l iculllted purpose of fashioning the Release In this way wao to obviate the necessity and expense of requiring Knowlond /lnd Hunt to particlpate in \.his t dill and aloe to protect the plaintiff 0 from tho burden imposed upon them by Iho Holeaeo of indemnifying Hunt and Knowlllnd for ot"lorllllYS' feeB find costs of Iltlqa\.ion if they were forced \.0 pOlllcipOl1l in thiu caUl!, This Helllfiull fully plot.ectll 1.1111 contribution I illht.u of PllnnllOT and New ~:ntlll pr IllU lHJC/lllUlJ i I cnncedoll Kllow lalld' II and IIUllt'll join\. tllllllHIIJlll UUI\'Ull nlld lI'qllitlHI nil /I\llomlltlc I"duclillll III /IllY VOldlcl UIlI"lllUd /I[J1linllt PflllllllllT "I NllW .) Enterprise in the amount equivalent to the percentage or pro rata share of Koowland's and Hunt's liability. Accordingly, there is no reason or benefit for PennDOT or New Enterprise to require Knowland or Hunt to participate in this suit as Additional Defendants, and they should be dismissed from the case, or in the alternative, relieved from any responsibility to participate in it as envisioned by the Release. Griffin v. United States, Supra., 500 F.2d at 1072-1073 (held, if the joint tort feasor had sought to join the settling defendant in a subsequent action, that defendant could have obtained a dismissal under the torms of the Release). Accord: YounQ v. Verson Allsteel Pres8 Co., 524 F. Supp. 1147 (Ed. Pa. 1981) (held, motion of settling defendant to be relieved of attendance at later trial under terms of Griffin Release granted). YounQ contains an excellent synopsis and discussion of the law on this subject. It emphasizes the considerations of judicial economy and conservation of litigant resources favoring the enforcement of Griffin Releases. 524 F. Supp. at 1152. Griffin and YounQ were decided under Pennsylvania Law and accurately articulate the applicable law in this area. See ~ ~iberty Life Ins. y. KlinQ Partnership, 350 Pa. Super. 524, 504 A.2d 1273 (1986). Liberty acknowledgos the legitimacy of Griffin Releases. 504 A.2d at 1278, F.N. 6. However, in Liberty, the court held that the settling defendant's release was not a Griffin Release, which would have obviated the necessity of retaining that defendant in the case, because the Release did not u /ldmit thn dO!lJndonl'u IlobilllY, but. nllhl!1 nXl'renoly denied it.; and tholll!olll \1 WIIH Ill'ClJlllHlry jot till! [will IlltJ defendant t.t' remain In I hn coue lor t hn j Ul.Y' B detenni nllt. I on of joi nt. tortfealJOI" ut.lltuu, lIele, convl!ruely, lIullI and Knowllllld have oxpreouly Ildmll.t.ed their llllbllity In the Ileleolle which makeo this a bOllo fldll grl!Un Helealle, which doeo alleviate the necessity for theil I'lll"ticipot.1on in this case, Plaintiffo will st1l'ulolo In thio case, aB will Knowland and Hunt, that Knowland is 0 joint fortfeaoor and that hiD negligence was a subotantlal factol In causing the accident. 'l'he jury would be required to decide al trial of the caoe whet.her negligence on the part of PennDOr and/or New Enterprioe wao aloo a oubstantial factor in causing the accident. and if BO, to aBuign percentageB of fault on each tortle/lsor undel- the Comparative Negligence statute, .2 Pa. C.S.A. 57102. 'l'hen, undel" the terms of the Release, any verdict againBt. l'ennDOT and/or New Enterprise would be autom/ltically reduced by t.he percentage or pro raLa share of responoibility attdbuted 10 them by the jury. Ao in l2lm1l, there iB simply no reaBon fOl Hunt and Knowland La be required to participate as additional part.ie>> in these proceedings eince Knowl/lnd's joinl lortleasol ut/ltUB iB concndedi a jury will bo fully compelent. to l1Iol\e tho nllclllllHllY comparlll iVIJ l/lult detllrJlllnftt.ionHI and I hl! conI tlblltion llqhtB of !'(,nnIlO'I' and New ~:nlelpllBIl iUll f IIlly pr otect.ed by t.he vet diet Induction provilllolllJ of I he OrlUln Hl!leasn. ., Accordingly, Knowland and Hunt should be dismissed from this case or, at minimum, should be relieved of responeibility from being required to defend or participate in these proceedings. III. CONCLUSION For all the above reasons, Plaintiffs respectfully request this Honorable Court to grant their Motion To nismise Defendants Knowland and Hunt as Additienal Defendants, or in the alternative, to relieve them of any responsibility to defend or participate in this action. Respectfully submitted, FISHER, RICE, BARLETT, ELION & WAYNE, P.C. BY:! 1~C)r ~ David C. Shipman, quire .22016 Attorney For Plain iffs 125 East Third Street Williamsport, PA 17701 (71? !~-244,3 By: be,rt Attorney or Plaintiffs 125 East Third Street Williamsport, PA 17701 (717) 326-2443 G:PIIRBEI11719lIBRIEf,1 8 _. lal\' and rcquirc 110 rurthcr auswcr ami 111'001' Ihcrcor is dClllamlcd altrial. Tolhc cxtcnllhat an answcr lIlay hc nc~cssary, said allcj.!alions ar~ dcnicd as Ihcy arc an allclllpl hy Additional Ilcfemlallls, 1.11. I hUll, tolakc inrOrlnalion (lUlor conlcXlor a wrillcn dllculIlcnt aml/or inlcrprcl a wrillcn doculIlcnt which spcaks IlII' itsclf. In lu 1'1 her answcr. evcu ir sudl an aj.!rccmcnt cxists, it docs nOI alleclthe liahilily as llL'tllcL'nI'L'l1IlllllT alld Additionalllclcndanls, 1.11. lIunl. , Ilcfelldanl. I'cnnllllT, dcuies lhc allcj.!:u ions cOlllaincd illl'araj.!raph :!4ollhc Ncl\' Maller filcd hy AddilillnalDclcndanls, .1.11. Ilunl. Said Dcfendant is adviscd and Ihcrcrorc avcrs Ihal Ihc allcj.!alillns Cllnlaincd in said Paragraph arc Cllndusions or lal\' and rcquirc no IUrlhcr ansl\'cr. To Ihe cXlent Ihal an ansl\'cr may hc nc~essary, Dcfendallt. PcnnDOT, inCllrporatcs ils Addilionalllcfend:11I1 COlllplainl as ir Iully rCl\'rillcn hcrcin and slalcs Ihal said Complailll adcqualely slalcs a daim lilr rclicr againsl said AddilionalDcfendants, 1.11. lIunl. 3. Defendalll, PcnnDOT, dcnics thc allcgatiolls cOlllaincd in Paragraph 25 01 Ihc Ncl\' Mallcr filed hy Addilillnal Dcfendanls, 1.11. lIulII. Said allcgalions arc Cllndusions or lal\' and rcquirc no Inl'lhcr answcr and proor Ihcrclll is dClllandcd al Irial. In rUl'lhcr ansl\'cr. Dclcndalll, PcnnllOT. helicvcs ami Iherdore avcrs Ihal thc solc suhslanlial contrihuling laelor in causillg Ihc injnrics and damagcs as allcged hy Plaintirrs, il any. I\'IIS thc ncgligcllec and carclcssness 01 Addilillnalllcfendanls, .1.11. IImll. as allcged in Ihc Additionlll Dclcmlatll COlllplaill1. Nil olhcr parly causcd lII' ulIllrihulcd III Ihis incidcnl. 1 1 ikd 1111 hchalf Ill' ^ddillllllill I kli.'ndanl\, J.II 1111111. Ill' di'lI1i"l'd I'FII~llS & W^SII.I:I-SI\I /J(l I) (II. 1 ... II~.U~ (': (/-l,v...r.-- l'II^IULS L "'^SII.I-:J;SI\I ^l1llllll'Y III II~ 1O~7 , ~1J.l1 Nllnh hllllt SlIl'cl lIalTbhlll~.I'^ 17110 17171 ~.lH 7~~~ ^I1I1I'11CY 1'111 !lclclldalll, I'cl1l1l>OT !lillcd: ,;J/'p~r~ .4. l'ImTII'ICATE OF SI~ltVICI': Thi~ b 111 certily Ihal I. Palllda J, ('nllll. a I.el!al ^~~i~lallt ill the la\\' I1l1kes I1IPelers & Wasildski. hale Ihis iJ tlay 11~~\""._ . I')'~ ' serl'ed a <. , Iruc alld WITccl wpy I1llhe lorel!"illl! IlEFENDANT, I'ENNSYLV ANIA D":"~RTI\IENT OF TRANSPORTATION. ItEPLY TO NEW I\IATTEIt AND CIWSSCLAII\I OF AUUlTlONAL U1WENUANTS, .1.11. IIlINT TItANSI'ORT. INe. ANU KEVIN um KNOWLANU. UpOIl all parties hy deposililll! same illlhc lIlIiled States mail. first c1I1SS, postagc prepaid. IIddressed to thc wumd I1r record as rl1l1l1ws: Timothy J. Ahed. Esquire l'ALMEIt. nmzul' & IIENUEItSON Suitc '.l56 Puhlic Lcdl!cr Buildillg Cl20 Chcstllul Street Philadclphia. PA l'.lIOCl Rohert II. E1illll. Esquirc FISIIER, IUCE. IIAIH.IiTT, ELlON & WAYNE. I'.e. 125 Ellst Third Slreet Williamspllrl. P^ 17701 ~....,~ '" ~~"'- Pamda J. Crum I> , 1:1 i {\l lilt " ( ) (' ~ [d . , . ( }I 1: I,! hjf '"\1 [.;:J,. (q ( i I .' t. Cl ,-, ,'j CJ . , i ". I , . , 'I '0. " Xi J ~ e ~ ,) ~ljlgl ~!Il . , IN THE COURT OF COMMON I'U;;l\!:i at CUHll~RLAND COUN'l'Y, I'ENNSYINANIA JAMES L. 5HITHOALL, JR., Individually And As The Executor Of The EstateB Of JAMES L. SMITHOALL And SHIRLEY A. SHITHOALL, JOY A. SHITHOALL WRENCH, BRENT SHITHOALL And BRUCE A SHITHOALL, plaintiffs v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRAMSPORTATION, Defendant v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J. B. HUNT TRAMSPORT, INC. And NEW ENTERPRISE STONE' LIME CO., INC. , Additional Defendants I I I I I I I CIVIL ACTION - LAW No. 95-2734 Civil Term I I I I JURY TRIAL DEMANDED BYLE.. 1'Q ..SHO!!... ~AYn AND NOM, thiH __, day of october, 1995, upon consideration of 1110 foregoing Motion of Robert B. Elion and David C. Shipman, of FISm:R, !lICE, BARLE'l'T, ELlON & WAYNE, P.C., attorneys for Plaintiffs, a Rule is directed to the Defendant and Additional Defendants, if any Ihoy have, why the relief requested in the foregoing Motion should not bo granted. nULE RETURNABLE thiu 199 , at n I cllH:k day vf _ _.____.__________..____, ,M" in COUI'l Room No. of the Cumber] /lnd Count y Courl !l<llllH!, I C(,urthousll Square, Cllrllsle, pennsylvania 17011, .. ___u._"__' _._ .. _____...__ .n_.._....___..,;)..- the contents of which Ol-e incorporated hel'ein by I-eference. Undersigned counsel have been informed by counsel for Knowland and Hunt that they shall be joining in this Motion. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request this Honorable Court to grant their Motion To Dismiss Defendants Kevin Lee Knowland and J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. as Additional Defendanta, or in the alternative, at minimum, to relieve them of any responsibility to defend or participate in this action. Respectfully submitted, FrS," 'lOR, :"L(" ELION . WAYNE, P.C. BYIII\t r \ ), \ J, \ David C. Shipman, E ~uire *22016 Attorney For Plaint ffs 125 East Third Sty;et William jo.t t, Ph .701 (717)? -244~ I \ / / I By. / .. t .>,/ / iObert-n. ~llon .21030 . . Attorney For~Plaintiffs 125 East Third Street Williamsport, PA 17701 (717) 326-2443 G:PI\RBE\117191\"OII~.' 2 ~ I IN THE COURT OJ! COMMON I'I.EAS lW ClJI\IJIERI.ANn COlINT\'. PENNSYLVANIA JAMES L. SMITIJ(;ALI.. JR.. Indh'ldnlllly CIVIl. ACTION. LAW IInd liS the Exel'lItu.. uf till' Eshlh's uf .,AMES L. SMITHGALI. IlIId SIIIRLE\' A. SMITIIGALL. JOY A. SI\IITIIGALI. WRENCH. IIRENT SMITII(;AI.L ANn IJRUCE SMITIJ(;ALI., 1'llIlnllO's \'5. TilE COMMONWEALTH OJ! I'ENNSYI.V ANIA. nEl'ARTI\IENT OJ! TRANSI'ORTATlON. NO. 95.2734 Civil Te..m Ilefelldllnt vs. KEVIN LEE KNOWLANI). J.II. IIUNT TRANSI'ORT, INC. IInd NEW ENTERI'RISE STONE & LIME CO., INC., Addlllonlll Ilefendllnts JlJRY TRIAL DEMANDlm ~EPLY TO NEW MATTER OF DEFENDANT, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION I . 34. 1'lI..agrllllhs I th..ongh 34 of l'IIIIIIIIO's' COlli plaint lire Inco"')l)rllted herein by ..efe..ence as tr fnlly set fur1h at length. . 35. This a\'erlllent sl'h for1h II cnncluslnn nf IlIw tn which nn ....sponsh.e pleading Is ..equl..ed. 36. Ill'nll'd. Aftl'l' n'lIsnllllhll' Innosllglltlnn, 1'llIlnllO's lI..e wlthnnt pl'unf sufficient tu fn"lII II hdlef liS to till' n"lIdty nf this IIH'1'1II1'nl, Till' SIUlH' Is IIll'n'fnre dl'nll'd IInd speclnc p..oof thl'n'nr Is dl'lIIl11ull'd nt IrllIl. 37, This I\nnlll'nl sl'h rnl1h II l'nnclllslnllnf IlIw In \Vhkh nn n'sl)l)nslVl' Illelldlng Is I'l'llllln'd. 4~, Adllllllt'clllI 1'1111, II 1\ IIdlllllh'cllhllt 1111' 1\1'1:111:1'11I'" uf lit 11'11\1 UIII' 1'1111)' utlll'l' Ihllll I)t'fl'llIllIlIl. <:ulIIlIIlIlI\\l'1I11h IIf 1"'III1\)hlllllll, 111'1'111'11111'111 uf Tnlll\IItlI1l1l1ulI "11\ II \llh\11I1I1I1I1 fal'tul' 11I1'1I11\IIIIlIIIl' IIIl1lul' Hhlrll' 1I1'1'lcll'1I1 IIf 01'111111'1' 1'1, 1'1'1.\ IIl1d 1111' IlIjlll'lI'\ 1I11c1 dOIllOlll'S II II I'llI'd hy I'IIIIIIIIIT\, NIII"llh~IIIIHIIIII: Ih,' \11111I'. 1111' 111'111111\. III' IlIl'k IllI'n'lIf, IIf Ih'fl'mlllul, ('omllloll"I'lIlIh of 1"'III1~)hlllllll, 1)I'I'II11111l'1I1 of Tl'lIl1hl'ol1l1l1ou. 11\ 1I111'I:I'd III 1'llIllIlIlTh' Com"IIIIIII, \\I'n' IIbo II dh'I'I'I. "ru\IIIIIIII' IIl1d/ol' \lIh\1111111111 flll'lIll' III I'lIl1shll:lh,' IlIjlll'll's olld damagl's slIlTI'n'd hy 1'llIllItllTs, 46. Dl'lIll'd, l'IIIIIIIIITh' 1I~III'II'h IlIId dUIIIIIIlI'\, liS 1I111'IlI'd. \u'n' till' dln'l'l, "rudllloll' alld/or slIhlilalllloll'l'hllllof Ihl' 11I'1111111'11I'1' uf Ill'fl'lIdlllll, <:OIlIlIlOIl"I'lIl1h of 1'l'lIl1syhalllo, I)rllal1l11rlll of TI'OIlSIItlI1l1l1oll, liS 1I1I"IlI'd III 1'lollIlIlTs' COIII"llIllIt, 47, Adlllllll'd III 111111, II IN IIdmllll'd thlltlhl' 1I1'1I0llS of III 11'11.1 011I' "III1y olhl'r Iholl l)rft'IIdolll, COIIIIIIOII"I'lIllh of l'I'lIl1h)hlllllll. 1)"1111111111'111 of Tnlllh"U111111011 "I'n' II ,"bslollllal factor 1111'011511111 Iht. 11I0101' nhlrlr 1I1'l'Idl'lIl of Ol'loh,'1' 1'1, 1'111.\ IIl1d 'hi' 1I~lIIil's IIlId dalllollr. allt'jrd hy 1'lallllllTs. NOl"llhslllllllllllllhl' \111111'. Ihl' 11I'lIo1lS. 01' 1III'k lhl'n'of. of Ill'fl'IIdolll, CO",1II0Il\l'\'8I1h of l'I'lIIls)h 1111111, Ih'''1lI11111'1I10f TI'III1~IIIII1l1l1oll, II~ 1I111'lll'd III 1'llIllIlIlTs' Complallll, WI'I'I' olso II dln'I'I. IlI'lI\ 1111 lilt' lI11dlol' hllh.11I1I1I1I1 flll'llIl" III I'll II Ii II III Ihl' 1I~1Ir11'1i olld damagr5 slIlTI'nd h)' 1'llIllIlIlTs, TIll' 1I~IiI'I111111 thlll Ih'f"IIIIIIIII. ('1111I11I11I11\1'111111 IIf I'rllllsyhllllla, I)rpal1l11rlllof Tl'lIlIlilltll1l1l1ol1 nllllllll hI' Ill'ld Jllllllly IIl1hll' "Ilh 1i1l"1 ""I'lillll' III" ""11"'s Is 8 l'olll:IIISllIlIof III" III "hll'h 1111 ""hllllll\hl' 1''''111111111 b n'lllIln'lI, 48, This IIU'I"III"1I1 M'h fUl1h II ....111'111.11111 of 111\1 III \lhll'h 1111 1""IIIIII~h,' ,,11'1111111111. ""'I"II'I'd, 411, Tlah IIUTIII"1I1 \I'h "ll/1h II 1'0lldllhl01lllf 11m III "hll'h 1111 n'~I"II"lu' ""'111111111 iii "1''1 II I l'I'd , 50. This IIn'I'1Il1'IIt M'h fm1h II l'lIlIdllSloll of III\\' to \\'hld. 110 l'l'sl'ullslno I'll'lllllll~ Is required. 51. This 1I\'I'1'1II1'lIt Sl.ts fm1h II l'OlldllSlolI of III\\' 10 \\'hld. 110 l'l'sl'ullsln' I'll'ndlllgls requln'll. 52. Admitted III 1'1111. It Is ndlllltted thlll thl' nctlolls of nt It'nst 0111' pnrty other tholl Defendant, Commonll'\'alth of I'elllls)'h'nnln, Del'I1l1mellt of TrnllsllOrtnllun were II substallllal factor In causing the motor \'ehlcle nccldellt uf Oetuher 19, 1993 and the IlIjul'les alld damages alleged by 1'lallltllTs. Notwlthstlllldlll~ the soml', the ncllons, 01' lack thereof, of Defendant, Commonwealth of I'ellnsyh'allla, llel'al1mellt of Tl'nllsllortallon, os alleged In 1'lalntlfTs' Complaint, were nlso 0 direct, I'roxlmate and/or suhstllntllll fllctol' In causlug the Injuries and damages sufTered hy 1'lalnlllTs. The assel110n that Ilefendant, COllllnollwealth of I'ennsylvonla, Department of Transl101101l011 call1lot he held jolnlly liable with sold persons or parties Is a conclusion of law to which no respollslve pleading Is required. 53. Ilenled. The IlIjurles olld damages of 1'lalntlfTs were the dlreet, proximate IIl1d/or substantial result of the negllgelll'e of llefl'lIllont, COllllllunwelllth of I'ellnsylvlllllo, Ileportment of Transllortatlon, os set forth III 1'lalnlllTs' Complaint. 54. I)enled. While 1'lalnllfTs IlIck till' precise details of the IIl1eged trllme control plan, I'lalntllTs specifically deny that this plnn contnlned sumclellt warning signs and devices In advance of and within the construcllun lOne to II1el1motol'Ish of the I'xlsh'nce of the construcllon zone and tl'lImC cOlldlllons thl'I'l'ln. COII\'I'l'sdy, 1'llIlnlllTs 1I111'ge defects In Ilefendant's tl'lltnC cOlltrol pllln liS 1I\'eITl'd In l'htlnllfTs' Complaint. 55. 1)1'III1'd. Anl'l' n'IIMlllllhll' h\ll'~lIllllllulI. 1'llIllIlIlTs 111'1' wlthullt IlIrul'lIIl1l1ulI slIml'lelll III r01'1I1 II beller liS tu till' l'I'l'lIl'1l)' ur Ihl~ IlII'nlll'lIl. Thl' ~llllll' Is tlll'n'run' dellii'd IIl1d Sll('elnl' proor Ihl'll'Ur Is dellllllllil'd III 11'1111, 56. I)ellled. TIll' 11I.lIII'II's IIl1d dllllllllll's MIITl'Il'd h)' 1'llIllItllTs 1I('Il' Ih(' dlrl'('I. pl'UXllllHII' IIndllll' subslHlIlIlI1 n'slIlI ur Ihl' lJ('Il"IlI'IIl'(' ur Ih,r('lIdllllt. ('UIl1I11UIIII('Hlth ur l'I'lIl1syll'llllla, Dl'pllrtml'1I1 ur Trnllsplll11111uII, liS s('1 rlll1h III 1'lallllllTs' CUlllplallll. 57. Adlllltll'd III IlIu1. It Is IIdlllltt('d tlull Ih(' 11l'lIu1IS ur III least 111I(' 1III11y IIthl'l' IhHII Ddendalll, COlllll1UIIWl'ollh or 1'l'lIl1s)'I\'8I1II1, 1)l'portll1elll ur 1'rllllsplll11111uII Wl'n' 0 subslanlllll ractol' In causing Ihl' lI1ulor l'l'hll'll' a('('ld('1I1 ur Octubl'l' 19, 199.\ IIl1d the Injuries alld damages IIlIeged by 1'lollIlIlTs. Nulllilhslllndlllg Ihe sllll1e, Ihe HcllollS, ur IlIck Ihel'eur, ur I)erelldalll, Commonwealth ur 1'l'lIl1syh'ollla, 1)('11II11111l'1I1 ur TI'II11sp1ll11111un, liS olll'lIl'd III l'IHIIIIIITs' Complallll, were alsu a direct, pl'll\III1I1I(' IIl1d/ul' sllbsllllltllll raclur III ('lIl1sllll1 Ihe I 11.1 II rll's Hlld damllges sulTl'red by 1'lollIlIlTs, 58. Admllh'd III part. It Is odll1lth'd tllIIl Ihe IIl'glllll'1I1 IIl1d rl'('kless IIcllollS or Ke\'ln Lee KllowlHlld, 8cllllg liS IIgl'lIl, SI"'I'alll Ul' I'lI1plu)'1'1' ur J,n. 1111111 'I"'lIl1sPlll1, 111I', Wl're 0 subslHlltlol rllclol' III CRlls11I1\ Ihl' 1II0lul' Il'hldl' 111'1'1111'111 ur Ol'lubl'r 19, 199.\ olld Ihl' ""mira ond dalllogl's slllTl'l'l'll hy 1'llIllIlIlTs. Nul\\'lthsllllldlllll 1111' SIlIl1I', Ihl' 01'1I0IlS, or lo('k Ihl'reor, or I>erendolll, COIllIl1UIIW('lIl1h ur 1'('IIIIS)'hlllllll, I>l'plu11111'1I1 ur Tnlllsllurtalloll, as ollraed III 1'lalllllfTs COll1lllollll, \\,('1'1' IIlsu II dln'd. Ill'uxlllu'h' IIl1d/ur SllbStH1I1I1I1 rlll'lor III eausllll the IIIJurll's olld dIlIllOI\('S sulTI'n'd hy 1'llIllIlIlTs. 59. Admlth'd. 60. This 1I1'I'rlll('1I1 M'h rUl'lh II l'uIIl'lll51uII ur IlIw IU \\hldl 110 l'1'51"111111\'1' pleadlnll. rl'qllh'('d. 61. Admllh'd, 62, Admllh'd III 1111I1. II I~ IIdlllllh'd tlllll 1I1l' RI'h'II~I' 1'lIl1lllln~ 1111 IIdllll~~llIn 1I111t Ihl' negllllenl'l' of 1\1'\'111 LI'I' I\nollllllld \\lI~ II NllhNtllllllll1 rlll'lnr' 111 1'lIuNlnlllhl' delllhs of 1'llIllIlIITs' deCl'lll'nls. 11011'1'\'1"" Ills dl'lIh'd Ihllt Ihl~ IIdllll~sloll ITI'IIII'S ~oll' IIl1hlllly III 1\1'\'111 LeI' I\nowlllnd IIl1d J.n, Ihllll Trllll~Il1111, 111I'. II I~ dl'lIli'd Ihllt Ihls IIdmlssllln crl'lIll's 1111 assumption Ihal II ~uhslllllllal 1l1'1'l'I'IIII1I1I' of II IIhll II)' ulldl'r Ihe COlllparalh'e Negligence Acl, And, It Is dl'nll'll thaI Ihls IIdmls~lolI I'Xthllllll~lll's 1111)' IIl1hlllly of Ildl'lIdalll, Cllmmollweallh of Pennsyh'anla, l)ellul1melll of Tl'IlIISIl"11ulllll, ullder the Ilrlllclpuls of jlllnl alld sevl'rullluhlllty. I<'urthermorl', I)efelldalll's uS~l'1110IlS 1'lIl1cI'rlllllglhe COIllII8I'1II1Vl' Nl'gllgl'lIce Act alld jollll and severalllahlllly Ul'l' cOllclu~lolIs of lUll 10 which 110 l'I'sl,"nsh'l' pll'adlllgs are rl'qulrl'll, 63, This avermelll SI'Is fllrth II l'Ollelusloll of law to whll'h 110 rl'spollsh'l' pleading Is required, 64, This a\'l'rlllelll ~ets forth II l'lllleluslllll of law to which no respollslve Illeadlngls requlrl'll, WlIERKI<"()RF., 1'lallllllTs dellllllld jlldgemelll IIgalll~1 l)efl'lIdallls III all amolllll III excess of Ten Thousalld J)ollars 1$10,000,00), ~uld umouull'XCl'l'dlllg thl' jurisdictIonal rl'qulrellll'n\s for compulsory arhllrulllIlI, ""ISIIER, RICI<;' BARU'.''', ..:1.I0N nAYNf,3;: / Br, ,/t~ ' Robert B. . ..Hi, ":squlre Attorneys for l'!alnUIr. 1.1). #21030 t'fyIftW,_,^TAIPI\U~IJ1"A,I'I ,.J 125 ..:ast 111h1l Strret W1l11amspoJ1, I'A 17701 (717)326-244] V..:K....ICAl'IQ~ I, James I.. Smlthgall, Jr., hereby vertry that the foregoing Keply to New Matter of Dd'endant, Commonwealth of I'emlhylvanla, I)epartment of 'I'ranspor1atlon Is true and eon'ed to the best of my knowledge and belief. I undent.nd that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties Lr 18 1'8. C.S., Section 4904, mating to unlWOm falslneatlon to authorities. ham:'.~.-- 9-5- U Date i1 ,I ~ I II I' II I , 'I 'I , 'i . . I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ii JAMES L, SMlTHGALI" JR., Individually and as the Executor of the Estateo of JAMES L, SMIl'IIGALl, and SHIRLEY A. SMITHGALL; JOY A. SMITHGALL WRENCH, BRENT SMITHGALI" and BRUCE A, SMITHGALL, CIVlI, ACTION -LAW- II " Plaintiffs, ,I , " ,\ :j , .1 'I I v, THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEP.l\Rl'MEN1' OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant, v. KEVIN LEE KNOW LAN D , J, B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC., and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC, Addit iona 1 Defendants NO, 95-2734 ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS'. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND AND J.D. HUNT TRANSPORT. INC.. NOTICE OF CONCURRENCE WITH PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS Additional defendants, Kevin Lee Knowland and J,B, Hunt , [I I I I I. ! Transport, Inc., by and through their attorneys, Palmer Biezup & Henderson, hereby enter their concurrence with plaintiffs' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings to Dismiss Defendants Kevin Lee Knowland and J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. as Additional Defendants, or in the Alternative, to Relieve them of any Responsibility to 'I II \\ i, 'I :1 ., II il I I i; , , Defend or Participate in this Matter. BY: PALMER 1'1 othy J. A )eel Attorney" or Defendants Kevin Lee Knowland and J.B, Jlunt Transport, Inc, Dated, October 18, 1995 t II pAL..'r" flil/UI' l\ HI-~,(J,.,,'.i ;rl - --_...4.. _. .. I' :1 'I I Ii ,I Ii II ,I QlRTI FICA TE....tU'_lUmV.lQE The ulldel'Aigned helelJY l'(,nifieu thaI. ii l.nll' and correct copy of the fOlegoing Notice 01 COIlCllllPnce wan BQI'VQd via first- class mail, posta'll.' pIe-paid, on l.h" beluw. 1 iuted counsell II !: Chal"lQs E. Wallilefflki, Esquire I'ETEIW " WASlLEFSKl 2931 North FlClllt Street. llalTisvllIg, PA 1'/110 , ji 1; 'I " " :1 L " Ii .1 II II 'I I' I II II ! I , Ilovert 13. E11oll, Esquil'e Fisher, fUce, l3arlett, Elion &. Wayne, P.C. 125 East 1~ird Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Datedl October 18, 1995 , N:lH: 16104,1 ,Wf'l Ii I' II :1 il il I, ,I ,I , II ;j i 'I II ~ i 11 : ~ I'AI UI ,. 11'1 it"- 1\ l!l 'd;IIIS rj AUTHORIZED FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY PAGE I 509 A,2d 1306 CI'l'INI; CA~I'; P 17 (JIo' III PA-CS Page (Cite aSI 353 Pa.Super. 341, "348, 509 A.2d 1306, ""1310) for its delay, we would be ignoring the clear lallguage of Rulo 2253, which does not limit the requirement that catloe be ohowll only Lo cases where the plaintiff objects to the joi ndol-. [5, 6] In cOllcludillg that the Ltial COUlt wall correct in donying the late joinder, we are mindful of Lhe ljellel'al fll'indple that the IH'ocedural rules applicable to cOlltroVHl'oicu invulvlng Illird party procedure should be liberally construed to avoid a multiplicity of liJwsuits, 1~'N6] Ianni v, pantalone, 238 Pa.Super, 54U, 361 A,2d 772 (1976), Jlowever, we believe that to conclude otherwise would be to emauculate Rule 2253 by ignoring its clear requirement that cause must be shown for delay in joinder, We cannot, within the permissible scope of review, hold that the court below abused its discretion in finding that appellant had not established reasonable justification for the late joinder. FN6, Appellant will now have to file a separate lawsuit against PG & W, We note that, unlike the circumstances existing in our recent case, National Liberty Life Ins. Co. v. Kling Partnership, 350 Pa.Super. 526, 506 A.2d 1273 (1966), there are no obstacles to the filing of such a lawsuit. In National Liberty, we found that late joinder was appropriate where the defendant's right to institute a separate action for Copr, (C) West 1996 No claim to orig, U,S, govt. works I .... . JAMU; I.. SMIlIl<iAIL.IIL hll.Hvidually Ami As The Executor on he !-:stalcs I If JAMES I.. SMITlI<iA\.\. And SI\11H.FY A. SMIlIIIlAIL .Ill\' A. SMITIIOA\.\. WIH.Nl'Il. IIIH'NT SMIlIIIlA\.\.. AmIIlHIII'F A. SMITIIIlAIL I'lainlilTs IN Tille ('Ill !In m l'IlMt\10N I'I.I;AS III t '1IMIIFlH .ANIH 'Ill IN I \" ItA l'IVI\. ACTION. \.A W \'. Nil. 1)5.2734 ('\vil Tenn TilE COMMONWEA\.TII Ill- PENNSY\'V ANIA, DH'AHTMI;NT m THANSPOHTAIII)N, Dcfendanl \'. KEVIN \.EE KNIlW\.AND. J.Il.IIIINT TRANSPOHT, INC. And NEW ENTEHPIHSE STONE & 1.1 ME CO.. INC" JlmY THIA\.llI'MANDED Additional Delcndants " lUlU: TO snow CAlJSi': AND NOW,lhisZ~ day of P1v"" ,1'l1)7, upon consideralion oflhe foregolnll motion, a Hule is directed to the Delcndanland Additional \Jefendallls. if any Ihey have. why the relief requested in the lllfegoing nllllion should not he glUnled. HII\.E HEll mNAIIII'. lhis :nff-day of ') J )~-Cf' . I'll) 7. III /.' jD o'clock f,.m. in Cllurlmom Numher ,{ of the I 'umherland ('nullly ('lllU1hnuse, ('mlisle. I'ennsyl\'llllill 170D. lit which time argument shall he heunl. t,btV'-f,: d ./ /f1 rUo 1Id1/i1p/ J- ~'o(Jf,f,. _, c .""'~fO'-.... .. 4. ('ounsel tilr I'ennlllll unslle1l'lllnlelTogulories No, I. 2,4, 5, (I, 7. II, 'I. 10, II. 12. D. 14. I~. & 17. ('ounsd hlll'enlll)() I inlelpost.'d l'erlain ohjl'clions 10 Inlerrogatories No. .1 & I (I. ('ounsd tilll'ennl>l) r l\irlhelohjecll'd hI lillenllguttll il's III through 41 indusi\'e "us eXl'eedillg 40 '1uestion limil set hlfth in I 'umherlund ('ollllly locall{uk of ('i\ill'rocedure 41105.1." 5. lhe suhjl'ctl1lullelof I'laintitfo,' claim uguinsll'l'nnlll) I is the ex ten I 10 \\ hich the deuth of JUllles I.. Smithgull and Shirley A. SlIIithgulllesulted ITOIII I'enlllllll's negligence in conneclion lIilh the design, supenision, und mntroluf u mnstruction site on a l'ennDlll highway, 6. As u result oflhe hletlhut l'laintitls' damuges in\'<lile the deuth oftwu (2) Individuals und the tedlllieal nuture of desiglll'liteliu in mnnel,tion l\ itli u ('ullllllunweulth Ilighwuy, eXlensive Interroguluries arc necessury. 7. Plainlitls helieve tlJUt anS\ll'rS to the Internlguturies ure t.'rudullo alluw Plaintitl's tu proceed with tht.'ir case in an expeditious and t.'lllnplcle munner. H. It is suhmitlt.'d thatlhe Interrogallll'ies posl'd ure ulllunhiguous und utherwise sped tic lu the daim, and \I ill not impose an undue hUllkn upon the Ilekndants in tht.'ir answers, (), ('ounsel hlr lhe I'laintitrs have consulted \lith opposing cuunsd and has heen unahlc tu reach an ugreed up'ln stipulution as to the numher ofudtlilionallntelnlgatnries. n:I('I'InCATE (W SEIWICE I, Oregory Burton Aheln, Fsljuire, Illcul cllunselliu' Pluintltls, herehy certify thut on this duy, Pluintilli;' ulluched Motilln wus served upllnlhc tilllllwing ullnrneys hy I I.S. Muil, postul!e prepaid. Charles E. Wusilel'ski, Esquirc l'En:RS & WASILF.FSKI 2931 North Front Street Ilarrishurg, PA 17110 Timothy J. Aheel, Fsljuire l'ALI\1ER, U1EZIII' & IIENIWRSON 956 Puhlic I.edger Building Independence Sljunre Sixlh & Chestnul Strects Philudclphin.PA 11)106 Dalc2\7'( ~l \ Oregnry Burton Ahcln, ESljuirc I() II 35,'1611 Allllrney tin Pluintill 37 l'usll'tlInlrel Street Curlisle,PA 17013.]3 13 717/245-2851 NOV 1~11996 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA JAMES L. SMITHGALL. JR., Individually and CIVIL ACTION - LA W as the Executor of the Estates of JAMES L. SMITHOALL and SHIRLEY A. SMITHOALL; JOY A. SMITHGALL' WRENCH; BRENT SMITHOALL and BRUCE A. SMITHGALL ['Iaintiff vs. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NO. 95-2734 Defendant vs. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J. B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC. and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LINE, INC.. Additional Defendants JURY TRIAL DEMANDED fl..AINTlFF'S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES DIRECTED TO DEFENDANT. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO: Defendant, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Depanment of Transponation c/o Charles E. Wasilefski. Esquire PETERS & WASILEFSKI 2931 Nonh Front Street Harrisburg. PA 17110 Pursuant to the Discovery Provisions of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, it is hereby demanded that you answer the following Interrogatories separately, fully, in writing and under oath and produce the documents requested therein, within thirty (30) days of the service hereof. If you file objections to any of the Interrogatories propounded herein or to the production of any requested documents. It is demanded that the Interrogatories not objected to be answered, and the requested documents be produced, within the aforesaid period. It is funher demanded that you seasonably supplement your answers to these Interrogatories to include infennation acquired subsequent to the date of these answers, as provided by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4007.4, Additional copies of these Interrogatories have been served for your use in answering them, Please answer the Interrogatories in the appropriate space. If you require more space fer your answers. please annex extra pages. L With reaard to the individual ansWeMa these lmerroplorie:s. !We the ,ollowilla: (0) the individual's name lUld business address: Harividan R. Parikh. P.E. (bl the individual's relationship to Defendant: Assistant construction Engineer. (el the lenaili of time during which the individual has been affillaled with Defendant; May 1969 - Present (dl if the individual has been affilialed with Defendant in capacities other than described above, provide a history of the individual's relationship with Defendanl. , , . Bridge Un it May 1969 - July 1981 Structural Coordinator July 1981 - January 1996 Assistant Construction Engineer January 1996 - Present r , 2, SIBle Ihe name, business address and relalionship 10 Defendant of any inJlvidual(s) who assisted Defendant In answerinlllhese inlelTOll8tories. Joaeph E. Clemaon, Jr. John F. Bradahaw Hichael Baker Jr., Inc. 3600 Vartan Way, 2nd Fl. Harriaburg, PA 17110-9440 ., " Contracted by Defendant PennDOT for construction management aervices. '. " f 3. At any time on or before October 19, 1993, was lhe Defendant. or any agent of the Defendant, design, construct, maintain, own, or in any way conlrOllhe part er the roadway known as Slate Roule 81, approximately 269 feet nonh or mile post 46 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania7 Question does not make sense as written. .. " ,. 4, At some time before October 19. 1993. a constnlction project was conunenced on State Route 81 within the vicinity of the motor vehicle accident that is the subject of this law suit. Set forth the date and location of the conunencement of this project. Notice to Proceed Date was August 2, 1993. South Middleton and Middlesex Townships in Cumberland county. From Seg. 0470 offset 1537 to Seg. 0524 offset 0176 NB. From Seg. 0471 offset 1564 to ~eg. 0521 offset 2592 SB. Approximately between Mileposts 47 and 52. '. " ,t It ( S. As of October 19, 1993, set fonh the approximate level of completien of the roadwllY construction project. 16.46 p.r~ent of the contract time had elapsed. .. " I' 8. S~t fonh the idenlity of all individuals or entities who were responsible for any phase of 1he consuuctien of the aforementioned roadway construction project. identifying precisely the nature of Ihe work perfonned by each such individual or entity, the dates during which each individual or entity perfonned such work and the address of each such individual or entity. This interrogatory is objected to as being overly burdensome. Without wsiving said objectionl New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc. P.O. Box 77 New Enterprise, PA 16664 Responsible tor construction project in sccordance with contract documents. , PennDOT Construction'Vnit 21st snd Herr Streets. Hsrrisburg, Ph 17103-1699 Provided resident engineering and inspection services. Buchert-Horn P.O. Box 15055 York, PA Contracted by PennOOT to provide inspection services. Notice to Start Date (B/2/93) - Completion Date (11/22/94). '. \ .' 9, With regard to each individual or entity Identified in your answer to the previous interrogatory, set fonh the precise nature of the relationship between each such individual or entity and the Commonweallh of PennsylvanIa, DepllltJl1elll of Trunsponation, New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc. Contracted by PennDOT to construct the project in sccordance with contract documents. Buchart-Horn Contracted by PennDOT to provide inspection services. , , ,. .' (I) whether or not there is any language or a line item contained within llny luch centract requiring the individual or entity performing the work to indemnify the Commonweallh of Pennsylvania, Depanment of Trnnliponotion, and if so. sel fonh the lenns of lhis requirement; Objecited to aa seeking a legal conclusion. (lll attach copies of 011 such contracts 10 your answers to these lnlerroll8tories. Contract documents are too voluminous to attach but will be msde available for inspection upon requeet. .. " r 13. Sel fonh Ihe 10la1 amounl of money contained in the aforementiened budget for the alternate traffic pattern that was in place and which is the subject of this law suit, See .response to No. 12 above. '. r 14. Set fonh the total amount of money allocated in the aforementioned budaet for safety features that were to be provided for travellers upon Stale Route 81 durin. the roadway construction project that is the subject of this law suil. No specitic amount i. budget.d tor ..t.ty. Num.rou. contract it.m. r.lat. to .at.ty. N.c....ry .mount. were epent on eatety. .. " .. f (f) whether the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Oepanrnent of Transponation paid any monies te any of the aforementioned Individuals or their estates for Injuries or dWl1l1ges sustained l1li a result of the aforemelllioned motor vehicle accidents and the amounts of each such payment; Objected to as not rea80nably calculated to lead to admia8ible evidence. (g) whether Wty law suits have been filed against the COlluTlonwealth of Pennsylvania, Depanmelll of Transponation as a result of any of the aforemelllioned motor vehicle accidents, indicating the coun in which each such suit has been filed, the docket number for each such case, and the present Slatus of each such case; Objected to as not rea80nably calculated to lead to admiaeible evidence. 01) attach to your answers to these IlIlelTogatories. photocopies ef all accident repa"s that have resulted from each of the aforementioned moter vehicle accidents. Available throu9h PA State Police. 17, Did the Clllllllll1nWeahh of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation receive any complaims from any indi viduals or entities concerning the safety of State Route 81 within any portion of the aforementioned construction zone'! Yes. If your answer to this interrogatory is in the affinnative. set forth the following details: (a) the identity of the complainam; - Grove North America - Honorable Albert Masland, House of Representatives (b) the date of each such complaint; - November 16, 1993 - October 5, 1993 (c) a description of the nature of each such complaint; - Operation of mobile cranes near overhead power lines. - Implementing a protected left turn phase at 1-81 and USllNB. (d) a description of the response or action taken by Commonweahh of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation in response to each such complaint; - Forwarded to New Enterprise for their information. New Enterprise responded to Grove North America. See Attached document *0777. Letter advising that engineering analysis reaffirm that this would not be prudent. (e) attach to your answers te these interrogatories photocopies of any notes, memoranda, reports, correspondence or other documentation '. conceming each of the aforementioned complaints. - See attached. 21. Set fonh a description of each and every sign or other warninG device that was in place at the time of the motor vehicle accident of October 19, 1993 to alen drivers as they were approaching an alternate Imffic pattern due to the road construction project. Objected to 8a exceeding 40-queation limit set fo~th in Cumbe~18nd County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.1. .. " r 22. With regllfd 10 each sign or olher warning device described in your answers 10 interrogatories 19 and 20, sel fonh lhe following: (a) Ihe individual or enlily who delennined Ihat each such sign er device sheuld be implemented; (b) Ihe individual or entity who WIL'I responsible for placing each such device; (c) the date each such sign or device was implemenled; (d) Ihe reason each such sign or device was implemented. Objected to 00 exceeding 40-queetion limit set forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.1. .' '. 23. With regnrd to Ihe see lion ef Slate Reute 81 on October 19. 1993. beginning one mlle south of the accident site, state the following: (a) the material composition of lhe road surface, indicating the location of any change In the surface malerial; (b) the material composition of the benn surface. indicating the location of any change In the benn material; (c) whether there existed any drainage ditches or culvens at or near the scene of the accident. IndicBling lhe location of each such drainage ditch or culveni .. (d) the location and slope of each uphill or downhlll grade, indicating the angle of slope at the point where the vehicle In which Plaintiff's decedent was a passenger deviated from the road or highway; (e) the location of each curve or change In direction, Indicating the direction of the curve and the degree of the curvature (e,g., gradual, moderate, sharp); r 2S. Describe in complete detail each inspection or examination of the road which was made, or caused to be made by the Cemmonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of prior to the happening of the accident, stating for each &"Uch inspection or examination: (a) by whom it was made; (b) the date and time it was made; (c) the manner in whlch It was made; (d) the results or findings of such inspection or examination; , .. (e) whether any written or recorded repon was made after such inspection or examination, and if so, the present location of such writing or recordIng; r co describe any Bctlons laken by the Commonwealth defendanl, er any aaent or employee of defendant. as a result of such inspecllon. (a) attach a cepy of any wrillen documenls lhol result from any such Inspectlon(s) to yeur answers 10 these interroaotories. Objected to as exceeding 40-queetion limit eet to~th in Cumbe~land County Local Rule of Civil P~ocedu~e 4005.1. .. ! 28. Identify all published anicles or media broadcast work which has discussed, analyzed. or in any way dealt with the subject accident, Identifying each such work by author, litle, publisher, periodical, edition. date of publication, and page numbers on which references to ihe accident appear. Allach photocopies, Of duplicate recordings of any of these malerials Ihat are In the possession of the Commonwealth defendant to YOUf answers 10 these interrogateries. Objected to as exceeding 40-question limit set forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.1. .' :' . '''-'.'' -.~>~,~.-~ ' 30. I'lelIse slate when. where. and by whom lhe DerendWlt or any agent or employee er the Derendant was first nOlified or lhe happening or the accident. Objected to aa exceedin9 40-que.tion limit .et forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of civil Procedure 4005.1. .. f 34. List Ihe names and addresses of all persons from whom Defendant, or any representative of Defendant. Bllained a statement as defined in Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4003.4, indlCllted as to each the form of the statement (as defined in I'ennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4003.4) and the date the statement was taken. Objected to aa exceeding 40-queation limit aet forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.1. '. " . 35. Allach to these Answers to lnterrogalOrles copies of such statements in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4003.4. Objected to aa exceeding 40-queation limit aet forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.1. " .' , . 36. Is the Defendalll. or any representative of the Defendant. In possession of any photographs of the vehicle, the locale or surrounding area or sne of the accident or any other maners or things Involved in the accidelll1 If so, state: (a) the date or dates such photographs were taken; (b) the name and address of the pany tlking them; (c) where they were taken; (d) the objects or subjects or the panlcular site of view which each photograph depicts; (e) the preselll whereabouts of the photographs and the names and addresses of their custodian(s). Objected to aa exceeding 40-queation limit lIt forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.l. 38. Slate whether any other person Involved in or a witness 10 the accident has prepared, submined or made any wtinen ~1alel11enl or repon concerning the accident and if so. for each such person. please Slate the following: (a) the name and address of each sllch person; (b) the date of each slIch ~1atemelll or repon; (c) the substance of each such statement or repon; (d) to whom each such statement or repon was submllled, Objected to aa exceeding 40-queation limit aet forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.l. " '. 40, Set fonh Ihe eSllmate for the Average Daily Traffic in 1993 for State Roule 81 in the vicinity of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Objected to as exceeding 40-queation limit aet forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.l. " .' .' 41. Docs defendanl possess ~1alb1lcs or Olher data concemlng 111010r vehicle accldellls on Stale Route 81 within the vicinily of Ihe subject accidenl prior 10 Ihe commencement of Ihe road construcllon project? If your answer to this inlerrogatory is in the affirmative, ~1ate the following: (a) the number of motor vehicle accldellls thaI occurred within Ihe vicinity of the subject accident on Slate Route 81 for each of the IWo yeats preceding the commencel11ent of the road construclion project; (b) the dates of all of the motor vehicle accidents referred to above; (c) the precise locations for each of the mOlor vehicle accidents referred to above; (d) describe any logistical detalls conceming the happening of each or the aforementioned motor vehicle accidents; (e) attach copies of all documents containing the aforementioned dala as well as copies of any accident repons conceming Ihe same. Objected to as exceeding 40-queation limit .et forthin Cumberland County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 4005.1. " 42. Sel forlh the name, address and ernploymetll po~ilion wilh Ihe Commonwealth of PeMllylvanla, Depanment of TralUiponalion. for each individual who was responsible for Inspecting the road COn)1rucllolI project that was talJlIll place on Stale ROllle 81 al the time of or before the subject motor vehicle acctdenl and sel fonh Ihe spcific areas thaI each such individual was responsible for inspecting. Objected to aa exceeding 40-queation limit let forth in Cumberland County Local Rule of civil Procedure 4005.1. .. , . CEIHlFICATE OF SERVICE I, Robert 8, Ellon, Esquire, hereby certify that a copy of the foreloinl PlaintiffJ' Flrit Set of Interrogatories Directed to Defendant, COlllmonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department 111\ -IZfVLl'~ of Transportation was served upon the following parties Ihis ..;J!L. day of ~obd, 1996 by placinl Ul11e into the Uniled Slales Mail. First Class, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows; Charles E, WasllefskJ, Esquire PETERS & WASILU'SKI 19,H North Front Street lIarrhbulll, I'A 17110 Timothy J, Abeel, Esquire PALMER, R1EZUI' & IIENDERSON Publlc l.edKer DulldlnK Independence Square Sbth and Chestnut Streeta Philadelphia, PA 19106.3409 (Counsel for J, 0, Jiunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Lee Knowland) New Enterprise Stone & LIme Co.. Inc. I'olt Office DOl 77 New Enterprtle, PA 16664 ELlON. WAYNE, GRIECO, CARLUCCI SHIPMAN & IRWIN, p,c. lly2,~\1 ?~~lf'l' Robert n. Elion, Esquire Attomeys for Plaintiffs III #21030 fM'....wPIi>>lATA\l'NUII!IIll'l'I'I~"'I..lr 110/1 125 East 'I1lird Street Williamsporl, I'A 17701 (717)326-2443 I.I"~ . VERIFICATION I, Harlvidan R. Parikh, P.E" hereby verify the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Deparunenl of Transpor1Btlon is a Defendant in this action and I am authorized to malce this verification on ilS behalf, that the statements made in the foregoing Answers to Interrogatories ate true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. 1 understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa,C.S, 04904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities, Date: }k~ . ~&..- r:, Pa.,..;.l e \.. Harl'tlan R, Parikh, P,E. , '. : ,. ,. :~ ........... . .,../'. , I GROVEe N0II11I UlUlfA "GIlOVll WORlmnn. u'''P,\IO' Pol. ,. UllOO III UWII.llUIl.1 "'. - " "' , Pennlylvanl~ Dspftrtment 2140 Herr Str..t BOK 1699 Hlrrllburq, PA 17103 of Transportation Novemblr 16, 1891 OOCNO "~.3L & R ~"?~ ' ~" ~ .. . i. co ~TTINT!ONt Hr. Barry G, Hottmen, 011trlct !nqlneer SUBJBCT, Crave Hoblle Cranea Cloe. To Overheed PoWer Linea Dear Mr. Hottman. Today 1 telephonld PennDot's Dlstrlct B Conltructlon Offlc. ln Harrl.burg and spoke with Mr, Andrew Wll11am., AI.lltant Con.tructlon Englneer, Pur.uant to hil euqge.tlon, I am advl.1ng you, In wrltlng, ot detal1e or our conver.atlon. The purpo.1 for my call waa to Idvlse PennOot at our concern. tor the eafety of person. who may be In the vlclnlty of moblLe cran.. that are bllnQ utll1Zed cloee to overh.ad powar 11nel alonq the "conltructlon area' ot Inter.tate 11 near Carllele, PA. Aa I advll.d Hr, WllllAMA, two mobile hydraulic crlnee ~anutactur.d and lold by our company. a mod.l TMSeOOD and a mnd.l RT~nn~, w,re recently obeerved atop bridge. on 1-11, betwlen BKlt. 14 and 18. Tne cran.A sppAArArl to hcv. b..n rOlltloned too eloee to over- hlad power 11nes that trav.rle above the varlou. 1-81 brLdaell. r remlnd.d Hr, William. that when any part ot a ~obl1e orane or the loed being I1tted by the crane cln reech to wlthln an uneate dletanee to an enerql.ed overhead power 11n., there la a algnlfic.nt rl.k of eerloua bodily Injury or death from electrocution to fareone who are operatinv the crano end to pereonl who may be in the vlcinlty of the crane. I ur;ld He, Williallle to notify the Prime Contractor on tho %-11 pro,eot, whom he identlfled aa baing New ~nterprlzel, that cranl' ehould, at all tlme., be kept eBte dtetance. IW.~ trolll power l1n6. and .hould not be ueed in the danglroue mannlr .. wa. roocntly obeerved. Hr, Will lame avreed to do eo. RE,:.:I\' :rJ--=--\ CL~ :..: :::'-.\ :,:;:J NO'I 1 9 1993 . c: J AI','H' all 11'I lICJldIlNnWAllIrwrI.u.lIIN _ _ ACt Pl1ljIctfng, '~\7 ",hltlllw---- (~t./'''~~~~~~~~1 f: z: I 01111111 ~ 3:- Tt'I~1 j"4.1~~~ {.'l\lI..4t"1 t - FIe- 1(., a,or, e)fI-C -- ~.~ICh,"~:. ~~':,', H/~G.' .~- r. n fl.,)a 21 81...,,1, OtUtC, rl.'lUllttlu,,11I t1nd 7PWT<l1l1 . II 17'93 15:;:2 ~ll.1..t:. ,~t1:tH ...."t:,"llI...1"4 t:'.... l.e-l. ,,",A ,iROW NORm AMI!RIC.\ o\lao, I poillled out that we nad observed brlQhtly cOloe-.d -III.vee" had be.n Installed, presumably by the power COIllPflllY, to covlr tn. overheacl power 11nel te-8verllnQ on. but not othlr brldg.. In the construction are., We pr.lume lhl SlllVII were lnBtall.d at PsnnDot'l or at the Pe-lme Contractor'B r.quest but we qUBstlon why other overhead POWlr I1nll at other affected brldqee WIl'l not coverld, re- routed or why other stsps were not taken to abate the ellctrocutlon hezards? In Ip.ak1ng with Hr. WllllAms, I llarned that Plnnlylvenl. Power , Light representatIves had previoully b..n pres.nt at the ,uncture ot I-Bl and Route 74 alonq thl contructlon area whers they inltalled temporary parallel underground pnwlr I1nee to eliminate the electrocution hazard when blaml wee-I beIng picked and reset direct Iv underneath ovarhead pow.r I1n81l. Inaellluch e8 WI ere unlure wh.ther or not the power lln.a n..r where the cranee were observed hAV9 b..n d.-.nerVl.ld, we thought It edVIlable to Inform PlnnDot ot our concern. eo that approprl.te relpanalbl. people r.nuld be contacted In the Inter'lt of I.fety, We alk that PennDot remind the PrIme Contractor and all Sub-Contrant.nre th.t It 18 a dan9oroue practlcl to operate crane I clo.e to Inlrq1zId powlr 11ne.. Pleale allo r.mlnd the. that. It Ie I viol.tion of fodoral law., e,9" OSHA. to allow cranll or their load. to get WIthIn 10 teet of energl~pd 1~W8r lin.. up to 50,000 voltl and WI recommend that Grove crenn HEVia be oplrated clo.er than 20 feet from ~neroized pow.r linl., Th.nJc YOU tor ynur Intlc1p.ted coop.ration om1 pl.... do not helltatl to contact me If you wIsh to dIBcuI. thl1 matter or it you n.ed further .ul.t.noe, - Barry E, p.nqllr, Director ~radu"t Safety' "vl1abll1ty ca. A, W1ll1am. (Via tex - No, 111-11%-03911 /' ~ .~ New Enter }rise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. P,O, 110. TI . No.. EM'"1'f'\M, I'natyl.aalo 1_ . C.."....... Ollln. ""'...UII '01 ""''''1"0 JIlI1UaIY 7, 1994 DOC NO 0177 I~_~~:;.-:~ co. Barry G. tkltmn, P.E. District n-gineer n ..... "1Io'8lll th of Pennsylvania Department of 'l'ransport:ation 2140 Herr street Harri.!lWr9, PA 17103 Attnl Mr. W. Amrew Bitner, P.E. Assistant District Eh;}ineer - O:lnstruct.ion Letter No. 160 Reapa 1M to Grova Cl:"IlnIIII Bein;J Close to 0V8rt18ad LJn8s REI SR 0001 (010) I OJmberlm1 Ca.lnty Federal Project No. OAC-oOll-o02 O:lntract No. 002131 Gentlemen: We haw en::losed a copy of 0Jr response to Grow, North 1\InIrica in rMp:AlM to the question of 0Jr c:ranes bein;J in close proximity to the owrhaad pcwIII' lines. Should yw haw any questions please oontact our office. sinoere1y, New Enterprise stone , LiuD co" In:. ~~~hi~ steven E. TaIIlinson O:lntract Division 5a.tety Director C'lJ. ~, 1IJ1IA._NlAIIInII/.IJ.Aihr ::::r - ~~7.1'~.. ..L = ~~J~~A == erclCGUr8 """'------- --- -1i'~""'" " "/(j7.,,,-~= 0::: Job 93-06 WA Bitner AS Willlanw D rupty m J(M.tar (atruct:ures cnly) (f""""Io-._...___ ..::. ....;,1".. I) C'l' ': ,""/"9 ~ '- . I'...~ JAN 1 0 1994 MICHAEL BAKER Jr 'no HAIlR/saURo' PA . , , ~.~ New Eute rise Stone & Ume Co., Inc. P.O. Bo. T7 . New Eat...,.... ""-'1_ 1_ . c.."...... oma. 11...766-1111 Fw 1I...766-1P1II January 5, 1994 Grove, North America P,O, Box 21 Shady Grove, PA 17256 Al1J1: Mr, Barry Spangler Director, Product Safety & ReUablllty RE: Grove's Letter Dated November 15, 1993 Dear Mr. Spangler: In response to the subject letter and our phone conversation, I would like to update you on the use of Grove cranes in proximity 10 overhead power lines on our project. New Enterprise SlOne & Lime Co" Inc. Is very aware of the requirements established by OSHA under 1926,550 (a) (15). From my investigation, I was not able to identify the Incidents where New Enterprise violated these standards or where these cranes were 'used in a dangerous manner" as described In your lener, There were times on this project when our options for protecting our employees were, very Iimll.ed while completing the work. I believe your person did observe some of these methods, (Ie, Insulal.ed sleeves, paraJJellines, rerouting etc.), If there was a serious concern on your pan, It would have been prudent to Inquire as 10 the effectiveness of our protection at the site. Working around power lines is a constant exposure on our projects, Because of thIs, we go to af'Cl3tlengths to avoid putting our employees at risk. There has 10 be a cooperative effort on the part of PADOT, the power companies and ourselves, " ...'..... ;~ Mr. Barty Spanlller January S, 1994 Pale Two New Enterprise views questions and concerns on safety seriously and welcome any constnJctive assistance from any source, [n the fuWtc, If you note any situations you Identify as unsafe, please direct them to my attention for resolution, Sincerely, New Enterprise Stone &. Ume Co., [nc. cc: 93-06 John Miller Frank ROllers W.A. Bibler, PennDOT /AA~>:7 ~ "'SteVen E. Tomlinson Contract Division Safety Director ,.' It'. " COMMONWEALTH or PE~NSYLVA~IA DEPARTMENT or TRANSPORT A nON [n~!neerin~ Diltrict 8-0 2140 Herr Strut Hlrrilburg 17103-1699 October 19, 1993 OCT t J 199.1""'. ..'..~ t!j.:\ OOCHO 04 ~ S R OoRI ' o/a 'I I"~_ ...rf..~ co, ~... . ..';/" , (lfii,.11 -- .. ..., .... ro Honorabl. Albert Halllnd Kamber - Houa. of R.pre.entltiv.. Room 51-A, ll.t King, Klin Capitol Hlrrilbur~. PA 17120-0028 t,.. " Dill ~f IlQHd1man'WAOiUlOllJU"'~' - - ACE -- PrajlCl Ellgr, - - JF&r.l","'.' UU,\".l'.in.lIY CE OiHEI\S -- &== Dear Kr, HI.land, -- ..,1',"/6. .:1:- - AI..., D'U,I. tJo Thil il in refer.nce to your October 5, 1993, corr..pondence requ..tin~ I r.ev.lu.tion of the Exit 17, 1-81 .outhbound off-ramp llft- turn prohibition durin~ the curr.nt con.truction proj.ct, Di.trict It.ff h.1 r.ev.lu.ted the traffic volum.. It the int.r.ection of US 11 and the 1-81 southbound off-ramp to det.rmine the f.alibility of implementing . protect.d left-turn ph.le .t the t.mpor.ry .i9nal. B...d on thi. revi.w, it h.. be.n reaffirmed that the left-turn pha.e would clule traffic conql.tion during peak period. on both US 11 a. w.ll .1 the 1-81 .outhbound off-ramp. How.ver, the Oepartm.nt intends to install .n .dditional ,. temporary traffic .i~n.l on US 11 to accommodate the 1-81 northbound U) ~, traffic. Conge.tion throuqh the conltruction zone i. attributed to oUJ ~ ~, m.r9in9 traffic .t the 1-81 cloverleaf ramp on 1-81 northbound, Th. wS:2 $ll ci, review further indic.tea th.t the ramp Ihould be closed and 1-81 ~~~ ~r! northbound .CCIII from US 11 ea.t Ihould be via a l.ft-turn movem.nt ~ffj ~ ~( onto the exhtinq 1-81 northbound ramp. Th. 1-81 northbound clov.rl.at wU) I- -'c ramp for us 11 northbound traffic will be closed in approxiJnate1y on. a::E (..) ~~ month, Thh additional dqne1 in the interchange area will require U 0 5: coordination between both us 11 si~nalized intersection. and the 1-81 S .outhbound l.ft-turn ph.le would c.u.e additional conge.tion on the US 11 corridor, In .ummary. our en~in..ring an.lY'ls reaffirms that lt is not prud.nt to Lmplem.nt . l.ft-turn mov.ment for the 1-81 .outhbound ramp due to pot.ntial conge.tion problem. both on US 11 and 1-81, Pl.... b. a..ur.d that w. will continue to monitor the .ituation to determine if ~ Mlkln, IIHlppon Honorable Albert Haaland Page 2 October 19, 1993 alternative. are,available. At you are aware, we anticipate .ignaliaing the Exit lB, PA 114 .outhbound off-ramp and w. will provide additional luppl.mental li;n. which may addre.. .ome of the local concernl. Thank you tor your inquiry in this regard. If you have any additional queltion., plea.e do not heaitate to contact me at 717-7B7-6653 or Ronald C. Brown, P.E., District Traffic En;ineer. at 717-7B3-39B1. Very truly yours. , , " , ,t' ..'- ~' " ' LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO: Mr. Barry G, Hoffman, P,E, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2140 Herr Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 Mr. Andrew W~Uams Attn: Mlch'll Ilklr Jr ~ Ine. Conalrucllon ManlVlflIlnl Slrvlcn P,O. BOI 80211 Hlmaburg, "'nnavlvlnll 17106-02n Olllc. Location: 3600 YlnaR WIV, Slcond Floor Hlmaburg, Plnnavlvlnll 17110 (117) ~1.5282 FAX (717) 541-5238 DOC, NO, O~ SR: OOII~IO S.O,No. Project: Date: 20377 SR0081-OI0 FebrulJ)' 4,1994 Agreement No, 082131 ITEM AND DESCRIPTION SR 0081-010, Cumberland County CMS#082131, 1.81 & SR I I Traffic Study (Draft) Interchange 17 Permitting a left turn Movement on Ramp D Impact on Temporary Traffic Signals at Ramp D and Ramp G Intersections with SR I I One 8 112 x I I copy to'- General Comments: The above is provided for review and comment prior to lIna1 printing and distribution. Please forward aU Department comments, including requests for any additional analysis or commentary for incorporation to this office consistent with the Department's need for fina1lssue of this report, MICHAEL BAKER JR, lNC, LKM:t1g By: cc: W ABitner RCBrown, wl2 Baker/General File No, 0901.00, w/a MFile Page I of 1 (I) A Total aUlllty Corporllllon . - ;r:. ~...._ . ." ,';I. f" -,:.:,;<I-! PURPOSE OF REPORT Thil repOI1 evaluates the effects of permitting a left turn movement from the Southbound (SB) I-B I Interchange 17 off.ramp (Ramp D) approach to the Intersection with State Route (S.R.) 11. Curr,ently the Intersection is conU'OUed by a temporary traffic signal To fu1fill this repol1 objective, existing year (1994) traffic and geometric conditions were analyzed, The existing lane configurations at this Intersection are shown In Figure 1. All existing lane configurations will remain, with the exception of pennitting the left turn movement from Ramp D. DATA The foUowing was conducted In the field from Tuesday, January II, 1994 through Thursday, January 13, 1994: . manual traffic volume counts . machine traffic volume counts . origin-destinatlon data coUection . !ravel time and delay data coUection . field observations ..' Manual and Machine Traffic Volume Counts The manual turning movement/classification counts were conducted during the AM (6:00 _ 9:00) and PM (3 :00 - 6:00) periods to capture the peaking traffic conditions. Manual' counts were conducted at the foUowinglocatlons (see Figure I): . Ramp D & S.R. II Intersection . Northbound (NB) I-B lon-ramp (Ramp G) & S.R. 11lntenection . S.R. I 1 from Ramp D to South Middlesex Road (U.turn movements) . SB 1.81 Interchange 18 off.ramp approach The machine counts were conducted for a 24 hour period In IS minute Intervals at the foUowlng 10Clltlons: . NB S,R. 1 I west ofI.B I . sa S.R. 11 cast ofI-81 . . SB 1.81 Interchange 16 off.ramp All traffic data was adjusted and normalized to account for daily and monthiy variations. Facton accounting for these variations were obtained from the PennDOT Procedures For Adlustinll Traffic Count OatL 1991, The normalized traffic counts are shown in Figure 2. , , ' 0" D ' , D n1pn- esttnallOn ata Tho origin-destination data was coUected at thc SB 1-81 Interchangc 16 off-ramp and tho NB 1-81 Interchangc' 16 on-ramp. ThiI data was coUccted to determinc tho number of vehlclcs using thc signed nOM S.R. 11 detour routc during the AM and PM pea1c periods. Thc normalized detour volumcs arc shown on Figure 2, Travcl Timc and Delav Data Travel timc and delay data was coUccted during the AM peak period. This study consisted of determining tho travel timc and distance from 1-81 (at Interchango 18) to S.R. 11 (at RAmp G) along thc foUowing routes: . SB 1-81 Intcrchangc 18 to Eastbound (EB) S.R. 114 to SB S.R. 11 . SB 1-81 to Interchangc 17 proposed left turn movement onto NB S.R. II Thc rcsuJu reveal the foUowing: via S.R. 114 Travel Tunc 12 minutes Travel Distance 6.S milcs .. via Ramp D proposed Icft turn movement 6 minutes Smilcs , Field Obscrvations Thc field observations werc as foUows: } . . trucking companics located on nOM S.R. 11 . commercial businesses located along S.R. 114 . typo of trucks cntering and exiting thc truck companies and businesses ',' RAMP D LEFI'TURN MOVEMENT CALCULA nONS The foUowing items wcrc used in calculating thc Ramp D left rum movcment volume: . S,R. 11 peak hour U-rum volumcs . Interchange 18 left turn truclcJ going to north S.R. 11 . Additional calculated Interchangc 18 left rum vehicles going to nOM S,R. 11 . Interchangc 16 detour volumcs 2 '. ANALYSES The following are the anllysllS performed to evaluate the eft'ects of adding the lUmp D left turn movement: . lndividual signalized intersectlon caplcity ana1)'1is . Queuing analysis . Signal coordination analysis Capacity Analvsis Capacity analysis resulls were calculated using the TEAP ACm.. computer software which Is based on the 1985 Hiihwav Capacity Manual. Transpor1alion Research Board, Special Report 209. The analyses were conducted on the Ramp D and lUmp G signalized Interaections with S.R. 1l. Traffic capacity analyses evaluate the maximum number of vehicles an intellection can accommodate, The results of the analyses are descn'bed in terms of Levels -of-Service which is based on average vehicle delay. The resulls of the capacity analyses are as follows: . lntellection Ramp D & SA 11 Ramp G & SA 11 Level-of.Service AM(PM) D(E) C(B) Aven1.IIe Delav AM(JIM) 25.0(46.0) sedveh 16,8(8.6) seclveh .,. . Oueuini Analysis Queuing analysis resulls were also calculated using the TEAPAem.. computer software on the intersections mentioned above,' The formula used by this computer software to calculate queue lengths Is as foUows: S-2SNTf/n Where: 5 - length of queue (feet) 25 co average spacing between car front bumpm (feet) N - maximum number of vehicles in queue T f - truck length factor - 1+((40125)-1](1'/100) Where: 40" average spacing between truck front bumpers (feet) 25 .. average spicing between car front bumpm (feet) T .. percent truclcslheavy vehicles (%) n .. number oflancs in lane group t. TIle queue length on Ramp D was calculated to check if vehicles would back onto the 58 I.81Iancs. The Rllmp D queue length for the AM(PM) peak hour is 352'(581'), This length is appro,omately 30%(45%) of the lUmp D total length. 4 ~ . JAMES L. SMl1'IlGALL, JR., Individually and as the Executor of the Estates of JAMES L. SMITIIGALL and SIlIRLEY A. SMITIlGALL; JOY A. SMI'l'IlGALL WRENCIl, BREN'!' SMl1'IlGALL, tlnd BRUCE A. SMl1'IlGALL, PlaintHfs I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J.B. IlUNT I TRANSPORT, INC., and NEW I ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC.,1 Additional Defendants I v. TilE COMMONWEALTIl OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMEN'l' TRANSPORTATION, Defendant OF IN 'l'IlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUN'l'Y, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this 2....d day of July, 1996, upon consideration of the motion for protective order filed on behalf of Additional v. Defendante Kevin Lee Knowland and J.B. Ilunt Transport, Inc., on July 1, 1996, with respect to a deposition scheduled since May 28, 1996, for July 2, 1996, the motion ie DENIED, wit~out prejudice to the right of Defendant Knowland to exercise any fifth amendment righte which he may have with respect to a given queetion at the depoe i lion. BY '1'1m COUHT, , 'J iUL / v.. J Wesley Ole .. \,. ',~.:t~ t "1,1 t.... 1 ~ -'01 ," " i "~ " " " " . , , > , , ; .J " . ,. . t>V . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTy, PENNSYLVANIA JAMES I" SMITIIGALL, JR., Individually and as l he Executor of the Estat es "f JAMES L. 8MI TIIClALL dllll SIIIR1,EY A. SMITIIGAI,L; JOY A, 8M I 'I'IIGALI, WH ENCII, BRENT SMI'I'HGALL, and BRUCE A. BMITIlGALL, CI VU, ACTION -LAW- plaint iUs, v. TilE COMMONWEALTH 01" PENNSYINANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANS POR'I'A'f ION , Defendant, v, KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J,B, IIUNT TRANSPORT, INC" and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC. Additional Defendants NO. 95-2734 o R D E R AND NOW, this day of , 1996, upon consideration of Defendants' request fOl' a STAY ORDER, it is hereby ORDERED that said request is GRANTED pursuant to Rule 4013 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. The deposition of Kevin Knowland shall not take place until this Court has decided Additional Defendants' Motion for Protective Order, BY TilE COURT: J, II .. ,)/f Ii' IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JAMES L. SMITIIGAI,L, JR., Individually and iW the Executol' of the Estates of JAMES L, SMITIIGALL and SHIRLEY A, SMITHGALL; JOY A, SMITIIGALL WRENCH, BRENT SMITHGALL, and BRUCE A. SMITHGALL, CIVIL ACTION -LAW- Plaintiffs, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant, v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J,B, HUNT TRANSPORT, INC., and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC, Additional Defendants NO. 95-2734 o R D E R AND NOW, this _ day of , 1996, upon consideration of Additional Defendants' Motion for Protective Order, it is hereby ORDERED that said Motion is GRANTED and PennDOT's Notice of Deposition of Kevin Knowland is QUASHED, BY THE COURT I J, I I J rBHIS6608_1.WP I' . \, Tile Hmltll'J,1l1 v,.IIi.'I.. w.." "'''pl,,'d in.. lill(, 01 Ilallic due t{) n l'lJIH-Jlll1l't illll If>ldted l~I'H'k up in tlit. iilpa. 4, IIddlllondl d..I,~ndanl, K,'vin Kn"wland, il lenldent 01 Ille Hlale of TenlleHHPp, waB upelatlntj ii J'JYlllilct"I"llilller lor IliB l'llIpll>YPI, addi t i"II" I d..f <'llllanl, ,J,I!, lIunl 1'1 ilnBlmn., Jnc" tn a nOltllel 1 y di I ''''I it,n. t" IIdd.it i"nal dtdl'lIdillll, Kl'vtn Knuwland, fatled to brtng hlH llill'\ol tlallt'l II> a sll>p, and he collided w.ith the I"ear of I he smitht]all vehi"le, 6. MI, ilnd MlfJ, Hmilh<]all died ;11., a result of the accident, '], I'latlllllfB II led a lawBu.il tn the United States Illstltet COIIII 101 t he Middle IltBt I leI 01 Pennsylvania against Kevill Knowlalld alld ,J,1!, Jlunl Tlilnsport, JlIl'., and the lawsuit was Bettled III FeblualY, JY'JS. 0. lJubflequelltly, plaintiffs commenced an action against the Commonwealth of I'ellnsylvania, Department. of Transportat.ion (IuHelllaflel "1'..nnIK),],"), alle9111g that PellnD01' failed to provide Burtlcielll Wdllllll<IB alld/ul uthel llafllc control devices in advance 01 the ""IIBI I II<'I I "n all'il 10 <lBBUre adequat.e not ice and ol>poltullity I'J) Vf!hlL'leu to Btop. Y, IId,llt 1"lIill ly, t 11" CI>I1\1l1ollwealth of Pellnsylvania is l'IfHH~lIt ly PlocwcUI inq i' ('liminal act 1011 ilyatllfJl Kevill Knowland 101 the dhllllfJ "I MI ,illel MIll. Hmithqall, 1 [), Oil May ~ II, 1 'I'H., 1'('III1IJ01' 1I0t iced the deposi t iOIl of ,td,lIt l"lIal defelldilllt, K.>vlll Kllowlalld, ill thlll ctv.il actioll fOI' ,July~, lY'Jf" (Ij"B Not tee of llt!pofdt.ioll, ,ltt:ached as Exhibit A) I'i'l '..41 H 1\<1 "lFl '" HI'-tl,"h"'j .. 11. )n a .June )0, )')9& l..llel-, lhe ul1lleu3igned cOllnBel [01' additional defendant, Kevin KnDwland, infonned PennDOT thal (1) Ml'. Knowland haB no I-ecolleclion of the accident, or the events leading up to the accident, and (2) he is presently involved in a criminal action with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and he has been instnlcted by his criminal counsel to exelTise his Fifth Amendment rights at any civil pl-oceeding dudng the pendency of the criminal action. 1'hel"efol'e, the undersigned I"equested PennDOT's counsel to withdraw the Notice of Deposition of Kevin Knowland, and inform him of PennDOT's decision as soon as possible. (See June 10, 1996 lettel", attached as Exhibit Bl, 12. Seventeen days later, on June 27, 1996, the undersigned received a letter from PennDOT's counsel in which counsel stated that he would not agree to withdl"aw the Notice of Deposition of Kevin Knowland, (See June 25, 1996 letter attached as Exhibit C) , 13. Kevin Knowland sustained severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, as a result of the accident, and he was in a coma for a considerable period of time after the accident, Additionally, Mr, Knowland went through months of cognitive rehabilitation and physical therapy. Indeed, his treatment and rehabilitation is ongoing today. (See various medical records, attached as Exhibit D). 14. As a I"esul t of the coma and the result ing brain inj ury, Kevin Knowland has no recollection of the accident, or the events leading up to the accident, Indeed, Mr. Knowland suffers from anterograde amnesia with respect to the accident, and the events "AI MI 111111/111' '" lit Ijl '11l',1It~ IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTy, PENNSYLVANIA I I I II II Ii I I I I I ,JAMES L, BMITIIOALL, .Ill" Individu.llly and ilU lilt! Executol- of Ihe El>taU'fJ 01 ,JAMES L, 8MI TIlOALI, and SHIRLEY A, SMI1'IICJALL; ,JOY A, SM I TlltlALL Wit ENell, URENT SMITIICJAJ.I., and URUCE A, SMITIIOALJ., ['IVIL ACTION .I,AW- Plaint iffl>, v. TilE COMMONWEAlll'1I OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOHTATlON, Defendant, v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLANIJ, J ,Il. IIUNT TRANSPORT, INC., and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE E. LIME, INC, Additional Defendants NO, 95 - 2734 MEMORANDUM or LAW IN SUPPORT or MOTION rOR PROTECTIVE ORDIB Rule 4012 of the Pennsylvania Hules of civil Procedure provides, in pertinent part. "(a) Upon motion by a pal-ty. , " and for Hood cause shown, the COUI-t may make any onlel' which juatice l-equiJ-es to protect a party Dr person f H)m unreasonable annoyance, embarrasslllent, oppnwsl nn, bUlden or expense, includln(J, including one or 1Il01 f.' of Ihe followlnH: (1) t hat the III scuvel-y or <1epos i I i on aha I I be prohibited, .,," Pa,H.('jv,P,4012(al(I), As a l-esuIt of the accident on octol'''1 19, 1991, Kevin Knowland sustained nevel-e mental and physical Injlll itHl, Including closed head injlldelJ ilnd antelo<jlilde (polll -II i1lllllilt il') illllneola which lesultp.d in a )OfJ[J of lIl"IIlIJlY lo! evenl" illull"dlately before and for aome peliur! lollowin'j the lnjlllY, ill1 of which rue, Ilnd will be, ptnmalllml. Additionally, MI, Knowlilnd 1J1Islained I, I ! ,I 'I I I I H l1\ulliple 1l'itL"lulefJ ul bu'h 1"11\11111, llqht/I"lt diutal ulnil and ladial IlaL'tun~H, lelt alld ,i~Jhl 1ll"ldl',l1pill 1 lill't1I1'.U, mnall bowel pel-foraUoll, Illpor'lIt,",llL' te"I, dlld IlilL'lure 01 the 1,3-4 VI: I I eb)"ae . Dilling his peliud o{ admiuuioll at 1'1'1111 State Ilospital in Ilelllhey, Pellnsylvallia (oc\obr>l l~, 1!]!]3 10 Novembel" 9, 1993) he wall intel'lnittently C'Ol1\atol3e. /lfJ i1 leBult of the coma, and the bl'ain injudeB, Kevin Knowland haB no )"eco11ection of the accident, or the eventll leading up to the accident. Indeed, to thill day, he Buffers from antel'ogl"ade amnesia with respect to the accident, and the events pl'eceding the accident. Further", Mr-. Knowland's criminal attorney, Alvin B, Lewis, Esquire, has instructed his client to exercise his rights under the Fifth Amendment to the U,S. Constitution at any civil proceeding during the pendency of the criminal action. , I Based on the foregoing, there is no basia for the deposition I, of Kevin Knowland to go fm'wal'd. Even if Mr, Knowland had some recollection of the accident, which he doea not, under the protection of the Fifth Amendment he would pI"ovide no meaningful testimony, Moreover, K~vin Knowland, a Tennessee resident, would incur considerable burden and expense if he was required to travel to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to attend this deposition, Therefore, pursuant to Rule 4012, defendants respectfully request that thia Ilonm"able Court enter an ORDER, in the form attached hereto, granting the Motion for Protective Order, \: I ~ \ P.All.4Lif Ull/III' 8: IP~tinL'H,I.}N and malcrlallo Ule issues and subject mailer Involved in Ule above-captioned BCllon, PETERS & W ASILEFSKI nil /1 .cD , D~~"'!n .f.l ~ CHARLES E WASILEFSKI Attorney II> #21027 2931 Nonh Flollt Slreet HDlTisburg, PA 17110 (717) 238.7555 Allomey for Defendalll, l'ennDOT Dated: 5!J.8!r{ . P^I.~ll.1llll1 IIJI' I~ IIUWI "~,UN f. 0""'" ~ ~ 011' It I lit... "(\IlI Jl""[' ,,,hOlllll""II''''(I' CU'OfH,N(W Jlftll' D,tO. 1101 C)U"'''.II1 ,"' 'OUllt ilOilO ""l"'fooOIO,., Oll'"'."II"O I "UlIllt; I.ttHOf" UUIl.lJlt~\1 1t~()lllINIHNC[ SOUAIlL !tIt) (HUdNUl 51nl.l t ,Jllll.A(J[UIHIA I'Lr~t-IS"'lVANlA 19106.31109 'to'IU'-O'" 1.0.....,'". fllll,H' ",llllU IlLI' ,,, .,. 1101 "IIIG., '90U (UHI "'l-"llIlr"'l" IlUI It f." 1I0a NeW'O.. tI WHllIIIlll hlW ',g'Ut_ ,.,w lORII 1000' Timothy I. Abul r:t'tnc' ,.. """'IOUII OIR(C T DIAL: .llItHIII'" 'UII-,lft" II.' (Ill) 611,1101 June 10, 1996 VIA FACSIMIT,E 1'Il7l 230-7750 amI Hll1LI Charlea E, Waailefaki, Esquire PETERS & WMII,EFSKI 2931 North Front Street Harrisburg, I'A 17110 Re: , SlIlithual) v, PENNDOT, et a), CCl' CUlIlbel"1iJlld County, tlo, 95-2734 Ql!LFllg_HQ,__~{I1it:QQ1Ll\llL______ Dear Mr, Wasilefoki: He acknow)cdfJe receipL of YOlll. Ilotic" n[ Deposition of Kevin Knowland, Kindly I,,, advif;ed that I\)vin Il, LewirJ, Esquire, t~r. Knowland'B cl-imilla) td,l) cnun!;,,) ill 1 he pending Commonwealth action, haB confirmed t "at I~I. Kllow)and "ill; 110 J'{~co)h,ction of the accident, 01- the eventn )eadinu lip l n l "e accident, Indeed, the Commonwealth har; !;Lip")al.-d t"at HI 1< n(Jw),lIHI "ilr; no recollection of the i1cci,J.,nt. Moreovul", f'1t J,{!v/ifj IIdl; ill(ull1ll'd IJLi tilat instruct MI', Knmil illld In "X"I t'i fit' Iii fj ',I" 11"",nd""'111 rcopect to [1fHlnDOT'!; l1(}Lil.l~ uf Ih.'IHlljititJIl HI' hdVI~ Lewin to advin(~ ynulJ( lhi~j dl!VI']npll\PIlI 111 \..JIltilljJ h" ~Il)) , i 'Jht!i wi l.h ) f'quf!jjL[!d ,-1, ^CC(Jn)ill~J]}/, kllldly le'l lH.i hll('vJ dB :j{){JIl dO pOfJuiblu "hether YOll Ioli)) aIJI"" \.n "ilh<llil" 1111' 11,,1 i,'" n' il"I",,;illon of Kevin I<noloiland, In 11l'1I "t I"" n""d tn, "" I n Ill.. il Hntlon '01 Protectivl~ onler Thank )'DlI In) )/0111 IlJOmpt lit tf'11l11HI t IJ thiB 11lilttOl', I C'I I'I'l L1IS /" W^~;nnSI(1 AllUHfI('r. Mil) ClJl'll<"UllH_. Al lAW 2931 t~ulnHIIHHfl ~lnlfl H^,UIISUUflG. l'lNtj!j~ t VAt,I^ 1 J I ,() WIlliAM J 1'l1En~ CltAflll5 l W^5Il[fS"" I1lNNIS J UDNE 111 JOS( fill C. 1'141ll IP$ MICIlAEl II. OONStlOCI( 1llOMAS A. LANG rAMElA S, f'AnA!iCANDOlA StEPtUN f. MOORE. JfNNlfln \ DUSIl IIENNEtH J. OUGGY SCOtT A, H[IICllAUEA ILUI'IWtj( I1IH 1]1l1~!.!J "AI( 11I71 ll8.17!lO Junc 25, 1996 JUN . 2 1 1996 , . Timolhy J, Abccl, Esquirc I'ALMEH nlEZUl' ,I!" IIENDERSON Public Ledgcr Building Indcpcndence Squarc 620 Cheslnut Slrccl Philadelphia, Pcnnsylvania 19106-3409 Hc: Our Filc No: 1-1468 Your Filc: 2840"001lTJA' S!lll.\J.lJ:nll v, I'cnnllOT, cl nl. Dcar Mr. Abccl: 1 am in rcccipl of YOlll lellel dated June 10, 1996 regarding the deposilion of Kevin I<nowland in the abovc,captiollcd case. Ii is my intcnt 10 go 100wald with the deposition as nOliced, I would anticipalt~ Ihal you will have your client althe depOlitioll as scheduled, If il is your inlent to file a Molioll for Pluteclive (lnler, I would appl(~ciale your doing such as soon as possihle I thank you for YOUt allelltionlo this mailer. Very IlIdy YOUIS, (/() (") C{)c \ " (\ 3201A" C. .,\.~l.s".jJ~~ Charles E, Wasilcfskl ~ CEW:pjc (C. Hobl:11 (I, Elioll, Fsquiu! HE' "L TRrsi':"':'''''''''''!.!, .t& wi} 'k/ 1.=' t:.:J ~\u H..d In,ury ..b.b.il,lr:atl.HI "~Qt.r ADHISSION NOTB Patient N.tmo.!' ~ate nt AdmlRAton: Kevin Ji,nowllmd 1/1e/~4 ~Qtient was refsrred f~om J~wlsh Hcspl~al by Or, Sun Wou, Tlall ill II .11 Y""'" Dld whl~e ,""I.. '..,11" wa. l,w.-,Iv.d in d motQr vehll':!.. ""r:idEmt nn 10/19/93 alla had rnull.lp11! 1ract~r~s ,of ..11 extreml"1e1l and c:oalld head il;;ut'i- He w,ln 'l"'I'I'It<.\ ~n till: vehl.-!.. tor appt'ox1matcly ~wo 110U1"S r.r:or to tllllcue olnd waa ~ai(.ll t'" I'enll State ::;. "ennay~vanid, dl wil.i..<..:h tl:ne i:o WUli u.lCLt. ..Hid ~:Jr~f!!f1t~d arHl (~,\~( iol1nw..d ";rl~~al~p I':c.'rnmal\d~ :r1itlul ~v.tllJa'-ic:11 n'lvealea CT scan r.egatlve and was '1cted ~" have fa":ai ..VUllllOIl, ~earing ot the right ..yel1d. i::l:ateral tllm.na: t::act'~rell. I'l'ifht pate:lar tendon avulllon. ri.'lht ~lbi.al plateau h'at:t.IHft, '"1<1ht fOrOal111 tracture of the '"adiull. leU ;;alr ..:om!,all"'ent ayndl'cll\c, left d.i.&tal !"adidl/ulnar ~rac!:ut'e and let!: oIl1d right metaciu'pd fraCtUtlollL HIo! allln tlad arnal: cowe1 perfcratlon and mltunterlc r..r and had frlcture of the 1.3 and 4 l t'i1l1$Verlle pro(:el'lsas "IIU pulmoruuy contuslon, He had repalr of the two pat.llar ligamlnt teart, oRrr and ClODUre of the left tibial wound on 10/::/9J, On 11/3/9] hft had external f ixator to the Id '. <.llwl"l r adi LIb with LUll'" \/L"L llllV. k&]{",Ij tube was placed ,m 11/9/9J and 10181 tranr.tened to ~ital, :n narnea !Ie deve 1 (.1\.,,,,1 rN'l' of II:.' l"'(l l.')W01" extr<lmlty and also had tTn and cnc:e 11l41bl.. tIe WilJ,l llIJllu1lH'red trJ Jewuh Hospital on 1~/18/93, \o1hile h.. waD at .1..W1...h t/:.. ..xter'lIal fixator of the :oft radiuB wall removed, lie 0190 .,how.,,j "','81 Lng ot all thl! fracture. with gcud ril.iYU!llt:J.L. ~o hibl.\;IY 'if hl~jL\JIMb W.Ui npunad, Hit also had cognltlVe dAttcl~Il, ,\gltatlon, impal1"ment In memory "nd Flilfety and judgement was ulso implllred, lill had whown bililtenl . ';"'.,Ll ,(... illJunell wi th hygrom.:lll pet C'T, lIiLl concantratiop 5t tcllab11ltatinn ',1111 t. "t .Jftwtlh contlnllftO t" bll on coqllitiv.. evaluatIon and Ll:ttainin'1 ~I1d ll11lilUVf4 I,ill 1 Ullct tell... 1 activitiell and Hoon he WiW aml)l1l,,' ory IW:::U ~ '".HIP, HllitQl1' III lignificant ln thaI h~ Wil~ in d comll 1l11' "I'lltl)l<.!lI"t ..,[' ,111" '"nnl'h o1IHI this hi' beliln aff.cted t:y dlUY'; whi"h w...rt!l qtvan rot' pain, ~ince h.. wal c:t15gnOQcd to have Ifttt !lV'I' hft WlIll utlut~d 1m C'uurnad1t1, Protlme was 16.~ on 1/7/~4, HepeuL x'nIY d lhll i..f. wntH showed eltc1I11ent poeltlon, excellent I'l)[ii I' ion of a11 the ha"'tutel f4xcept for the ulna. IItylnlrl whh:h Will t(')und '.1) ve diul'1.we<1. l'Ii ldl.eral tibisl and flhu1"r. x ray. shr'lw,,,! Ill", tl1" knftell Wllrf! Intact wlth naIls ~n the dletal 111mur Ilnd lCnYll '1t t.11f.l temur ,on 11130/93 show"rj l"':otnlT1inutt:d rtliGt.UrU wilh i}()f1ft lHiPtil,j1.,un ()t Lll. tl:aOll\ent. with lho 111l1l In goed pnllltlrm, Cn l.'lll/H he ha\.l Ll:mvvul or lhu external flxat.oL' ot t.hft 1..(t ~llll ..."'\ ,."mnval "It I'hl1 K Wl1ftl 01 the GO '.I c ',!I'd nil/II 'Ill I XV'I ~HIII~(41(f)j Tilllli MIJI nl~ ~IIII::II '1',:'11 1111I1I(, 1(, Hill ~\jI.,IIJ(\'/I/ jjiHt t IJhhl h\r:Ul le/YO : ~!lVtt _...... .._ u__ ...... ..~....__. ...._ ......_..... ..4 It!:;: Kevin Knowland Pllq... 'IOWo lett dt-tal rBdiua. Ho tolerated the procldure very well and continued to have rohabilitat10n. Ho had no swelling probllms and he Wau continent ot bowel and bladder. I.locial Hiatory: He hall beln a long distance truck driver. He hss two children in renneullee and hia parents and siblings live in Edwardsville. For this reaaon he waa moved to the ho.pital in st. Louis. Physical Examination: Jl year old white male who was alert and oriented. The torehuad lIcar hll healRd. He hall <\ longitudinal scar on hia right hand and scar on the lett wriat trom the removal of the Rxternlll fixator. Left knee alao haa a scar since he had the surgery for repair of the patellar 11q"lnt. He alao ha. a .car from the fe.oral fracture.. No edeaa wa. notod in tho loft lower extremity. He 'lai\: wn funotlqna1. with cane. Ue WIUI noted to hllve 4/'3 strlngth throu;huut. lZ"uh"': abdomen scar noted in tho midline. Heart aoundll normal rate and rhythm. He 1. continent of bowel and bladder. No cranial nlrve abnormalities were noted. His speech wa. leqlble anl1 wa. noted to have illpalnent in memory and judge.lnt wae also impaired and cognitive def1c1tA wers noted w1th rea.anin; and impainent in problem lSolving lIkillli and impaired in.ight. Med1c~tiona include coumadin and Zantac 150 mg p.o. qha. LHagnotisl 1. status post clos.d hsad injury on 10/19/93. J. MUltiple fracture., heal1nq. 1. Hi.tory or D~r and lert calf compartment syndrome. 4. Statu. po.t sm.ll bowel perforation. 5. Fraoturl of ths L3 and L4 tranlvsrse proc...... 6. Pulmonary contusion. In .l1IIlIIIary, t.hill i. II 3l year old whito male with a history of clu.ed hlad injury and multiple h.aling tractur., since 10/19/93. currently h. 1. ablo to alllbulate and needs minimlll assistanoe in Anf" lie hall ganerslized wsaknesl, ..vere cognitive deficits, impairm.nt in problem sulving skillll IInd impairment in insight and judgl.ont. currently he is cont.inued to be on Coumadin anrt rofu... lo hive him protim. drawn twic. II wSlk. currently all the /'ractufllll aro heaUn\1 and ho will bane fit from compreh.naive rehabilitation t,o include phy.ical therapy with tho 90a18 of Improvln9 his dynamio balance, endurance and advanced gait troininq. He will ben.tit trom speech evaluation for coqn1tive , l\lVd ~O'j I 02U1 L 'ON XV,1 ~1/ 1 lJY(,1/ I (, 'lJJ :181 J10 MV'I ]81 H N:iIlSI:l L~:OI nil! 06-Ll-Nnr III ',I I "IY 11/(,[1 Il 'l'lUl/j I/HHI UUlLI Ll/YU REI Klvin Knowland paqo Thre. evaluation snd retraininq to improve hill memory, raading and writing skill.. Occupational therapy will b. workinq with the qoa18 ot improving hi. ADL function, Ivaluate prl-driving IIkillo and comaunity reintegration activitioo. Ho will also benefit from peychological evalualion and counooling duo to hiotory of eudd.n onlllt of oymptome from multipll trauma and clo..d head injUry. He will alao benefit from vocational .valuation and traininljJ and cOlllllunity reintegration activiti... His family ia in Illinois and he haa children who live in Tennelll.e and will benefit from family t..achlnlJ and per.iorUo counaeling. lie will clo..ly be monitored for any probleu with heal1ng of ttKl WlU;4Uo fr.actures and will continue on the Coumadin with p.riodic Protime. S. AUa., SAIHS,dp Mf tZ-ll.t"v'J of /5'/19 Date ' ~3, ~O 'd 999192ELlL 'ON X~3 YUIUYtUlt :UJ 3~IJjO MVl 3~IH H311S13 YUYIYtflll L9:91 nlll 96-L2-Nnr ~ , 3UVd :I'iUU~ YUUI UUlll le/uo .......A.JoI. .&.&.J'" .&... to.V \I,V ~ .u .u.u 11... 11\1"" /I,/w......... I~"" 0.1a of DlIcIaarJ.. PlldMlI Name: DlapOlIs. 0... "' Ollie! I 0.., 0' AdlIIlt: I'rvlnDI LeYcl: ~"'~ KIlowland, Kevin Tr.l1IIWic Rllln lnJIll1' IOil~19J 1112/9.1 D.y Tn:1IIIlClIl r DiS~HAR(~E SUMMARY J - ~ .- ~- IlEum. "K"la bu IcmalDod medkaUy nabl, tlllvulhoul hit OUy, H. haa ohown aD 01111I ,,' Slimr.. ur .ymptoau o'IDledlu Klfla'. Cuumldln .... b_ dbeoallauod. PHYSICAL. lKo\1n is IDIbulaUnl 'or 311-40 mlnwa wlIb .001I ondllJ'1loco, I K"ln Is abl. 10 perform mad....&. pbytleal atdyllt. 'or JG-IO ml.nula wllllllllt 'OUI.O, I "..In'. mlllCla .rad.ln his I... hue Inc:nuod I wuad. ,",de in hls lell bJp nwoo, kn... nwon, knet wemloo IlDd h ulculoo In bulb I... AU mUICI. end. Ia hlIlo..rr f.CII'emlll. Incn.od 'IcnUlcaully AI wo... oKlftn'. rUI' 0' molloo Ia blIIlowtl" emeallll.. ..... Incnucd, Lell donlftuloo haa Incroued S' on the Irft, l' 0111 11a111. . ""In dlsplay..oooI balu.. dW1.. tllactloulallliyill..I1. danOIlllnlI.. r.k pllll'o lGOd mlolll balaoc. wbe ptrfonnh IN'" loy..yl., ale I...ed 1laDn, o"OVln'. 1"1It. 0' UlOllon lu "" wrl6U hu.lmprund o..I1IlI, Wris1 WWIOn 00 Iba Ii.bl .... locr....ad 3' .crt"l'IIII' molton ud I" pull.. I'UI' 0' molloa, Wris1 lAltalloo un Ibe lellluu llIUMHd 10' kll......... oC moUnn aaclll' pull l1Inl' of !Do\IUD. Wrllt n.a1oo 011 tb. rl.hI..... llIt.l'loUld II' acrt.. I1IDI' 0' molton and $' paael.. 111.... 0' molton, A411 rllll' or loolloa hu iIKr-.l 60' un 11M leIl .Dd paul.. ran,. 0' lIIoflon bu In........... JO' on Ih. Iilhe, '1CnII'. trip .tnqtII " wltllln DOna.I...... tor hiI '" ,",up, ThlI1111I 10Cl'_ or ]I Ibt. In tb. rtahl IlDd .5 Ibt, In I I.ft .llItI IdmllllOll, 'K.'In'.Itn:UClb In buth lIfodmalmd diltal Qlutcl. arou... lD blIll'IIIIlI nonnll, The roonllnaUon la "nla'. rlPI bal I. ,ood. Vllual'lqllllllll' M'JDOl')' .. WllbID IIIIrmalllmlll. COGNn1VE. 'Kula Is .bl. 10 p,,, bIau.lt II I.ndllllrlal Rdlab ...01 partidpall ror Ih. rWl 1.5 hu.... tJw h. " t....... I Kula dlDlUllllnlu abllUy 10 ...-form lalllUpI. sl.p _lot rur 10'" dW'Oll.... of tl.nl'IlYla .hon b...... 7"1~ 01 dol elm · Kuln I. .bl. 10 plall and COMlrutl . woodworklll, proJen with 100oi "'flY lecbaJqUID, BillA VIOR, · KlI'lo it .hl. I" ...iI.ll&l hi. ilim.ullIM .lId 1".'01_ blIltl'ftll\Iu, II. conllDu.. 10 require 10m. ......._ In .... 'Ot hIJllbllnlo Ih. Inrpllcallolll ot hls .crtoDll'l'IIbllDl tal.. '" b. <all ctrltll..b rop.. VOI:A l'IONAI., lKo.ln II '0110"'." wo.1l ..h...ol, ..11h mlnlm.l ,,,.. .ad of)lOpl.l.. olllu'" oa Ih. IlIt, I K"'n bu d'WUlIIlI'Ilad bnprv'.....ollln hls "o.k bth..lun ..hll. allndllllrl.llhbab, PATlL'il'.'AMlI.V I;OAUi .. J!.llI'I(ClA'IIUN~, Inlll.lly, K,Yln lad bll 'Imlly .Uled lb.lr '01" UI lmprDY.... Ia IIYIfI ph,,'eal.ad cOlmU.. .llt.., ralUl1l10 "orll, ttlUMlln 1I,llIllachpandtnUy III TII'UlIUII, Al tho IIID. 0' dIIl'Jua'l" KIYlIIa,..,... 10 1'__ "btn h. WIll II.. lad'pIlId.nlly .llh IDltnIllnell1 ,uIII"lolon rl'lllll rrtlllde. H. wHl h. Ibl. 10 I"IIIlI1I In ... r.na.... wllb Ih. mWanc. 0' a Voc.Uonal 'I'nln.r/Job ("aoh, Knl,,'. o'erall pbyslr"llnd .".nllh, sl.'", b...IlaJll"OYod...1 .11It. bl. .dm,..lnn, 'i[J'd Y : HlVd ',II'dflif III '111l XVI '/:11 ,110 MVI lJIH Hllll:1J IJ'j:(lI mIL OO-LZ-Nnt ',11(111)(1'111 :i1lJlJJ UIHlI IjU I 1)l,i('U i ~ ~j I I'MUI&\.IILU VUI\:llMlI: A'I' UI5CI1IUlOIlI I&lUaUy.lh TrtIII__ Tum 'ollllW IU,.. "nuI......-.at luod o,fftiI plIYI' ud -..Ill" ........ ...... belblt 10 ....... 10 _Iype tI' _ploJ_1lII "lllIlllplnlo..... .... wen II.un I' Jte,1o nuld be ft 10 Un ,-, r . ."..... IlIO.. lllptnlolo., Al UIt ItaI. 01 d111h"., JCoy," 10 ~ I.. 1'1:11II lie! "hen be 10111 be II. ,. "- l~l.lIy .... ......... ..~, U. will 1M Ibl. 10 ......... In ,.............. _pInym.1 ..lth Jnh coubl..., Ilia ...., ~. "1IIml .nd totnJlJ,. ...... ba" lml'""od II'ftIllr, PATIt:NTS bl1l.ENlilllS: Keo1n'lltl".nt1ba ",. W. )uunl ..., hi. mllllnllflll '"" \ll1ll1a 'awlly lllpp..rt .yll...., PAllF.NTS fllNCTIUNAL LIMI1'AllON'1 "..tn'. IIml""o" ""' hllh 1,,01 problem 101,laa .ad Judaemlllllllld InsI.bllnlo h 'b.. ddlcUI could ....1*' bioi rllQ'1IuaaUy, PAllEN1'''''AM1I.V CONtUJ:NCF., TIlAININIl A t:lIUl'Al10N, Knln', '"mlly .u.ndod 1I'1ln1D1 IlId edutallua ","1011I u' nlular baIII dUliIlll bl, nay 10 ,be IlIIy TMlm..' l'rutlram, DISCIlARGE S.:'l7lNG, Kcno Ll belDI dllcbaraod 10 hLl bum. In 1'IIlhott. T.M....., RlCOMMKNDAllONSI II II 1'8t0000mlCldld thai KIN bl dltc......od '/111II HIiALTIISCIITH ll,tlIIlllPuY R,WiUMliDlI C,..kr r T/'MlIIIrnr .........' H, will"" oIIodIarwod on "1/94, It II ........_..ded Ilia' ".rig nClI.. l'hyllcallbcnlPY Se,.,ka 311m.. ' wllk IIId -.u..c rroca .. ""'cbolotillllllal IIII' "MIl ., lb. I'llrid. Nell RrlIIIhlUllllolI Crolli' In Kaoullll,~, A rcfCITIII 10_ ma.... '0 tbr I'lrtrldl NaI C.... lad "nln wllllNIIln ,....pi'" on Moallay, 5/16194, Kerin will be _...... I Vocallo Cotl_luc and C_ M...... hy Laura 1_ IC.., Maaatll' 'or HI.J c:o...lIlllll&J, It bu btI.a stnlqly recommended 10 "nin I be not dr1ft 11111II U..., 'lb. '''I'M''. T_ II H!ALTHrCU77lIl,'" IIII~,., N,WlUMIion C'III'" wW rcmllln a..lIabl. for I'll 11II rllDuy, 1111 '"".... _ " lb. ...lIidl NIII RtlaabWtatlon I:....r and 1.a1l11l Lenon II Bl.J Cu...u1l1na If aDY qursUoll$ co_ '"'" .... ........... ,;::.: /" , /.~ ..4.-1 )",,2.. ~:t;':", ~"""<-' .;1" /1. ~~, ".,J' ./'" ~LJ/-.-t~ rr -:._,.(:""-;.(.. '..I(.,rF Lit. $hrllon, MS, CCCSIJl C... Mllllllr J'f. ?;/ Illle U :IUV,I 'ill t Ul1tU t /~ : 0 t :IJI.HO NVl jOI~ ~3I1SI~ 69:01 nH.L OO-LG-Hnr '!II~IU(\'III :1~UUj YUIll ~U:ll [ZIIlO 00 '.I 'ill'lI OW II. 'OIl XV,I "..",.,." 11I_. c_ 1.,-1". IDlululI DICe of DiIclwJe: PuI...1 /IIlDI" DIapoN: DlI. or OUlIIt! 0"0 or Admll: PnJcram Lerch 4/1""'5/1194 5/5194 """"laIlcl, K..tu TraWll&Uc BraID InJIlI')' 10119/93 1/17/IM DIy Tnalll1mt DISCHARGE 1NUlVmUAL PROGRAM PLAN r - PHYSlCAlJIlEALTH PROJECTED Olrrr:OME AT DISCHARGE. Kovin will malllllln 10 opumal i1111 or b.aJlh, ADMISSION STATIJS COMPARED TO DISCHARGIt STATIJS; KovlD ICUlalUCU weoJlcaJly ..alii. durln& 1111 IllY Counwlln "'Ill dilCOutilluod on ""94, PERSONISlItESPONSIJLE: PhYllcllnlT...m 2 PROJECTED ourCOtrIE AT O~CHARGI!:I Kevin wUl domoD5ln1o IUDd endw'I'II:C lur uppal and lower body ICUVlIln. ADMISSION Sf A TUS COMPAIlID TO DISCHARGE STATUS: Upon IIlmJllioa, KOVlD lolmned 10 mwUlel of tlutainad n level endurlll1al acIlvil1. lIId a I"nlmll'll 0120 mlnllla ol'utl&illld llaillIClIVUY such u rilll WOIDr W~I, KeviD bco;ame (lli, aJler 10 IllillUleS of ambuJatloQ on ImaIl iDellees llldIOf on rouJb lorrain, AI dllcharB-, Kovle ambuIlllI 30-40 lIIiIlultl WIlli.' ellduranCll delllOlllUlled by lubJective repon IDd IL~I of tl,nI of fallaue, Kovln perlollllllDuderlle pbYllcallttivltles for ID mlnula withOllt Cat11U0, PERSONI51IWlPONSIJLEI PbYllcaJ Tbel'lpllUl'nm L' 1 PROJECTED OurCOME AT OISCUARGE: K.ovlu will dOUlUIIIUIlO . I lDUlCt, Ilad, in".... inll~DfIh for both Ir81 ADMISSION STAnlS COMPARF.\) TO OISCUARGE Sf,\'ftJS. UpOD admlllloD, KevlD" mIlICI, grades were, IIIp flu 1.11 ,... 104-", rtailt 4-1~: blp eX1ewloD lell 3+ to 4./5, rtght l+ 104-15: Icaee f1eJJon leI'l1.,.'5, ri&hl 4-/5: knee ulODlloa 1 +15, naill 1 +15: hip obd\K:dDoIadduction 1,1'1 and rtaill Nrr: anAl, planw fluJou letl 5/5, ri&hl 5"; ankle donll1ullJu Ion 4'" rtght 515, AllllicIwae, Kevio'lSlrCIIgth pes are u follow,' bip fluloa Ion 515. rtght41S: blp IAteoIiUlllolI 4+'~, "pt4, Iwoe Oulon lell 4 +/" rtgbI4+IS; 1m.. ellonsloa left 515, rtailt ,,,; blp abductloQ Ion 4.,~, right 4 +/~: lllp adduClloo loll 3 rtailt 3+1'; anAlo pllDlAt OCAiOD lell 51', n&ill ",; an~le donlOuion lell 'IS, rtlbl "~, 11U1 relllCll a I wlLlCl. gr1ldl llIc;tl rur I,ll blp fI..loD, Iwoe nOllloo, knee exte..loD llId bllllotll blp ullllllon, A 'igwnwIIIlICI.... 10 menltb ror aU other wus grouPI wu nored, PERSONl51 RESPONSIBLE, PbYlicaJ ThrnplslITulIl _ '",:;::;--='o.C"'';;:''''- -= 4 PROJECTED OtJl'COME AT OISCUARGIiI Kevlu w1l1 hive wllhln fuoctlunalllmlll pain free MIIII' ut lDollon, ADMISSION STATUS COMPARED TO DISCHARGE SfATUS, Upon lIliulIuiuu, Kovin revolted ptlo with tnmkIblp flu aod rnmk IOtatlon, no dllmollltnlod -,. anklo dOlliflexluu on lbo Ion Ind 40' planw nexlon on the len, Rlpt 1DlU, wivol'tJ of motion was O' for doniOexJon llId 4" phunll nulon, At dllcharge, Kevin demonstRrl +1' lell dOl'llnulon lIId +7' 11 donlOulon. PllOl'" Oulon II wilhin oormalllmilS, lbo.e woatureweulS fur blllloAl uonlnulou III nOI wllhin l'uIlCIIOuaJ lanr . PF.RSON(S) RESPONSIBLE: PbYllcal TbelllplSVTeam ----<" ----=~;1;':::_'7;~..:.~:O::.~;.;':.,.,..,.,::.;:...^._ La 'd 90910cEL1L 'ON XV~ .910.lYll :01 ]311:10 MVl ]OIN N'11ml1 f)'j:OI flIll H6-/2-Nnr .U.IYlC/II :~UHj YUUI lU:llll/UU l :30Vd '1' ',' : ., L.' Pll\'SICAUHBAllIm';:" . " , 1'Il00IlIID OI!fCOMI "T DIICII".GII Ke.ln ..'".....'".Itll. Mood ~hlt IllllldJna bal.."" 00 aUII.m..o. Cur l'wIcUo It;UVIIIII , AUML'lSION ~U "rs l'(IM1'4.!U:O TO IJISl'IIAHIiF. STA 11lS, Upon .wnwlOIl, Kevin d.n..nstJ'lUd Uuud IIlWW balan.. hlJh l..alIUU ..b":h ..II.." , .- In, "'''''J'\'lIlon III ,"'''',uoal.uonllhy wuwu:c, Atlllldw,e, Kevin displays good bal.. durlll, hi. 1""'1 olllOU pt,fnrmaQ(.a ,10 4l1'nlnol..1 II. d.UIODlU.... 'air pillA III Kuull aunll.l balanco when ""l"Iml10 perlo IISU Olvolvlll8 OUl l'UId '"MO ,.llId. llllflU" Ihll be roqllh.. IllUll"y III UUlIWW &llstSIIlICe IInty lilt 1!IiI r.uk, I'ltasON(MI RUI'ONllllll.l::, I'hy,l"al I bllll'lIu'lum . -- . , ,"- ,~--- 6 I'IUlJf.CTlD IIln'('OMt: "T DI!lCII"RIlF.. K.vIII will bave norm&J nURe oC mllltlln In b~lu:nJ wnll.O, A/lMJaaIClN STA'l111l COMJ'ARUl TO tlISCllAltlir. 'TAroS. Ulllln IlImrl"oo, Kevln'IWllJl meaaOtomenlt were u follo\ rlpl wrUI rA"OIKld .II\" ran Ie 'I' lIaOlIUII '~', plA.lv" f~llt ul mutlon tJ l v. 1.1\ wrUa eatln.ioD acuve raulc of IUUtlUD 4~', p.u~ ,aa,. ullnIlIlOllll': "Mht "'nil IIl1l11n a"flVI IUJ' of mollOO j9'.l'ullv. tIJIS. uf mulion 65'; lell wlill neAion Kuve mille molllln 10', /'UIIV' 'IU,' .., mollOD 20. AllllsdlllRa, Kevin', meuurewcoLl arc U lollowo: rlglll w'm eX'WIOD KIt.. tat "I OIOlIon U', pllllVl tlIlJ. 01 IllUllun BO': 1111 wnll K,lv'I1O,e oC mOllun 55', VUllve tan,e 01 mollon 70': "ghl wrill flu KIIVI ,11I," "I ''''"U1. 70', V"..tVl B1111 <II,oollou 70', I.h wnll o1I:IIve rID,. ot mollon /0', pUllve ranal oC IllUlton 7' Allbou,b ..nil UICDlIOll fUI "'IIVI movlmenl II nol Wllbw normal tln,e, Kevin Itll .hoWII III iOl:I'CUI In hll abillllN dUl, ~UIl:lIollll I<IIVIIIII, Pt:1W1f'j(HlllfJiPONIIII.I, OI:~'IlJllllonal IblttplltIToam .4~ - 7 1'IlOJJ.C'IU IllTfl'UMIt AT IIISCIIARm:: Kev,n 10,11 blve Dormal Slip I~DIlh In holll 1uU1d1 Cot 'Ie I"Np. AllMIllII10N IfU"lll'IlM'''UD Tn UlliCu"aCI STATUS I Upon IdmIUluD, Kevill',..,p '1rCD81l1 WII belo.. lIle II rmlllltJl f"r IuJ 1,I,m"p nlll,.7 Ibl" 1.1t.7 Ibl, UIHln dlKbarMe, KeVIn'I,rip "'cDatll WIS wlthln I normal tense tor 11I1. ,wup, "th' U Ills 1.1111 ~ Ih. KIVUI'I n.hl band leWIIDJ IIt~tJy hcluw thl uonnal tlngl, bowever Kevin II lell b.and domini PrUONIII) WroN811L1, lltl'U/llllonAl Tb'rlpllVrClI1l ~.- - .'. . 1'Il00Kl'TlO IJlJIl'IlMt: "T OL~CH"aGI, KIVU! wUI blve good CInt WUlOt "oordlnlllon In hmlt hlndl wben letled by V bill VI' ."t AVMIIIIIION nA"I.'I'OMPARIII TllOISl'HARGE n'ATU81 l;pon Idmllllon, Kevin'l ,,,,,,dinalJon ill 11I1 nJh,lwId \I II Ill. nllt ptrnnllll AI dtl<liar,.. Klv'n d.UlUOlItmS ,oud c""nlwlion in holll UlIII and 1aodI, n:UON(1) lIlPON.III.', O<:alPIllolll.llbcrllllltITulD ...-..-..,. .' , nlllJrCll.11IJI!fCOMIt "T DISCHAR(;t:. K.vlo w~1 USI prop.r body uleCbwea whcn IiCtln~ aulll'laclna hCJDIill onler t.ollNrvl *"1 IOIf ~ro_ bll beck. lA llNlll llllClllfIId 4/19/94 l'bls ,otl wUI be diklllll,ld 1,,11 alldtl!S..d in PbY.l<o! Quall!. '["rlNC~, IlUPONIIIU:, Oocupallonal n.'rapllVl~IYIICal n.mv"IIVllCllluual COWllclol/Twn - ,. -, . 4._ ::~- I 110',1 'JUCJl OW. II 'ON XV,1 ~UIIJ~~UI~ :OJ :18IJ'10 MVl OJ81M M31lSI.1 OO:Ll mu OB-a-Nor ';UlH'J~U \I :nOhj UbUI ~0:1I aiI/O U : HJVtl I';". ,. , , ,;l' ~ . ',COGl'IJuuN.. ' .~ .,' PROJECTED OurC:OME AT DL'iCHA1U;i:r Kevin will havo IIlII'WlII vbual pen>cpliou, ADMISSION STATUS COMPAJU:D TO DISCIIARGE ~T A TUS: Upon Illmissloo, Kevin's VISual pelt-q>tJon WII below Dum hll1JlI for VUDaI mcmoll' aod visual scquClltialllllDlOOO, AI dllcharR., Kevin ,eoll'd wilbln nnnn.lllmll. on vi.uoj "''Iu.....o1 wc"'. md visual memory IOSI. I'ERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE: Occuplltooll 'l1lerapi.lITeaw - --- 2 PROJECTED OUTCOME AT DISCHARGE: Kevin wUl be able to perform wl:l requlrinR lu&her ulenUon level abill".., ADMISSION STATUS COMPARED TO DISCHARGE ST A 11;SI U(lIln adDll8slon. KevIO bad difficullY dOWI Wk.s tlw ""lul. him to perform 2 or UIOre tub II lb. same tlmo, Allbe lime of discharge, Kevin demollOIJalN 811 ""Uhy 10 perform a muJt1.. IlIk ror lonl dunUOIu of lime wllb sbon breab 75.100" of lb. limo, PERSON(SI RESPONSmLE: Spcecb Thcnpl.l(fcam - 3 PROJECTED OlrrCOME AT DISCHARGE: Kevfn wUl be abl. to follow muhl'lIep direcnoDl aod demolllltraUl .afety dUll handyman tUb, ADMJSSION STATUS COMPARED TO DISCHARGE STATUS: Upon admlulon. KeVin WII .ble to talk about bow 10 ban, macltfnCll' and In what unler he would complete wk., He wu able to complete .evetalsowJ woodworlctlll pmjCCI.I, At di.lthar; Kevin I. able 10 plan and CUlllltlUl:l a IIII'JlI pmJI!(.'l With good wely technJqtw, HI demoll.!trued 100<1 SeqllCoCW', .ond problo solvln., good knowled.e of power tool. and b. \lied good uftll)' wben win. them. PERSON(S) RESPONSmLEI Speech 'l1lerapllllOa:upatiooal Thel'lpi.crrcaw 4 PROJECTED OlTI'COME AT DISCHARGE: KevlD will be able to paca Itlm.self al indlLltrial rehab 50 be docs nOI bc<;ol mentally aed physically tired, ADMISSION STATUS COMPARED TO DISCHARGE STATUS: Upoa admt55lon. KeviJI pctfonned the lint llCuvuy IIl11Alln physical level .ud then wu IIIIIble to complele or panlelpale In other aelivlll., due 10 tiulguc, At discharge, Kevin Is pacU1g hum 8lId pllticipaUog In IndlLlnla1 Rehab for the full 2.2," bour h. Is there, II WIll be benenclal for Kevin to bave job coaching du" his nnt few weeb of employmenl. PERSON(S) RESPONSmLE: Occupltiooal TheraplltlVocalloual Counselor/Team " - -- HOUSEHOLD PRonCl1!:D ourCOMlt AT DISCHARGE: KeviJI will be indcpc:mlealln all upcclJ of Iaulldry. (lonlng, 10adln.. wa t.DIjlCr&rurc and foldlugl RATlNGr DI.charged J/'/~4 Kevin coottoues to talLe 18Ulldty borne for his family 10 perform. Kcvin I. able to doc bl. laundry todepeadenlly, PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE, Oacupltional TheraplJtlRebabilllalion AsslstantlTeam 2 PKOJU..'TED OUTCOM1t AT DISCHARGEr Kevin w,lIbe independent wilb cold and hot meal preponlJon, ADMISSION STATUS COMPARED TO DISCHARGE SfA TUSI Upon admisllon, Kevto required minimal 10 modCtaUl uslstat for cooking sccond81Y to fatiitlc, Al discb',!e, Kcvin II demoDltrlllng good .ndllfUlee 8Illl ,.roty awam... durlo. bllt 0\' prepanllon, PF.RSON(SI RESPONSIBLE, I)ccupallonallberapllllRebab,hUllioo lberap..crream J 60 'd ft : ~UVd SOSlOcELIL 'ON XV:! ~YIU~lYll :01 30 1:l:!O MVl 30 I ~ (13118 I:! 10: L I nlll 00- Lc-Nnr ~Y~IY'CIII :~uu~ yftftl ~U:LI LllQU tIr", , l:UMMUNfl'Y lUtBN'Dly PR01Il."I'ID OUTCOME AT blSCllAltIIlt1 KeVin "OJ hollld""el.ldCIIllwtllll,*,Uryin. "IJII" IYIII""11 "11lllA lbI OOIWmll lor 'Wy " dinlWUllI, ADMISSION STAnJS COMPARID TO UL~CUAJlm: STAll'S: Upoo iilmluloo, Kovln requlled lI.ulenll' mu.1IlU Id.nUf)'lns 1I1J111U1d Iymbol' wllh Ih, <ummllQlty fu, larlly IIllll lIirullou, AI 11lacll&lCo, KIVU"I phYlIcal ...Nt Inll VII percepl,un h,vI aU IlIIPl'Ovod, II. ..,blc lu hlcnuf)' 1I11lJ Iud 'YIIII.,II wllhln Ih. 1.:UlllmIlQJr)' IU' ..t.ry IlId i1ilftC,,,,n ~ I'ERSON(S) RESI'ONSIBU:: Th.rapeuUt RllC/UIlouaJ SllOClllilVT..m .. -- ~ - - ~ . -- --~ 2 PROJF.CTED Olfl'COMIi AT VISCI/ARliE, K,,," will .n,I""..,t.nlly IlIeulll. 1011l1,e 101011111.1 '" U""I "",ruprtl" plll/l.l RA TlNGI M.t 4m9<l Kl:.lnllldepcndto~Y ldeoun.. lel,ull wI.llSullllllllllkn appropnlle 1'11"1 PF.RSON(S) RESPON5WU: ThlrapeutlC RecClatlunal SreclllilllT"lUIl .. - ~ J PROJECTED OUTCOME A,. IlISCHAltGt:: K,vlII WIll 11I1I.".......ouY Id.nllly ...... 10 the ''''.mUftiIY 10, Imlllo Irllllponalioo ..rvlCCl, ADMUiSION STA'I'IJII COMPAJIID TO DISCIIARGE Sl'A'I'USI Upoa IlIwuIlOD, Kl:vill wu "quUUt~ lIIllderlle tI.Ilt ...la~ to utilize publl. IrllllpolUlion, At dilcl1ar", K.vllllt Iblo 10 ,NIl I hau Icbedlll. '..lIflllly and plllllll uUIIlI. Uldepeudcntly I'EJlSON(S) RESPONSIBLE. Thcrapeullc Rcc:n:lllonu SllIClullVTcam t DEltA VlOR . PR01ICI'ED OtTJ'COME AT DISCHARGE. Kevin will h. ""m ot bll .olllllllv. dltficuJueI.ud IU1II\.1lIe, ADMI&'IION STAnJS l:OMPAUD TO DJSl:I/AlUiIl STAnIS. UpoD follmlUIUU. KevlU "u unabl. tu llaIt bit .01Di: dltficuJli.. or 'IRIIIW Wllhlllllllllllnlal CU", AI dllclsarlo, Knill I. vorl>alluol IllUII 01 bit dlm.lIlllCl 11I4 .-auwu. IltellSIhI, H. ronllllucato rtqulle lJul~llherapy 10 MIy IIlWIUU' 11I1 lJlljJlitllliOIll ot a 11I1IIIIUD, IU p",blflD tolv. ctfccrivtly , 10 c:opc. PF.Jl.ON(S) RJ:5PONBIII..I:, l.:oJllltlV, R.bahllll.llloo lb.rtp..VTulll ...:-,.-..- 2 PROlEcn:D OI!fCOMl AT DISCIlAaGE, Kevlll "III domunalrllC an IdJIIIWIllIIIIO W, iIlJW)', ADMUlSION STAnIS COMl'AJU:D TO DISCHAJlGt: STA'I'IJS: lJpun odmJ"lon ,Kevlll".. oft... IIIXlolll end &/1&1)', demoDllr1ltd POO' JUd"1IIIl11 and e<tp'o. ,ull,. Behlvlo, w.. often IIIIJIP"'PIIUI, Al dio<:llall" Kevlll II ablo 10 vorbult.e , ImIpJa biJ wI.ly and Iotlwal. Ho hu belUlllO 1.1I1J o.w, mort IIpJllupli," woy, 10 heve blllllcdt lilt I , (1,0, be it v"bull; bit needlinlleId of roMID. IrtIllDI1JIlUId bel:omlnt III,!)' I PERSONIS} WI'ONSIIII.II Co.nltlve Rchlhllllllion Iberll'lIt1lJrcuplllOllal ThmpllllTellll - _... . -'. 4 01 'd saslow II 'Otl XVJ T)IIII) MV I '1')1 H H'IIl~:I:1 ('0: II lilll !I[j I(~ UllI' U I : :Juv d (,,\111 IUcl'I II Uhh I iHl : I I I ~ I un ~jf'l(JlUU It :01 ,rllllll '.... ...Y ., <,.." ... 1"".<,,11'1','. t.t"l.()J'l~ l:'fjl:..a I:lf-......!>.!... h~t.P~1 .t..91( .,..... 'l4 /'.',,: ~tJ~ l'J I' tV Preml.rCc.e r~,J1or\tf'1\;ll.:lli'atiOn I "ou'um O'&.~h.'1.1tl fPel'~n! I ~ \I.r~'~ .._ -~.d~;:;-;;:; tle~~'~;\;:t'-~i'~=.~oU', )t lOll..lJtl....'l't' f,("d....~ (....."1 ,.,Yremi., fl"-KJbllltCtflon CQflt..- H., G, 19" Ccu,lll P,lfhr L'VII A..htlnl SPr.vu. Ind Lewis, Ltd, 116 II,t ~jn9 SIr eel Lanel.ter, p.nnsllvlnle 17602 D.., Hr. P..II,r. In rDur hUer 01 4'IS'''. rou lt~u..led I ptc,ld. InlomeHon ll,"l ".uld b. .Ud to h.lp pllplll 'nln ~now:,"~'. d.len.., A' I told XU" 111 ~ur ,ho,," ronv,rl.llon, I do not ',el I am Ihe Ippro~rJale part, ~. plu'I~'. "'Ihcpai, of Ihe natulW of bvln'. lnluo,," or "how flgnlflant h,lu'e physlcsl, II ..11 IS menhl injorhl mer be for tho lillo' hi. 11ft," A 1,1,lar !trllll,l. ph"Jcl.n eDd an updaltd ..utup'rebolegl..l entuition would b. !:lOti 1,.J~'ul In edd"..lng lhue In.II, Tl,. IIluropI,oholugl.el ...lualion du". ., ft..llh",ulh I. ma.. Iball Iwo y.... .ld end wat rompl.ted ollly 3 monlhs pall Inj~'i, The dall wu und 10 belr In Irulm..1 phhr,lng, bul herlu.. .,Idlllollll reco.." wn "~eel.d to ou'~r II Hr. './lowland uuuhnued IIblLlliletlo", Ihe dill from th~ 1-21-94 lvelulllcn clnnol be ~..d to d.lermlno b.," .19nlflc.,,1 Jolt, !\no"llad'. "InJ'Hlu mlr b. tur the rest 01 his llle," I Cln provide 10m. inlull..lion wllh r'wlld, It lb. .f1..11 uf tro\lll\atln brain injury on Inemorr. ",mUll iu'tIJ1"1' . _.rill of prvcn.." f)cr.1udfltr aVtf time InrludlnVI 1) the ."uldluw u. ,"ylet..tl.. or ~.mOlr it.IM, 7) . ,'ulod 01 ron.olldlliulI ,I m.m.rr 111011. .nd 1) te<lll o. r.lrhv.1 III ..,mori.., Tbe fil.1 lwo ~I'oc'da.. ela b. cell.d .lore90, Hhen. hud IIlJur, lhVoloJ"w II,.. or CUlllduU.lleA> UHUlI, lilt mo..."t of Injurr \0 hul rvgl,l.nd Ind 110. "'om~lIh pre"..t!ng Ih. Injurr en nol conouJidll.d b.nu.. cl Ill. dlorupl!1l1I 10 bui" IUIlctlonlug, Tbus. momorr for tht. lIm, p.rj"d i. not .teled alld I. loll, rallure to rocIl1 e"ntl pdol' 10 In luju'r Is r.r.".d lu... ,.Uog,.de .mnllh, Th. length 01 ..IIOWrad. ,"Ilull variu wilh th~ I,olllll and "utlH, 01 Ih. Jnjutf. bul tn IIlJ elretl.neo, it 11"rI Includ.s me~"', lutlll the mUlDenl uf lD Utr, Thle I. lrut lor HI, F.tlowltnd. RI "unrl .1..11 the accident b.~n" Ihl memorr trac. wAl dlllupled Ind \bor.fnll not .t~r.d, Memurr fat ...ntl I..Un, Ut to lh. "'~ld'111 II. 110.1, 10.1 .. wo11 <I,'. to rulur. ID con..lldatlon of lh. ""R'Orlll, t,ol""loII,.I, "" th...1f rerert 01 tho ll1jul',d 10 det.rRJ.. lhe t1",. I,.tlud rlOrodil,; tho InJutr Inr .I,lch tho rOllun it amnf!stc. 56'.$VI"O~W . b1l(itJt Mlw.ol"tlJI1U . prr111nY'JO).e..1U21 co '.I 1000 OGE L I L 'ctJ XV,! 'all 'BINJI ~ ;1I1~)VMd!; Wd 111~(J ruu OB-LG-Hnr IHUU lII.t III :~Olfj Ulltil J t:Jl a/uo r : ~lJVd IiH I(JY,'U I,' : OJ "'l 11"'''0 A ",~..t HI A\-Vj"Y. lUll' '.1[')104" Ii. '''''''(1,1'' I ,AI,\..' (If I Ii I ~ ~I'I\A(.UL I"~ II WI', III' TIll ,'lInlll('I'llln III .liol II ~"'II',r., 118 ,,\\1 "11<,,; ~ 1111' I I-^M.^!;'LK,t'lt~I.,~_I~.U~U II/HI,I 1'l1l)OO U40 ,,,.'111!JiiO MIll ....w., lA' "AI.W"l.I'".'~' JIIIl~ n, 1996 Ilel~y M~CllIlhy, P.SquJIC PMlmer, Ulcwp & IIcndcnoll l'ul>lk udyer 8uildina Irull'ptndcllce Square 620 Chutnlll St.recl Philadclphia,l'A 19106-3409 I\c: SmJUlsall v Ptnn[lOT. ftal. Your Fllc No, 2840-00l-TJA Dear Ms, McCarthy: Inlupon1lC 10 Mr. W...II.r.kl'. "'lllt.1 tv dq'o., Knill KJloV\l..nd in lh. dvll case, 1.0 hla defcn5C cowlleJ Inlhe criminal proaecullon, I 1Il1l.I'tlp.Llfully ,dun, 'I1,e niminal 11111I i. eel for July 13, 1996, with a pre.trjal ronferencc Art for Jill)' 1, 1996. We ftJr IlIlIi..:u..luu, willa 11a\' ,!i.Ukl allnmey a.. 10 the disposItion of these casel, 110 definitel)' will Dssert his 51h Amcmlmf.nll'rolcdiolls if pressed ill your oral de/xlsitlon, Moreover, sinet ht 11\'1'1 in 'J clUlcnee, II will be Impoulhlr. for himlo make Ihe \tIp to l'crulSylvanla for the depositions, Also, 1 walllto ruflllllllo )1111, "hil'h )'lIU ilia) Wllllllllllkulc tll Mr Wa<i1ehklthal Kevin 11'1e5 1101, nor will he ever rememl>c'IlII)thing "lIIcunlinlllhu accidclIl ollhe 1Iil' 10 P('nn~ylvanla, IlCc3use of the \W)' seriuus injuries he surrelt,<la/ld the I'hyrhlllllglml dilmal~" lesultill" III a 10111'. \,<111111 and rl'lrol:l'ade alllllcsia, We have various rel'orta from pSYI,hin1lim alld 1'8)cholof,ists who rolllillll Ihls If !\II, Wnsitdskl wishes 10 talk to me, I will he el.d 10 ItnlM Ihis is a sutticlelll c"l'lwmlioll fill 1m 11",,,,,.1 /;illtCre,tt~~j A,,/"-. .... .;:/>f/ :/J.,,;./ ./ (' /,j>>~,<7,.~ / Alvin Ii l~~k' '" .' AlILihlh Enclosuro 20 'd 10110 Oul III 'Oil XV.l '(JII 'i:IMJI ~1I1~V~,jS ~d 01 :~O nlU Oa-Lc-Nnr l 1111/11 lltol I" :~OHj uu~ I U I : il Ie I UO :jllVd ~UIOYlYll :0/ n ) r"l I .ol I' -,) 1 I l'. ., (. ", ill I (;, .I) I ~' . ~ I ,') I , I -I'll , "I :"1 (".:.; ... I". '. 4 JAMES \.. SMITIIOALI.. Jlt. Individually and liS Ihc !'xcculot olthc ESllllcs 01 JAMI~S \.. SMITIl<lALL and SIlIIU .E\' A SMITIlGAIJ.. JO\' A, SM1TlIUALL WHENCIl. IlllENT SMITl10ALI. ami 1IlHlCE A SM1TIHJA1.l. Plainlills IN TIlE Cllll\n Ill' {'()MMllN PLEAS ('\ IMIlIJU ANIl CllI INT\', PENNSYI.V ANIA CIVIl. ACTlllN I.AW Nil ')~ 27H Cil'il TCIIll \" TIlE COMMONWEAI.TIl 01' PENNS\'I.V ANIA, IlEl'AHTMENT Ill' THANSPOlnATION. Ildcmlalll 1', KEVIN l.EE KNOWI.ANI>, J,Il [[liNT THANSPOIn. INC anti NEW ENTEHI'IUSE STONE & LIME CO, INC.. limy TIHAI. IlEMANllEl> Addithmal I>dcndanls l'iUIKID1U'1.MH TO: ALL l'ARTmS ANU Tlmm COlJNSEI. \'Ol! AltE ItEQllilUm hI plcalllll lhc wilhill Answcl wilh Ncw MIIIICI wilhintwcnly (2()} days III sClvicc hCICII!. III a ddaullillll~ml'nl \\lay hc cnlclcda~ainsl Yllu. Datcd: s/171crs 1'1;'J'.IIS ,'i;. WASII.F1'SK lly~8 CIlAIlI.ES E W ASILlTSKI Alhlll1CY 111/121027 2'111 Nllllh 1'111111 SUcci IlIl1'lis"III~,I'A 17110 1717\ BK7~~~ AIIIlIIICY 1111 \lclcllllllnl JAMES 1. SMITIIClAI.I., m.. IndiviLlulllly IInLl ilS Ihe Exe\:ulol' 01 Ihe ESlllles 01 JAMI\S 1. SMlTlIClAl.l. anLl Sll1IH,EY A SMITI[(JAI.L. JOY A SMITIIClAI.I. WltENCII. IInENT SMITIIOAI.I. IInd IllUlCE A SMITIIOAI.I.. I'lainlitls IN 'l'lIE counT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMIIElH.ANJ> CO\INn' , PENNSYLVANIA I CIVIL ACTION ' LAW No, 95,2734 Civil Terlll v, TilE COMMONWEALTII 01' PENNSYLVANIA, J>EI'AlnMENT OF T1tANSI'OInATll IN, I )elenLlant \" KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, JII, IIIINT TltANSI'OnT. INC, anLl NEW ENTEIU'IHSE STONE & LIME CO" INC., ALldilional J>efcnLlanls JtJltY T1tIAL DEMANDED AMil\'ER WITH NI~W MATTER m' UlWENI)i\NT, ('OMMONWEAI:1'll OF 1'1~NNsn v ANIA. llill.'AHTAlillffJ.!.t' TRANSI'ORTATION. TO 1'l.AINTII1FS' COl\ll'l.AINT NOW COI\IES, J>cI'ellllanl. COllllllonwealth 01 I'ennsylvilnia. J>eparllllenl ofTl'uns(1ollilllon ("l'ennI>OT"l. hy anLllhl'oul!h ils II1l0rneys, Peters.'14 WlIsilcl'sld, IInLlllnswcrs I'lainlilts' COlllpluinl us lollows: I, J>elcndalll. 1'1:111I1>0'1'. dl:nies Ihe allel!alions wnlalneLlln Pllrlll!l'lIph .. I Ill' I'luinlitTs' Cllmpluint. Allcr rcusllnuhlc inl'csligalilln. said Dclcndant is WilhllUI knllwlcLlgc Ill' inl'llI'malilln sullidcntlll hum a hcliel' as III Ihc trulh Ill' saiLl allcgalillns anLl prolll' Ihcrclll' IS dcmandcd alldal. Inl'ullhcr answcr. DeI'cndanl, I'cnnDO'f', dcnics said allcgatillns pursuanllll I'cnnsylvania nulc Ill' Civill'rOl:cdurc 102lJ(c), 2, DeI'cllllalll,l'cnnDO'f', dcnics thc allcgalillnscllntaincd inl'antgl'llph 2 Ill' I'lail1l ilTs , Cllmplaint. Allcr rcasllnahlc invcstigalilln, said Dclcndanl is wllhout knllwlcdgc Ill' inl'llrlnalion sul'ficlcnl to I'orm a hclicl' as III Ihc truth 01' saidallcgatillns and fll'lllll' thcrcol' is dcmandcdatlrial. Inl'ul'lhcr answcr, Dclcndal1l, I'cnnDO'f', L1cnics said allcgalillns pursuallllll Pennsylvania nulc Ill' Civil PrOl:cdurc 102lJ(c), 3, Dc Ic IllI a 111 , PcnnDO'f',dcnics Ihc allcgatillns containcLlln Paragl'llph 301' Plalntil'l's' Cllmplaint. Allcr rcasllnahlc invcstigation, said Dcfendal1lls wilhllUt knllwlcdgc or infill'lnallon sul'ndcnt III I'orm a hclicl' as 10 thc tllnh Ill' said allcgatillns and prolll' Ihcrcol' is dcmandcd attrinl. Inl'urlhcr answcr, Defendant. PcnnDO'f', dcnics said allcgalillns pursuant to Pcnnsylvllnia nulc 01' Civil Proccdurc 102lJ(c), 4, J)clcndam,l'cnn()O'f', dcnics Ihc allcgalions ClJnlaincd in Paragntph 4 Ill' I'lalmil'l's' Cllmplaint. Allcr rcaSllllahlc inl'Cstigalilln. saiLl ()clcndanl is Withllut knllwlcdgc Ill' inl'ormalilln sulTidcnt 10 hll'ln a hclicl' as Illlhc Irulh Ill' said alicgalillns and prOlll' thcrcol' is demanded at Irial. Inl'unhcr answcr, Dclcndal1l, I'cnn()O'f', dcnics said allcgatillns pllrsuallllo I'cnnsylvanin ((ulc Ill' Civil Pl'IlccLlurc 102lJ(c), .2. . .. I>dClldullt, I'clllll)( )T, adlllil~ Ihc allCl!lIlion~ mlllalllcd ill I'll 1'lI[!I'llph ~. ~ 01 J'lainlllh' COlllplulnl. (, I kil'lIdll III , I'cnnll< IT, adlllils Ihc a IIc I! lit 111m ollllaincd inl'aml!l'lIph It oll'luinlilh' l'olllplanll 7 I kil'lIllal1l, I'cnnl)( IT. Illllllits Ihc allcl!allllm l'lInlUillcd in l'ul'ugl'lIph 7 III I'htinlilfs' l'lIlllplainl II Ikil'lIlhllll,l'cnllllOT, dcnic~ Ihc allCl!alillm mlllllillcd illl'ul'lIgl'uph II 1III'Iainlilf~' l\'lnplainl Allcr Il'lIM'l1l1hlc IllvcMigallllll, ~aid Ilefclldalll i~ without knowledgc 01' illlnrlllulioll ~ulfkiclll III 111111I a helief a~ hI Ihc Il'Ulh III ~aid allcgations Illld pl'oollhel'eof Is dcmalldcd 11111 ial. In lunhcl IlIi'WCt , l>dcndatll, I'cIlIlI>OT, denies said ullC[!alions pursulIntlo I'cllllsylvulliu nule 01 l'ivill'wlcdure 1021J(c), I) Ilclcndanl.l'cnnllOT, dcnies Ihc ulleg.ttions mllluincd in I'al'llgl'llph I) 1Ill'lainlilh' l'olllplaill!. AlIcl' IcaMlnahlc in\'e~ligalion, said Defcndanl is wilhoul knowlcdgc or inlol'lllullon sullldcntlll tllnn a hcliclu~ 10 the tl'Ulh 01 ~aid allC[!ulions alld pJ'Oollhcl'cof is dClllulldcd allliul. Illlonhcr answcr. l>clendanl. I'cnnl>OT, dcnies said alk[!lllions pUl'suanllo I'cnnsylvunill nulc 01 l'ivill'lIllcdure 1021J(c) ItI I klellll<llll, I'cnnll< IT. adllllls Ihc allqwl ions otlllllincd inl'amgl'llph 10 oll'lainlilh' l'olllplainl II Ilclclldunl, I'cnn!>l IT,dCllics Ihe allc[!alions mlllllincd lnl'ul'll[!ruph II 01 I'lll Inlills , CIIlllplaill!. AlIcr tcasllnahlc inVCMi[!lllion, ~aidl>clelldllnl is wilhoul knowlcdgc ,'- " or inrormalion suffident to hum a helief us lolhe Iruth 01' suillullegulions unll proor Ihe,eor is lIemanllellullrial. In rurther answer, Ilefenllanl, l'ennllOT, lIenles saill allegutions pursuanlto l'ennsylvania Rule or Civil l'1'tl~ellllre I02lJ(e), 12, Defcnllant,l'ennDOT,allmits the allegations wl1laincll in Puragl'llph 12 or Plaintiffs' Complaint. 13, Ilel'cnllanl, PennllOT. lIenies Ihe allegalions wnlainellin Pal'llgraph 13 or Plail1lirrs' Complaint. To the extent Ihal saill allegation presumes Ihal l'ennDOT railell III pcrl'orm some dUly with regarlltousers or highway, saill allegalions arc specifieally lIenicll, To thc ~olllrary, Dcrcndant, PcnnDOT, at all limes, \o;cpt Ihc highway in qucslion rcasonably safe lllr a~tivitics lilr which it was regularly used, inlended and rcasonahly filrcsccn 10 he used, Appropriale signing had heen pla~ell on the highway 10 warn opel'lltnrs of vchidcs of the ~onslru~lion lOne anll Ihc possihililY thaI slowing and slopping may he nc~essary, In rurther answer, Defendant, PennDOT, dcnics said allegalions pursuant III l'cnnsylvania I{ulc of Civil Pro~cdure 1029(e), 14, Defendant, PennDOT, denies Ihe allcgationsclllllained in Paragraph 14 of l'lail1liffs' Complaint. With regard 10 Ihe inll'tldu~tory portion of said l'aragl'llph, II is specltkally denicd Ihal Dcfcndanl, l'cnnDOT, hrea~hed any Icgal duty or was negligent in any manncr under Ihc Iilcls and cir~umslan~es of Ihis case, To Ihe contrary, to Ihc extcnl Ihat any legal duty existcll, Dercndant, l'ennllOT, fulfilled all duties 10 Ihc Il'lIveling puhlic lInd was at no lime negligent. To the COl1ll'llry, alalltimcs, Dcl'cndant, PcnnDOT, acted in a carerulund -4- ~ .. rCllSllnllhlc mllnncr, follllWS: Wilh rcpllnl 10 thc suhparuprllphs, DclCndaul. I'cnnDOT, IInswcrs liS (II) Dcnied, Aftcr rcasonahlc inl'cslipation. DclCudanl. I'cnuDOT, is withuUI kuowlcdgc or iufortnalion sutlidcnllo forlllll hcliel' as lolhc Inllh of said 1I11cgation lInd prnllf Ihcrcol is dcmandcd al Irial. III furthcr answcr, DclCudanl, I'cnnDOT. dcnics said 1I11cgllliuns pursuanl 10 I'cnnsylvania Rulc uf Civill'rO\:cdurc 102lJ(c); (h) Dcnicd, To thc wntrary, cUllSlI'Ul:liun signs wcrc in place for al Icasl Ihrcc milcs priur to Ihc actual I:unslrucliun arca, Thcrel'orc, all 1lI0lorislS cnlcring Ihc cunslrucliunllrcll shuuld hllvc had an cxpcclancy uf sluwing ur pussihly slupping lruffic IIndlhus nu dllngcrous conditilln cxislCdlls lung liS Ihc lIIuturists wcrc I'igilant al1llohscrl'cd and hccdcd thc signs which wcrc thcn IInd Ihcrc prnlllincnlly placcd, In furlhcr IInswcr, Dcfcndanl, I'cnnDOT, dcnics said allcgaliuns pursuanllu I'cnnsyll'lInia I{ulc uf Cil'i1l'rnl:cdurc 102lJ(c); (c) Dcnicd, Tu thc coulrllry, lIpprnprialc IlICSSlIgC hoards lInd signs were in plllcc lItthc tilllc uf the 1I1:ddcnt wlIrning llIulorislS or thc wnslluctiun andlhc pussihllity uf slowcd or sluppcdlraffic, In rurthcr answcr, Dcrcndant. I'cunDOT, dcnics saidllllcgllliuns pursulInlto I'cnnsylvllnlll Rulc or Cil'ill'rnccdurc l02lJ(c); (d) Dcnicd, To Ihc wnlrary. I'cnnDOT 10llk inlo nlllsidcrlllion Ihc pUlcnlill1 for a lraffic lJucuc in dCI'c1opiup Ihc trllnk plllnllud sipucdlhc hlphway IIpprnprialcly, In furlhcr IInswcr, DeI'cndant, I'cnnDOT, dcnics said allcglllillns pursuantlol'cnnsylvlInia I{ulc ur Civill'rnccdurc l02lJ(c); .5, Ic) Dcnicd, 'l'ntllic wnlrol sil!ns and dcviccs II'crc promincntly pliu.:cd Ihrcc miles in adl'am:c of Ihc a"ual wnslruclioll sitc 10 prol'idc iIllequalc wlII'ninl! of Ihc conslluclion silC, Sufficicnl sil!ns and lI'alllinl!s II'crc in plaL'c 011 Ihc limc of Ihc accidclll, In furlhcr lInsll'cr. Dctcndanl. PcnnDIl'l'. dcnics said allcl!alions pIIIsuanllo Pcnnsylvania Hulc of Civil Proccdurc IONIc); (n Dcnicd, '1'0 lhc Wnlntry. Pcnn()Il'l' did considcr Ihc spccific sitc condilions and adjuMcd lis slamtanl IratTle wJ1lrol plan for Ihis conslruclion lOnc, In furthcr answcr, ()cI'cndanl, PcnnDll'l', dcnics said allcl!itlions pursuanl 10 Pcnnsylvania Hulc of Civil Proccdurc 1112lJ(c); (I!) Dcnicd, PcnnDIlT did dcsll!nlhc Iraffic conlrol plan 10 minimi1,c qucuc forlllalions, Addilionally, adclllUlIC udvancc wal'llilll! signs wcrc in placc lhrcc milcs prior 10 Ihc hcginning of Ihc uClUal L'onslnlclion silc and within Ihc conslruclion mnc, In further answcr. DcI'cndanl. PcnnDll'l', dcnics said allcgalions pursuanl 10 Pcnnsylvania Hulc of Civil Proccdurc 1112lJ(c); (h) Dcnicd, Humhle slrips arc nol rcquircd hy Puhlicalion 203 or any othcr Mandard applicahlc 10 wnslruclion lOncs, In furthcr ansll'cr. sulTiciclll sil!ns and olhcr Intffic conllol dcviccs. indudinl! a Ilashinl! mcssagc hoard slaling "'I'ntlfic May IIc Sloppcd "Slow" welc localcd in iIllVllnCC of Ihc lILcidcnl silC. which II'crc sutTicicnl hI alert molurisls of possihlc lrullic L'llmlilions ahcad In furthcr answcr. ()cI'cndanl, PcnnDlJ'I', dcnics said allcl!allons pursuanl III Pcnnsylvania I~ulc of Civil Proccdlll'c l02lJ(c): 11- . -- ~ (i) Dcnicd, Ilctcndanl. PcnnDOT. did Ital'c Ihc lralfic Cllnll'lll dcvicc~ in~pcctcd on at Ica~t n daily ha~i~, II i~ hclicvcd and Ihcrclmc lIvclTcd Ihal lhc tralfie Cllnll'lll dcviccs wcrc inlhc approprialc pmilions and snlliciently vbihlc tomolmbls 10 alcrllhclllollhc condilions 01 lite Cllnslrnction /IInc al Ihc limc ollhb incidcnt. In Innhcr answcr, Dctcndanl, PcnnDOT, dcnies ~aid allcgations pUl'suantltl Pcnnsylvania Hulc 01 CivilPl'Ilccdure 102<J(c): Ul Dcnied, PcnnllOT did adjust tralfic Cllntl'lll dcviccs I'm spccific ~ilc conditions and did Clllllply with all estahlishcd procedures for lIlailllCnancc of work zonc lraffic conlrol dcviccs, In furlher answcr. Dctcndant, PcnnDOT, dcnics said allcgalions pursuantlllPcnnsylvania Rule of CivilProccdurc 102<J(c); (k) Dcnicd, Providing thatlllotoriSlS ohscrved and Itccdcd Ihc various warning signs which wcrc in placc IiII' Ihrec milcs prior tolltc aelual consllllction sitc and within thc constl1Jelion zonc, no dangcrous CIlndilion cxistcd nor was Ihc roadway unsafe IiII' its inlcndcd usc lInd rcasonahlc forcseeahlc usc undcr such circull1stanecs, In fUI1hcr lInswcr, Dcfcndanl, PcnnDOT, dcnics said allcgations pursumllloPcnnsylvllnia I{ulc of CivilProcedurc I029(c), 15, Dctcndant,PcnnDOT. dcnieslhcallcgalionscontaincd inParagraplt 15 of Plainlitls' COll1plailll, Said l>ctcndanl is advised and Ihcrcforc avcrs Ihallhc 1I11cgalions cOlllllincd in said Paragraplt arc Clllldusions of law and rCLJuirc no lunltcr nnswcr and pl'llof thcrcol is dClllandcd al Irial. To Iltc cxlclll Ihat an an~wcr lilaI' hc ncccssary, Dclcndnnt, PcnnDOT, spccifically dcnies Ihal it was in any way ncgligenlundcr Ihc facls and circulllslllnecs ,7- Ill' Ihis l:ase, TII Ihe l:lInlnllY, Ilclcllllanl. 1"'lIl1lllll, al:led ill a ..lIdlll allll )1lUdellllllilllllel III alllillles, In fllrthel anSll'el, Ilelclldalll. I'elllllllll'. illl:lllplllaks ii' UlIS\"'IS as l:ollluined ill I'alagrnph 14 ahllw as if hilly lewnllell hCleill 11I11Inhn allS\I"I, Ilclcllllalll. l'ellnllllT, dellies Ihal allY Ill' ils aclillns Ill' inal:liolls callscdlll' "lInlnhlltcd tll Ihe acddclll ill qllestillll, TII Ihe wntrnlY, 1I01le Ill' l'ellllllllT's actiolls 01 inactillllS \lele a pll1xill1alc III suhstanlial fal:lm" in l:ausillg IIIWlIldhlllillg tOlhe allegcd acddclll Tllthe llllll I"iI I} , the alddelll \l'as sllldy ..Illscd hy Ihe lIegligence Ill' Ihe IIpelatlllof Ihe Ilacllllltlailcr 1I\111ed hy JlIlIlIlIl In furthel answer, Ilclelldalll. l'ellllllllT, dellies said alleguliolls plII'sualllllll'ellnsylvanialtule of Civill'l'Ill:Cdurc 1029(e), l.1U1NIJ Wrlllllll'uLlk!lllulf J limes 1,,:;11111 hlliill 16, Iklclldalll. I'cnllllllT. illWlpOlillCS ils UlIswers us l:tUuuincd In I'antl!rllphs 1 Ihrough 15 ahovc as if flllly lell'lillell hCldll 17, Ilclcndant.l'ellllllllT, dellies Ihe allegaliolls (Illllainedlnl'aragrilph 17 of I'lallllills' Cllmplullll Said Ilclcllllilllt is advised alld IhClcloll: al'elS lhuI Ihe ullegulillns wlllained In said I'aragruph ale l:lIl1dllSillllS III law alld I,'quilc nil hlrthel ullSwer ulld pWlIf Iherellf is delllulIlled al Ida!. III fllnhCl ans\\'cl. said Ilclellllalll dclI1Cs said allq!illilllls pursllillll IlIl'ennsylvalliu Hule III' Civill'llIcedule \(21)lC) II I/!, Iklcndanl. I'cnnl>O'(', dcnics Ihc II IIcl!a1illns CIInlaincd inl'anll!raJ1h I/! nlPluilllllls' Cnmpllllnl. Atkr rcasnnahlc inl'csligalinn, said I>cfcndanl is WithllUt knllwlcdl!c Ill' Inlnrtnalilln suflkicnl III III I'll I a hclicf as III Ihc truth III said allCl!alillns and pl'llllf Ihcrcllf is dcmandcd altrial. In further answcr. I>ctcndalll, I'cnnllO'(', dCllics said allCl!illillns pursuanlln Pcnllsylvania Rulc llf Civill'l'lIccdurc 1029(c), 19, I>clcndanl, PcnnI>O'(', dcnics thc allcl!alillns CIIllIaincd inParagraJ1h 19 nf Plainlills' Cllmplaint. Allcr rcasnnahlc invcslil!alilln, said I>cfcndalll is WithllUI knllwledgc or inlill'nHllinn sufficicnl Itl I'nrtn a hclicl' us tlllhc Irulh Ill' said allCl!illillns and pl'llllf thcrcnf is dcmandcd nt trial. In furthcr anSll'cr, I>clCndanl, I'cnnl>O'(', dcnics said ullcgalillns pursuallllll Pcnnsylvania Rulc Ill' Civill'l'lIccdurc 1(21)(cl. 20, I>clcndalll, PcnnllO'(', dcnics Ihc allcgal illns CIInlaincd in Paragraph 20 Ill' I'lainlifTs' Cllmplaint. Allcr rcaMlnahlc invcsligalilln, said Dcfcndalll is wilhllut knllwlcdgc nr inlill'lllutilln sufficicllllll I'nrm a hclicf as Illlhc Irulh Ill' said allcgalillns and pl'llllf Ihcrcllf is dcmandcd allrial. In furthcr answcr, IklCndalll, I'cnnDO'(', dcnics said allcgalillns J1ursuallllll Pcnnsylvania I(ulc Ill' CivilPl'lIccdurc 1029(c), 21, DclCndanl. Pcnnl>O'(', dcnics Ihc allcl!alinnscllnlaincd in Paragraph 21nf Pluitllills' CllInplaint. Alkr rL'asllnahlc invcsligalinn, said Dcfcndanl is WithllUI knllwlcdgc Ill' inl'llJ'lnalilln sufTicicnl III fnrm a hclicf as III Ihc Irulh Ill' said allcgalillns and J11'l111f Ihcrcnf is dcmandcd ill I rial. In further ilnSll'L'r, Ilclcndanl. I'cnnIlO'(', dcnics said allCl!illillns pursuilllIln PcnllSylvilniil Rulc nf Civill'rnccdurc 1029(c), f .1), WIIElmIlOlm. f)cfcndanl,Pcnnf)OT, dClllands Ihal PllIlllllffs' COlllplalnl he dlslllisscd, COUNT II Sunl\'lll of ,IIIIIIl'S I., SlIIllhllllll 22, Dcfcndalll, PcnI1DOT. inwrporalcs its answers as containcd in PlIragraphs I through 15 ahOl'c as if fully rc\\'rillcl1 hcrcin, 2), Dcfcndalll, Pcnnf)OT, dcnics thc allcgaliollSwnlaincd in Parugraph 23 nf Plalnllffs' COlllplaint. Said Dcfcndanl is adviscd and Ihcrcfnrc avcrs tlllll Ihc allcgations wlllllincd in said Paragraph arc wndusinns nf la\\' and rcquirc nn fUl'lhcr illlswcr and proof Ihcrcnf is dClllandcd IIIlrial. In fUl'lhcr answcr, Dcfcndalll, I'cnnDOT, dcnlcs said allcgUlinns pursuant to Pcnnsylvania Hulc of Civil Pl'Occdurc 1021J(c), 24, Dcfcl1danl, I'cnnDOT. dcnics Ihc allcgalinns wnlllincd in Paragraph 24 of PIli in tiffs' Cnlllplain\. Aftcr rcasnnahlc inl'csligalion, said f)clcndalllis without knnwlcdgc nr inhlfll1alinn sufncicl1llo fnrlll a hclicf as 10 Ihc Illllh Ill' said allcgalions and pronf Ihcrcnf is dClllandcd atlrial. In fUl'lhcr answcr, Dclcndal1l, I'cnnf)OT, dcnics said 1I11cglllions pursuant 10 I'cnnsylvanla Rule nf Civil I'l'Occdurc 102IJ(c), 25, Dclcndant, I'cnnDOT, dcnics Ihc allcgalinns wnlail1cdin I'aragrllph 25 of PllIintil'l:s' Cnlllplailll, Said f)cfcndalll is adviscd and Ihcrclilrc avcrs Ihal a portion of said -10- I'Hnt!!raph WIllHillS Wlldusilllls III IHI\' Hlld r~4uir~ 1111 fUJlh~r allsl\'~1. 'I'll IhL' ~~lclIl Ihal an alls\I'cr may hc 1l~~~sslIry, II is sp~dlkally d~lll~d Ihal l>~f~lIllanl. I'CIlIlI>OT, I\'as ill IIIlY \l'IIY Ilcgli!!Cllt ulldcr Ih~ fllLls alld L'iIL'umslaIlL~s III' Ihis l:as~ 'I'll Ih~ L'lIlllnllY, III all lillICS, I>cf~lldalll, I'CIlIl()O'l', aLI~d ill a L'ar~ful alld I~asllllahlc mallll~1. Wilh r~!!ald IlIlh~ Hllcgaliolls conccrnill!! dalllllg~s, Iklclldanl. I'clllll)(lT, llfl~r r~asllllahl~ ill\'cstll!alioll, is l\'ilhllUI kllllwlcdl!c or illllll'll1111illll sullid~1l1111 flll'lll a hdief HS hI Ih~ trulh III s:,id all~l!lllillllS 1I11l! plllllf lh~r~llf is dcmalldcd Hllrial. III furlhcr HIlSI\'~1', ()clclIlJall1. l'~nlll>O'l', d~lIics said III1~galilllls pursuallllo I'cllnsylvlIllia Rule Ill' Civill'l'llc~dur~ 102l)(~), WIIEIU~HHm, Iklclldanl. 1'~llnl lOT, dctllands Ihall'lailltiffs' l '<lIllpllllnl hc dismisscd, illlll'i'Jlll W rlllIlIl'ul I)l'ul!UU.s.wrJtLALlillll1l.uwl1 2(), 1>~lclldlllll. 1'~1l1l1)( l'l', illCllrpontl~s ils IIIlS\l'CrS liS COlllllillCd ill I'lIrllgrllphs I Ihl'llllgh 15 IIhll\'~ as if fully r~I\'IiIl~1l Iwrcill 27, I klclldanl. l'~nlll)( IT,lI~ni~s Ihl' alll'!!alions Cl)nlain~d inl'lIl'l1gl'llph 27 of I'llIilllifTs' Complllilll. I>~lclldanl. 1'~IlIlI>O'l', is ad\'is~d IIlld Ih~lL'lol~ IIVClS Ihllt thc llllcglltiollS wlllllill~d ill sllid l'llntl!raphs al~ L'llIldllSillllS III IIII\' 0111I1 nil jll'SI\'~r is rCljuircd, III II furlhcr lInswcr. Dclcllllllnl, I'cnnllOT, dcnics slIillllllcgillillns pursnllnl Illl'cnnsylvlIniil Hulc Ill' Civil I'roccllurc 1(21)(c), 2M, Dclcndant, I'cnI11l0'(', dcnics Ihc illlcgalillllS conlilincll inl'aragraph 2M Ill' I'I1Iintills' Clllllplllinl. Aftcr rCllsllnllh1c in\'csliglllilln. slIillDclcnllllnl is withllut knllwlcllgc Ill' inhll'lnalilln sullidcnt III fllrlll a hclicf liS tll Ihc lruth Ill' slIid 1I11cgatillns lInll prollf Ihcrcllf is llclllallllcll atlrilll. In funhcr lInswcr, Dcrcnllilnl. I'cnnDOT. llcnics slIillllllcgatillns pursullntlll I'cnnsyl\'lInill Hulc Ill' Civill'roccdurc 1021J(c), 29, Ilclcllllllnt, I'cnnllOT,llcnics Ihc illlcglllillns cllnlllincu inl'ilnlgrllph 21) Ill' I'I1Iinliffs' Clllllplllint, Aftcr rcasllnahlc inl'Cstigalilln, slIill Dclcnllllnl is wilhoul knllwlcugc or inforllllltilln suffidcnt III hmn 1I hclicr liS Illlhc lIulh Ill' slIillllllcglllions lInll prollf Ihcrcof is llclllllllllcll atlriill. In fmlhcr lInswcr, I>clcnllilnl, I'cnnDOT, llcnics silillllllcgalillns pursulInt III Pcnnsylvaniil Hulc Ill' CivilProccllurc 1(21)(c), JO, Dclcnllilnt. PcnnllOT,llcnics Ihc allcgalillns contllincu inPlIragrllph JO of Plaintlfls' Clllllplllinl. Aftcr rCllsllnllhlc invcstigatilln, sllill Dclcnllllnlis wilhllUl knllwlcdgc or informalilln sullidcnl III fllrlll a hclicr as Illlhc Inllh Ill' saill allcgalillns and prollf Ihcrcof is llcmanllcd allrial. In funhcr answcr. I>ctcnllilnl, I'cnnDO'(', llcnics said allcglllillns pursuant III Pcnnsyl\'ania Hulc Ill' CivilProccllurc I (21)(c), JI , Ilclcndilnl, PcnnllO'(', dcnics Ihc allcgatillns conlaincd inl'aragruph JIllf Plaintiffs' Complainl. Aftcr rcasllnilhlc in\'csligillilln, said Ilctcndant is wilhllUl knllwlcdgc -12, or information sulfidcnt 10 forma hcliclas hI Ihc Irulh of said allcglllions und pnlllf Ihcrcof Is dcmundcd Ultriul. In funhcr uns\\'cr. I>clcndatll. PcnnllOT. dcnics said 1I11cgations pursuanllo Pcnnsylvanla I(ulc of CivilPrm:cdurc 102lJ(c). WIIEIU\JiOltE.l>clCndant.PcllnIlOT. dcmands IhalPlaintills' ('omplaint hc dismisscd. COUNT I\' Sun-h'ul nr Shll'lc\' A. Sl11lth~1l11 :\2. I>clCndant. Pcnnl>OT. illwrporutcs its answcr us cuntalncd in Paragraphs I Ihrough 15 ahovc as if fully rcwrittcn hcrcin. 33. Dcfcndatll,PcllnDOT. dcnics Ihc allcgations contalncd inParugnlph 33 of Plainliffs' Complaint. Said DclCndanl is adviscd und thcrcforc avcrs lhul thc allcgatlons containcd In said Paragruph arc conclusions of la\\' and I'Clluirc no funhcr rcsponsc. In furthcr answcr, Dcfcndant. PcnnDOT. dcnics said allcgations plllsuant 10 Pcnnsylvania Itulc 01 Civil Pmccdurc 102lJ(cl. 34. Ilclcllllant. Pcnnl>OT. llcnies thc allcgatlons ~'ontaincd inParagruph 34 Ill' Plulntllls' Compluint. Ancrrcasonahlc Invcstlgation, said DclCllllalllls withoul knowlcdgc or Infonllalilln sulfidcnl 10 form a hcliclas to Ihc trulh 01 said ullcgations and pnlllllhcrcol is D- demanded ,t1lrial. In funher nns\\'er. Ilclcllllanl. l'ennllOT. denies said allegalions pursuatllto I'ennsylvnnla Rule of Cil'ill'rocedure Ill2lJ(el. WllEltEFOItE. ()elcndant. l'enllllOT. demands thall'laitlliffs' Complainl he dismissed. NI~W !\lATTER 35. The present acliun is cuntrolled hy Ihe provisions of I I'll. C.S. ~2310 and Act No. 1980-142. sel Ii,rth in 42 I'a. C. S. *8501 el seq. which Acts nre incorpuruted hereinnnd pled by relCrence. l'ennllOT asserts lIlIthe delcnses cuntained therein. 36. l'ennllOT did nut have nut lee. written or utherwise, of the allegedly dangerous cunditiun, or in the alternative, if said nul lee was received. it WlIS nut received ill sufficient time prior lu the alleged lIccident IiII' l'ennllOT to have corrected or to hllve wnrned Ihe traveling puhlle of the allegedly dangerous condilion. 37. There is no cause uf lIcliun hllsed UPUII a fnilure to illspect or improper inspectiun ill thaI sovereign immunity has nut heen waived lilr such claims. 38. l'ennllOT is immune fmm suit pursuanllu I I'll. c.s. *2310, Illld this actiun is not wilhin any uf Ihe exceptiuns lu immunily as set forth in 42 I'll. C.S. ~8522. nnd therefore this action is harred. .14. . 3lJ. I'ennl lOT b immune flllm claims grounded upon negligence 01 independellt conll'lICllll's. 40. AI all limes rclcl'anl herclo, Ihc l'lllllractual relallonship l'xisll'd hctwcen l'ellnl>OT and a wnlraclor. 41. /ly I'irtuc 01 this colllraclual rclalionship. il was agrl'l'd Ihal l'ellnllOT would he indemnifil'd for and held harmless lor ,lilY judgnlcllls or aCliolls dcscrihcd or scl lill'lh in Ihe prl'setll case. 42. ,~hould liahilily he lound on Ihc pari of l'enllllOT. lhe lImoUIllS and types of damages recol'eruhle ill Ihc prl'sl'1l1 aclioll are limiled allll wlllmlll'd hy 42 I'a. c.s. *8528. 43. I'lailllill's injuril's, as allegl'd. Wl're clIuscd hy other pcmllls or punlcs whleh were conlrihullll'ily and/or illlcrl'enillg. supcrsedillg causes of I'laitlliff's allelled illjuries 1I11d dllmagcs. 44. I'cnnllllT may ntll he held rl'spollsihlc lill' injuries incurred hy thhd panles whleh were allegedly caused hy lhe acls orallolhcr. 45. I'lainlill's Ilcc~'dctll's damages alld illjurics as 1I11cgcd were caused hy Ihc lIcliollS or illaclions orolhcr persons Ilr ~'llIilies. 46. I'cnnl>OT al'CIS Ihal it ncglil!el1~'c is l"ulIlt IIll'xislol1 lis pal1. aald llegligcl1ce WUS I1l1lu proximulc CUIISe III' suhslul1liul taclor ill [ulIsiul! I'lull1lirt's alleged Injuries I~ allll damages. 47. The Plaintiff's injurlcs were clIuhcd hy the illlcnlillnal alld/Ilr reckless IIcts III Ihirll persons Ilr panics, and I'cnnl>OT callnul he held jllinlly Iiahlc with said pcrsllns Ilr panics hascd uplllllncre negligence. whkh negligence is Ilel'cnhcless denied. 48. I>elcndanl. I'cnnl>l IT, has immunily 1'111' any claims III apparenlor IIslensihlc lIgcncy, as immunity has nlll hccn \\'ail'ed IIII' eilhcrlll lhcs~ c1I1SSCS III' claims. 49. l>c1cndalll. I'cnnl>OT. is immune lrom claims allcginl! cOllditillns IIn rather than III the highway. 511. Ilclcllllalll. I'cnnllOT. mainlains Ihal il cannot he sued for dlscrcllunar)' lunclillns, and Ihcrctllrc these causes III' lIcliuns arc halTed. 51. Funeral allll esllllc adminislraliull expenses are nol rCClll'cruhlc agalnsl I>clclllJallt, I'cllnl>OT. 52. The alleged ClInductllf I>clcndanl, l'enll()OT. slanding alllnc. did ntH cause Ihc I'lainlill's harll1; Iherclore. I>clcnllanl, I'cnnl>OT, cannllt he held Iiahlc lur the I'llIinlitl's allcl!cd injuries. 53 I>clclldanl. l'enlll>OT, is ahsllll'cd from Iiahllity hecausc uny nCl!ligcnlc allcgcd IIn ils pan, which is lIcnil'd, merely facililalcll Ihc I'laltllill's injuries ami damages -1(1- 54. 1>clel1llanl, I'cnnl>OT, developed a ImIne cOlltrnl plan which contllilled sufficient wlIrning signs and dcvlecs in lIdvllnce of and wilhin Ihc construction wnc 10 alert motorisls of the existence of the construclion wne and lraffic condilions thcrcin. 55. Onlhc dale of the accidenl. all warning siglls and devices were ill place. promillcntly displayed and operating aid sufficiently warned vigilant molorists whu ubserved lInd heeded Ihc signs of the Cllnslluction wnc, 56. If motorists ohservcd and hecdcd Ihe warnillg siglls lInd truffic colllrol dcvlees Cllnlained in Ihe appl'llach 10 Ihe aclual conslruclion site and within Ihe conslruclion ZlIne. no dangerous conditioll would exist. 57. If I'lainlilT suffered injuries alld damagcs as alleged, whleh is dcnied, said injuries and damages wcre as a direct and pl'llximatc rcsult of the ncgligellce of parties olher tllllnthis answering Delendanl ovcr whleh this lIlIswcring 1>cfendant hlld 110 cUlllru!. 58. If PlainlilT suffered injurics and damllgcs as alleged, whleh is denied, suid illJuries and damages arc as a direcl and proximatc result of the lIegligelll alld reckless nUlI1ner in whleh Kevin Lce Knowland, acting as agcnl, scrvunt or employee of J. B. Hunt Trallsport, Inc.. drove his tractor-lrailcr al an cxccssivc ralc of speed directly illto the vehiclc occupied hy I'luilllitl's l>eccdclltS. 59. As a rcsullof this accident and the claim for damllges, Plaintiff has sell led with Kcvin Lee Knowland and J. II. Hunt Transport, lnc, and a copy of the Release is all ached hcrelo as Exhibit "^". -17- WIIERIWORE. Delendllnt.l'cnIlDOT, dCl11l1nds thuIl'lullltills' ClImplailll he dismissed. PETERS & WASILEFSKI 'E b~ 11(: '" C2 (_~ CHARLES E. WASILEFSKI Allllrney ID #21027 2931 North Frollt Street lIarrishurg. PA 17110 1717) 238-7555 - Dated: f(17 Irs Allllrney lilr Defendant -)9- \'I~ItIIII(:i\J[l!}1S I herchy ullinn thai lhe 1IIIIIIwillg facls arc WlTect: Cllnnnonwcallh of Pennsylvania, Ileparllllcnl of Truns)1orlulion is the Plaintiff llllhe lill'egoillg action and I amaulhori/cd to cxccnlc this verification on their hchull'. Tile ullachcd Answer with New Maller is hascd UpOIl informal ion whleh I huve furnished 10 my cOUllsel ulld illformation whleh has hccll galhcred hy my counsel in prc)1aration of the dclensc of Ihe lawsuit. The languugc of the Answer wilh New Maller is that of counselalld noloI' me. I huvc read the Answer with New Maller und 10 Ihe extenl IhuI Ihc Answer with New Muller is hused u)1on information whieh I have givell to lilY wunsel, it is true IIlld correct to Ihc hest of my knowledge, Infonnutlonulld helieI'. TOlhe eXlentthul Ihe conte III of Ihc Answer with New Muller is thuI of counsel. I huvc relied upon counsel ill muking Ihis verificulion. I herehy ucknowledgc Ihatlhc facls scl forth inlhc uforesuid Allswer wilh New MUlier are Illude suhjecl to Ihe pCllultics of 181'u. C.S. Section 4904 relulillg 101lnSWllnl falsllkation 10 alllhoritics. 11&1~zl(it;ti( I' /'111 q'- Dated: { (1-'1-Lf ~ , I . ( SETTLEMENT ~GREEMENT ~ND REL~ I. GENERAL RELE~SE AND DISCllARGEI KNOI~ ALL MEN BY TIlESE PHESENTS that we, James L. smithgall, Jr., individually and as the Executor of the Estates of J,lmes L, Smithgall, Sr. and Shirley A, Smithgall; Joy A, 9mithgall Wrench; Brent smithgall; and Bruce A, Smithgall (hereinafter referred to as "Plaintiffs"), being of lawful age and sound mind, for the sole consideration of the final settlement, which is described more ""fully herein, the receipt of such settlement payments, cash and periodic, which we hereby acknowledge for ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby remise, release, acquit and forever discharge J.B, TRANSPORT, INe" its predecessor corporations, its parent corporations, and its subsidiary and inter-related corporations, companies and entities, its insurance underwr itersl carr iers, its successors and aBS igns, and the officers, agents, servants and employees, including KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, (hereinafter referred to as "Releasees"), from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, liens, demands, liabil- ities, joinders, costs, contributions or suits of any kind, including, but not limited to, claims for punitive and exemplary damages, claims for contribution or indemnity, claims 011 account of all damages and personal injuries, known or unknown, claims for psychiatric injuries, claims in equity, claims for delay damages, etc. related in any way to plaintiffs' decedents' accident on October 19, 1993 on northbound Interstate 81 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, involving a tractor-trailer operated by Kevin Lee Knowland, and any and all claims we have made or could hays made agalnut ReleBsees In the lawsuit filed by us in the united states Diutrlct Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, civil Action 110. 4:CV-94-0514, captioned as ,Jamea L. smithga11, Jr., Individually and as thl! Executol" of the Estatell of James L. Smlthqall, Sr, and Shirley A. smithqall; Joy A. smithgall Wrench; Brent Sm I thga 1]; and IlrUl:e ^, Smith'la 11 v. J ,Il. Hunt Transport, Inc. This Release also specifically encompasses, and plaintiffs do hereby release the Releasees for, all claims or causes of action a'lainst Releasees set forth in the complaint filed in the lawsuit referred to above. Releasees conceded in the lawsuit referred to above, and expressly acknowledge in this Settlement Agreement and Release, that the negligence of Kevin Lee Knowland was a substantial factor in causing the deaths of plaintiffs' decedents and that Releasees are liablo for his conduct. The undersigned plaintiffs hereby declare and represent that this Reiease releases and discharges Releasees from all injuries, damages, and losses sustained by plaintiffs whether permanent and/or .as yet unknown or unmanifested and regardless of whether recovery therefrom is uncertain and indefinite, and that in making this Helease, it Is underatood and agreed that the undersigned plaintiffs rely wholly upon their own judgment,. ~elief and knowlottye of tho nature, extent, effect, and duration of said Injuriaa or 1'05011>111 injuria!> and liability therefore, and that tllis HeleasB is made without reliance upon any statement or n~pr(Js"ntat inn by the Re leasees or the i r representatives, the 2 mak ing of auch statements or represontations being specif ically denied. II. ~T TORTFEASOR RELEASE I Plaintiffs covenant and agree that this settlement is being recei ved by them prior to the right of any other tortfeasor to secure a money judgment for contribution has accrued, pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act. Plaintiffs agree that any judgment entered ~gainst any other alleged tortfeasor which has a claim for contribution and/or indemnity against the Releasees, shall be reduced by the amount of Releasees' percentage share of fault/liability for any verdict, judgment or award (or Releasees' pro-rata share of responsibility for any verdict, jUdgment or award, if applicable under the circumstances), The aforesaid reduction shall discharge in full any and all damages and/or liabi 11 ty attributable to Re lea sees . The aforesa id reduction shall be effective whether the Releasees are held to be joint tortfeasors and whether a right of contribution and/or indemnification against any other defendant exists. Plaintiffs covenant and agree by the execution of this Settlement Agreement and Release that there shall be no further liabil ity on the part of the Releasees by way of contribution, indemnity or otherwise, by reason of the accident referred to herein, it being the intent that this Settlement Agreement and Release shall comply with the provisions of the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act of July 19,1951, P,L. 1130 and Pennsylvania 3 comparative Negligence Act and so as to relieve Releasees from any and all further liability arising out of the incident heretofore referred to. The above provisions are intended to accomplish the complete and permanent disengagement of the Releasees from all poseible claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, present or future, related in any way to the effects of plaintiffs' damages and to avoid the necessity and expense of having the Releasees participate in any litigation related to those damages, This provision is intended to obviate the necessity and expense of having Releasees obligated to participate in any future trials arising from this accident merely for the purpose of determining, if, in fact, it was a tortfeasor so as to entitle other tortfeasors to a reduction of any verdict. It is further understood and agreed that plaintiffs agree to INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS Releasees and the law firm of Palmer Biezup and Henderson from any and all claims, demallds.suits. damages, expenses, counsel fees, costs of litigation, or compensation of any kind arising out of the aforesaid accident which is the subject matter of the above-referred litigation. III. PAYMENTS: In consideration of the terms set forth above, Releasees agree to pay plaintiffs as follows: A. Pavrnents Due at the Time of settlement are as folloWl1 $511,475.00 payable to James L. smithgall, Jr. and Robert B. 4 Ellon, Esquire. (All plaintiffs authorlzs James L. Smithgall, Jr, to endorse the settlement check, pay attorneY'!l fees and loll distribute the romainlng amounts to them and tll thu Estales). D , fJl..ti I2lU2- P. V1lI!l nt.lll Releasees agree to make the following payments to James L. 5mithgall, Jr. ("Payee"); $1,650,00 per month for 5 years certain, commellcing February I, 2001, guaranteed. $J,267.84 per month for 20 years certain, commencing February I, 2006, compounding annually at J', guaranteed. Should James L. Smlthgall, Jr. die before all guaranteed payments have been made, remaining guaranteed payments should be made payable as scheduled to his wife, Janet smithgall, or if she dies, to hie children Joshua, Jessica, Jenna and Jaron equally or to the survivors equally, n.leaseeB agree to make the following payments to Joy A. smithgall Wrench ("payee"); $416.67 per month for 1 year certain, commencing February I, 1998, guaranteed. $8J].]J per month for 1 year certain, commencing February 1, 1999, guaranteed, $1,250,00 per month for 1 year certain, commencing February 1, 2000, guaranteed. $1,666,67 per month for 1 year certain, commencing February I, 2001, guaranteed. $2,659.5J per month for 2] years certain, commencing February I, 2002, compounding annually at J', guaranteed, should Joy A, smithgall Wrench die before all guaranteed payments have been made, remaining guaranteed paymente should be made p"'yablB liS scheduled to her husband, Bernard Wrench, or If he dies, to her children Robert and Adam equally or to the survivor. Relessees agree to make tho following paymootB to Brent Smlthgall, Jr, ("['ayoe"); 5 $5,000.00 payable on February 1, 1999, guaranteed, $10,000.00 per year for 5 years certain, commencing February 1, 2000, guaranteed. $35,000.00 payable on February 1, 2005, guaranteed, $51,199.72 per year for 20 years certain, commencing February 1, 2006, compounding annually at J\, guaranteed. Should Brent smithgall die before all guaranteed payments have been made, remaining guaranteed payments should be made payable as scheduled to his wife, Mary Anne smithgall, or if she dies, to his daughter Lisa. Releasees agree to make the following payments to Bruce A. Smithgall ("Payee") I $5,000.00 per year for 8 years certain, commencing July 1, 1998, guaranteed. $50,142,02 per year for 20 years certain, commencing July 1, 2006, compounding annually at J\, guaranteed. Should Bruce A. smithgall die before all guaranteed payments have been made, remaining guaranteed payments should be made payable as scheduled to his Estate, All sums set forth herein constitute damages on account of personal injuries or sickness, within the meaning of section 104(a) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, c, pavees' Riqhts to Pavment81 Plaintiffs acknowledge that the Periodic Payments cannot be accelerated, deferred, increased or decreased by the plaintiffs or any Payee; nor shall the plaintiffs or allY Payee have the power to sell, mortgage, encumber, or anticipate the Periodic Payments, or any part thereof, by assignment or otherwise. D. Pavee8' Beneficiariesl Any payments to be made after the death of any Payee pursuant to the terms of this Settlemellt Agreement and Release shall be made 6 to such person or entity as shall be designated in writing by p la int if fs to the Releasees or the Releasees' Assignee, I f no person or entity is so designated by plaintiffs, or if the person designated is not living at the time of the Payee's death, such payments sha 11 be made to the estate of the Payee, No such designation, nor any revocation thereof, shall be effective unless it is in writing and delivered to Releasees or the Releasees' Assignee. The designation must be in a form acceptable to the Releasees or the Releasees' Assignee before such payments are made, E. consent to Qualified Assionmentl Plaintiffs acknowledge and agree that the Releasees will make a "qualified assignment," within the meaning of Section 130(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the Releaseee' liability to make the periodic Payments set forth in Section III to NEW 'fORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION ("the Assignee"). The Assignee's obligation for payment of the Periodic Payments shall be no greater than that of Releasees (whether by judgment or agreement) immediately preceding the assignment of the Periodic Payments obligation. Any such assignment, if made, shall be accepted by the plaintiffs without the right of rejection and shall completely release and discharge the Releasees from the Periodic Paymellts obligation assigned to the Assignee. The plaintiffs recognize that, in the event of such an assignment, the Assignee shall be the sole obligor with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation, and that all other releases with respect to the Periodic Payments 7 , obl1l1ation that pertain to the liabil1ty of the Rehasees shall thereupon become final, irrevocable and absolute. r, lU.Ilht....!ILj'J,U:R1l1.'JL'lLArulllilY I The Releasaeo, themselves or through their Assignee, reserve the right to fund the I iIIbili ty to make the Par iodic Payment. through the purchase of an annuity pollcy from NEW YORI< LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ("Annuity Issuer"). The Releasees or the Assignee ehall be the sole owner of the annuity policy and shall fiave all rights of ownership. The Releasees or the Assignee may have NEW YORI< LIfE HISURANCE COMPANY ("Annuity luu8r") mall payments dirsctly to the Payees. The plaintiffS shall be rssponslbls for maintaining a current mailing address for paysss with NEW YORJ< LIfE INSURANCE COMPANY ("Annuity Issusr"). a, Ohchsral of obllaati.Qn1 The obligstion of the Releasses and/or Assignee to make e.ch Periodic Payment shall be discharged upon the mailing of a valid check in the amount of such payment to the designated address of the Payees named In Section III of this Settlement Agreement and Ralaase. IV. ADDITIONAL TERMS I The payments made to us are upon our warranty that we have 1I0t recelvad heretofore any consideration whatever for, nor have we released heretofore any person, firm or corporation from any claim or liability for the damages and/or Illjurles which are the subject matter of the aforementioned lawsuit. B The undersigned plaintiffs agree that in the event that the plaintiffs enter into any settlement agreement(s) with entities other than Releasees in connection with any suit, action, claim or proceeding for plaintiffs' alleged injuries, losses or damages, all such agreements shall, as conditions of the agreements/Releases, prohibit the settling entities from pursuing any claims against Releasees arising from plaintiffs' alleged injuries or damages including, but not limited to, claims for indemnity and/or ~ontribution, and shall require the dismissal with prejudice of any such claims against Releasees existing at the time of such agreements/Releases. It is expressly understood that Releasees shall not be required to make any further payment to us or to any other person, by reason of the aforesaid vehicular accident, V. ATTORNEYS' FEESI Each party hereto shall bear all attorneys' fees and costs arising from the actions of its own counsel in connection with the Complaint, this Settlement Agreement and Release and the matters and documents referred to herein and all related matters. VI. REPRESENTATION OF COMPREHENSION OF DOCUMENTI In entering into this Settlement Agreement and Release, the plaintiffs represent that they have relied upon the advice of their attorneys, Robert B. Elion, Esquire and David C. Shipman, Esquire, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, who are the attorneys of their choice, concerning the legal and income tax consequences of this Settlement Agreement and Release; that the terms of this Settlement 9 . Agreement and Release have been complotely read and explained to the plaintiffs by their attorneys; and that the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Rslease are fully understood and VOluntarily acceptnd by plaintiffs. VII. WARRANTY OF CAPACITY TO EXECYI~ AGREEHENTI plaintIffs represent and warrant that no other person or entity hae, or hae had, any interest in the claims, demands, obligations, or causes of action reforred to in this Settlement ~greement and Release, except as otherwiso set forth heroin; that plaintiffs have the solo right and exclusive authority to sxecute this Settlement Agreement and Release and receive the sums specified in it; and that plaintiffs have not sold, a8lligned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any of the Cllims, demands, obligations or causes of action referred to in this Settlement Agreement and Release. VIII. CONFIDENTIALITY I Plaintiffs agree that neither they nor their attorneys will reveal any of the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release, or the amount of consideration paid pursuant thereto, to any attorneys, media organhations, legal publications, and attorney trade associations, or their representatives and members, It is the intent of the parties that the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release ehall rsmain totally confidential. HOWeVer, Releasees are aware that plaintiffs have been legally required to petition the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas for approval of the Estates I surv 1 va 1 da ims alld to d 1 se loso the amount of the 10 . total settlement therein. Releasees are further aware that plaintiffs intend to pursue further lawsuits arising from this incident against other potential tortfeasors, and that it may be necessary for plaintiffs to reveal terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release, or to produce the entire Settlement Agreement and Release in allswering discovery requests made to them in those lawsuits. These disclosures will not constitute violations of this clause. If plaintiffs or their attorneys breach this confidentiality clause, Releasees shall be entitled to a penalty of $100,000.00 per violation, IX. GOVERNING L~WI It is further agreed that the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, X. ~ODITION~L DOCUMENTS I All parties agree to cooperate fully and execute any and all supplementary documents and to take all additional actions which may be necessary or appropriate to give full force and effect to the bas ic terms and intent of this Settlement Agreement and Release. specifically, the undersigned plaintiffs agree to direct their counsel to execut.e a stipulation dismissing all claims against Releasees with prejudice with the understanding that the Stipulation be filed with the Court upon exchange of settlement funds. 11 c:~tl...---' On the ---2-_ day of February , 1995, before me STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF LYCOHING SS the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Pennsylvania, personally appeared the within named Joy A, smithgall Wrench, known to me to be the person mentioned in the foregoing Release, who stata~ that she fully understood the meaning and effect of said Release, voluntarily executed the same in my presence, acknowledged at1.r ) 1 ,~ (h-j NOTARY PUBLIC / ~ UOU~'lt~L ~H.DAV ~l\&rll'ulillc WllJjjmlllOrll/cllI,lr., c.wn~1 PI. at, C-;:.:m"""n (''"'01 fl~. V \;'::7 -- it as and for her act and deed, and desired that it be recorded as such, WITNESS my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid. ~ . .. ~r jo- I: 1.,:-11" ClD '.r ,. .... :' ',' - . KJ Jl ,. , . ,,','- wo IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTy, PENNSYLVANIA il II I' 1\ I, 1\ II I' II I 1 JAMES I., SMITHGAI,I" .JR., Individually and as the Executor of the Estates of JAMES L. SMITllGALI. and SH I RLEY A. SM ITHGALL; JOY A. SMITllGALL WRENCH, BRENT SMITllGALL, and BRUCE A. SMITllGALL, CIVIL ACTION -I.AW- Plaintiffs, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant, v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC., and NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME, INC. Additional Defendants NO, 95-2734 .1 II I, r 1\ II Ii !j \' ,I II 'I I. I II \1 " II " I' II :1 II j':NTRY OF APPEARANCB TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Please enter the appearance of Timothy J. Abeel and Betsy A. McCarthy as counsel of record for additional defendants, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Kevin Knowland, in the above-captioned action. , PALMER B Il'ZUP /_&4H~.~RS9.N" /~~--' By' I imothy , . Abeel 620 Ches nut Street 956 Public Ledger Bldg. Philadelphia, pA 19106 (215) 625-9900 c'~'~_' ets~ A. McCarthy ~. 620 Chestllut Str . 956 Public Ledg Philadelphia, pA (215) 625-9900 Attorneys for Additional Defendants, J.n. Hunt 'I'ranllport, Inc, and Kevin Knowland Dated, September 27, 1995 1'lill,;J;1jLli I Wl'!, PAl '-Illi IHI/I)I' 1\ IH IJllI H!o\.IN .JAMES I,. fiMITIlOA\.\., ,"~., Individllfllly and illl t ht' Exec'lltllll of the Icutatell of .JAMEH I.. SMITIIOAI,L and fJlllll\.EY A. 8M 1 TIIOALI, I .JoY A. ~;M 1 TIIOALL WHENCII/ 11IlENT ~;M] TIIUALL and BHUCE A. ~;M I TIlUAI ,I,. I N TilE CUllin OF cOMMON I'I,EA8 OF CUMBEHLANIJ COUNTY, PENNSYLVAN]A C]VIL ACTION - I,AW PI al nt 1 f t II v. TilE COMMONWEALTII OF PJ;:NNSYINANIA, IJEPAHTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Defendant v. KEVIN LEI': KNOWLANll, J, B, IIUNT, TRANSPORT. lNe. and NEW ENTERPR 1 filL STONE " I,] ME, ] NC. , Add it i ana] De trmdant fJ NO. 9l, - 2'734 ~OMPLAINT TO JOIN ~DITIONAL DEFENDANTS KEVIN LEE !{NOWLAND. JL_Jl-l.JIllliT. TRANSl'ORT. INC. Jnd NEW ENTERPRIlll, OTOHIL' LIMB, INC. AND NOW, comeB I. he Commonweid t h of l'ennsyl valli a. Depal.tment of Transportation ("I'ellnDOT"), orl'llnal Defendant, and files this Complaint aqalnsl KevIn Lee KncMlantl, .J. Il. lIunt, Transport, Inc. and New Entelpdue flIune & LIme. ]nl'.. IIdditional Defendants. l'ennllOT alle\jefll 1. ol!'llnal D!,fendanl lu I'!OI III DOT , a Commonwealth agency with ita prIncIpal ,,ffjceu locilted III lh.. 'I'lilnB!"lltation and Safety Bulldlll'.l. Ilall iul)\11 tl, I'll l'/Ull. ;!. Actdit i"ll<>1 lJelf'il<lanl, Kl'vin \."!' Kn"wland, ill an adult indIvidual leult\lnq ill 2;!'/2 t~()nl"IY Hoaft, Talbott, TN 3'7fl7'7. 'l. Addltlol\al tJpj"lldalil, d. II. IIUIlI, 'l'I'allfl!,O), I , Inc. is a Georgia COlporation wi Ih n pdncipal place of business located at 1800 Penn Mutual Bui ldin9, 'il0 l~alnul SITeet, Phi ladelphia, I'A 19106 4, Additional lleftmdant, New Ent.eqll'ise St.one /. Lime, Inc. is a Pennsylvania COI"poration wi th a principal place of business located at Church Street., New Ent.el'pdse, I'A 16454, 5. Liability by PennllOT is specifically denied. 6. If the averments contained in Plaintiffs' Complaint are established, those averments being specifically denied as they relate to PennDOT, then the injudes and damages complained of were caused solely, or in part, by the Additional Defendants, Kevin Lee Knowland, J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc. ~ 7, Paragraphs 1 through 6 are incorporated by reference as if more fully set forth herein. 8. If Plaintiffs sustained any or all of the injuries or losses alleged in their Complaint, said injuries and losses were caused as a result of the negligence and lack of care of Additional Defendant, Kevin Lee Knowland, whose causal negligence included. without limitation, the following: (a). operating his vehicle in a speed in excess of the posted speed limit; (b). operating his vehicle at a speed which was too fast for the conditiolls then alld there existing; (c), operating his motor vehicle at a speed which 2 Willi UllJlltl'l' thall wOllld 1"'lltIi! hiltl 10 III ill" thL' vehlcl!' to il Illop wilhill th,' ,1Il1"III'd cledl dl!ll'''tcl' i1hl'ad; (d). "1"'latilltJ Iliull"'!lJl vdlicl,' with il callJleBB and lueklculJ dJIJI'-'<Jilld 1(Jj lhe li<jhtll ,Utd uatety of otheru; (e) fa i I Illtj III kl'f'p a plOp"l I ,,,,kllllt 101' at hel' lawful userB of the hJuhway; (f). faJlill'l to keep hlB vellicle lindeI' proper cOlltrol; (g). failinlJ to operal!' his vehicle with due cal'e ullder ex I ut IllY c i ITlIltIflt allceu; (h) . operat illY hiB vehicle BO as to create an unreasonable !'iflk 01 bodily harlll to another to a degree of pl'obability that Bullatallt ial harm would lesult. 9. Addlt iemal Dell'lIdant Kevin Lee Knawland haa been joined hel'ein to ploteet l'eIlIlDO')" a I'i~lhts of cOlltribution and l'ennDOT averfl that Additional Defendant is alone liable to the PlaintiffB 01, In the aHl>mative, that Addlt ional Defendant i9 liable over to PennDO')', 01 jointly or severally liable on the Plaintiffs' cause a of action. WIlEIlEFOHE, till! ('OtlllllunWeill t h of Pellnllylvallia, Department of Transport.at ion, respect! ul Iy 1 equests that jlldYlllellt. I", entered in ita favol and illjalnllt llddlt junal )lpfendilllt Kevin Lee Knowland on t.he Plaintiff' Il CIIlIllea of ill'! j"ll. CQUli'L.ll 10, Palagrapha ) thlm~h 9 arll incorporat.ed herein by j J"eff'r(~nCe au 11. AI i I mOl p f III I Y Ill" I It" I i m" 0 t Iii" Illltlt IiPI"II1. il(Tidelll, tlte t J act u) and t) a i 1['] dl'lvell by Addltlullill PUfUlldilllt, I<uvill Le,' I<lIowlalld WiUl owned by d, Il. Hllllt Tlallll!,ort, I Ill', ]2. At the time of the ilccidellt, Kevlll Lee Kllowlillld wall the ilgent 01 .J. tl, 1111111 Tlanll!'ol.t, 111(', wau drlvill(] tlte veltlcle owned by J, U. Hunt J'l'ilIlU!,Ol t, ] oc. I<n tlte pecuni illY benef I I. of .J, U, Hunt 1'lallsp01't, Inc. and was lindeI' the specific direction, instruction and authol'lty of .J. U, lIunt 1'l'ilnsp01't, Inc, at all times relevant hereto, 1]. At the time of the subject accident, Kevin Lee Knowlalld was an employee of .], B. Hunt 1'l'ansport, I nc. and was acti ng wi thin the COU1-se and scopt! of Itis employmellt, 14. AdditlOlloll Defendant .], Il. Hunt Transport, Inc., is vica1'iously liable lor the neglIgent acts of its employee, Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland, flO more fully set forth in paragraph 8, 15, Additional Defendant .). U, lIunt Transpo1't, Inc" hall been joined herein to IHotect PennlJ01" s dght of contdbutioll and i'ennD01' aVe1'O that J, B, lIunt Transpon, ]nc., is alone liable to the Plaintiff, or in the alternative, that it iu liable over to PennD01' 01' jointly and flp'vp.l'ally liahle on lIu' Plaintiff'fl caUBe of action. WHEHEFOllE, the ComlTlonweal th 01 Pennflylvilnia, Department of Transportation respectfully lequents that judgment be ente1'ed in Its lavor and againB\ Additional Defendant J. B. lIullt 4 'I'l'allDporlation, Inc., on P!ilintiff'll l'ilU/ll'lJ of aClion, ~J;U 16. I'al'agl'aphu] thlDU9h IS ill'e i ncorp<JI'al ed by l'eference aD if mOl'e fulJy set IOI'l.h hendn, 17, Plaintiffs alJ,''.!" that on or about October ]9, ]993, Plaintiffs' decedents Wet'e utopped in a constnlclion area when struck by a tl'actol'-trailel' operated by Additional Defendant Kevin Lee Knowland and owned by Additional Defendant J, B. Hunt Trallsport, Inc. Plaintiffs allege that the accident resulted from improper warning uigns and improper design of the construction area. The allegationu of Plaintiffu' Complaint are incorporated by reference without admission or adoption and a copy of the Complaint is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", 18. Interstate 81 is a state designated highway and PellnDOT has such duties and responsibilities over the roadway as provided by law. 19. 011 July 27, 1993, Additional Defendant, New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc. entered into a contract with PennDOT, wherein it was agreed that New Enterpl'ise would perform certain construction work on and/or along State Route 81, and in particular, in the area where the subject vehicular accident occurred. 20. Additional Defendant, New Enterprise Stone and Lime, Inc., further agreed to "save harmless" and indemllify PenllDOT for any injuries occasioned as a reuult of the construction work it performed. 21. If the averments contained in the Plaintiff's Complaint 5 are established, said aVeltllenl.s Illdn'.lllpe..ifieilJly d("li"d au thoy may relate to the Commonwealth Defenda/lt, t Ii('/I tlie i/ljlll leu a/ld damages complained of wele ealllled uulely by tIll' l"-'tJli!J(.nl'[! 01 Additional Defendanl. Nl'w EIlLel(ll in!' S1UIIf' iI/ld 1.111I", Jnc. 22. Additional Defendant, New I':nl.elllliu(' st ulll' and Lillie, Inl'" has been joined hel'ein to prntect III<' ('olllmonweaJ I h Del endant' IJ rights of indemnity and contribution, and tlw Commonwealth Defendallt avel-S that the above-uaid Defendant ill alone 1 iabh, to the Defendallt, or in the alternative, that the above,said Defendant is li1ble ovel- to the Commonwealth Defendant, 0)' jointly and severally liable on the Plailltiff's causes of action. WHEREFORE, the Commonwealth of PP.llllsylvallia, Department of Trallsportation, respectfully requests that judgment be entered in its favor alld against Additional Defendant New Enterprise Ston~ and Lime, Inc. Respectfully submitted, WALTER W. COllEN ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAl, BYI Ii.., _Ll. (I ( " I Oaniel R. Goodemote Sellior Deputy Attorney I1J1I30986 General Torts Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 717-783-1683 DATED: July 18, 1995 6 "', ( l"- , :)\'~ .,). '.~'I {~ ~ ,,,,,---- IN TIn: <:<llJRT OF COMMON Pl.EAS 0..' CllM8J<:RI.ANU COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JAM":S I~ SMITIIGAU., JR., Individually and Il5 the ..:I('....ulor or the ..:....tes or JAM":S 1~ SMITIIC.AU, and SmRLEY A. SMmIGALl.; JOY A. SMITIIGAU, walo:NCII; BRENT SMITIIGAU; and BRUCE A. SMITIIGAU; CIVIL A<..i10N . lAW NO. rJJ" } 1J4- (7~'t4.L0L-\) - Plaintiff, \'I. TIlE COMMONWEALTII OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT 01<' TRANSPORTATION, Dd'mdant JURY TRIAL DEMANDED TO: COlllmollwealth or Pennsylvallla IJepartmelll or Transportatloll Transport.tlon alld Sarely Bulldlllg lIanisburg.I'A 17120 NOTICE TO IJEFEND You have been sued In Court. Jr you wish 10 derend ag.llIsllhe claims sel rorth 111 Ihe rollo~1l1g pages. you lIIusl take actloll wlIhl1l Iwellly (20) days aner this complalnl and 1I0tlee are sen'ed by enlering a written appearallee personally or by an attorney and nllng In Wlitlng \tilh Ihe eoul1 your derellses or objections 10 the claims set rorth agalllst you. You are warned thai Jr you rail 10 do so Ihe case may proceed wlIhoul you alld a Judgmenl may be elllered agalnsl you by Ihe court wlIhout rurther notice ror allY money claimed In Ihe eOlllplallll or ror allY olher claim or rcller requesled by the PlalntllT. You lIIay lose money or property or olher righls Importallllo you, YOU SIIOULn TAKE TIllS PAl'ER TO YOUR LAWVER AT ONCE, IF YOU 00 NOT HAVE A LAWYER, CONTACT: FROM AI!OOfI) COUHT AI1MINISTHA"OH I hire unto Mt fIlY.....UMBERLAND co COURTIlOUSE , at c.r-. Pii.-l COUIlTIIOU5E SQUARE r-- I( .i (t1-CAIlLISLE PA 17013 3387 . (717) 240 6200 4th FLo#iY .:. --."'::) ii.[2.. .,' I' II, 1,:1. ::. . ~-d' i' i UU1i t " I t ., '" ..j ...; L:J . " V:'r,c\.fhii:,' 'fGC' '~.I . . "... !\.." "Ie,.:; ...... ~ 1 r .. I . LXIII JIlT "A" 4. 8rutt' A. Smllbgallls an adult Individual rnldlng al 401 "~t Cnllral Avmul'. South WllllamsllOr1, J.Yl'omlnl: <:ounly, 1'l'nns'Yhanla. 1770 I, and 15 a IUn'hing SOli of Jamn; I~ Smllbgall and Sbhiry A. Smllhgall. 5. Iklendant. Commonwrallh of l'l'flnsylvanla, Urpar1mtnt of Transpo..uUon Is a lawfully established 1)qJat1ment of tbe CommonM'AlUI of I'ennsylvanla with prindpaJ offices In the Transpo..uUon and Safay Building, lIanisburg, I)aupbln County, Pennsylvania 17120. 6. At all Umn; material hento, Iklendanl. Commonwealth or PennsylYaBla, Department or l'ranspo..utluD, acted thf'OUlh and by 115 employees and senu15 wIIo Mn actlq during the coune or thdr nnployment with Dd'endant. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, OqIarlment or Transportation, 7. On October 19, 1993, James I~ Smlthpll was operating a 1991 Buick RrpI automobile OIl Intenlate Route 81 In Cumberland County, Pennsylyanla, trnelllng 1I0rth. The only other oc:cupant of tht vdtlde was Shlrtry A. Smlthpll, wbo was a pusmcer. 8. On October 19, 1993, at approdmatdy 5:20 pm.. willie travelling north on Intentate 81, the SmlUapll yeldde was required to stop at a construction area on Inlentate 81, located In Cumberland County, l'ennsytvanlL 9. While the Smlthgall vehicle WIUi stopped at the construction area, on October 19, 1993, a 1993 IntemaUonal cabover tractor operated by Knill 1__ Knowland and owned by J. 8. lIullt Transport, Ine., came to the constructIon site behInd the Smlthgall vehicle. 10. nle 1993 Intentallunal rabonI' t\llrlUI' rallnl tll It up and rollldrd with the rral" or the SlIIlthgall fdtlde. II. Jalllrs I~ Smlthl:all and Shlril')' A. SlIIlthl:a/l.lIl'd a\ a 1110nll ur IrIJutiC'1l sustatnrd In that collision. 12. Internatl' RouCI' 81, at thl' Iltl' ur Chi, arddent, W1l.S a hlgh....y under cltl' Jurisdiction or Cltl' IldendanC, ConllDonwull1t or I'enmylvallla (hrrdllaflfl' mftTl'd Co as 'PmnD01"). 13, l'ftlDOOT olll'rd a Irgal duty Co usen nr this blghWllY, Includh., sp<<Jncally Plaintiffs' lhudents, to ktql the hlgh....y reasonably we ror the actlvltJes for wfJlcll It was rqularly used, Inlmdrd and rra.sonably fof"l'SftfJ to be ull'd. 14. PennOOT brrached Chis Irpl duty and 1t1l5 nrgtlgent for muons Including, but not limited to the follo,"I.,: L lbe trame at the sane or the aeddetlt ..... at a stop due to the presence of long tenu construction; b, 1'be stopprd trame seriously vlolatrd Ole elpt.ctancy or driven and created a dangerous condition wfJlcll slKJllncantly Incmued the potmtlal for drivet' error such as tbat committed by Kmn Lft Knowland; c. lbe end of the tramc queue c.....ted a daJ"l'fUusly high speed differential wtllcll slKJllncantly IlIcreased the probability of an aeddenl; d. PennOOT knew or mtsllnably should han known that the presence of a tramI' queue of Slale Roule 81 wftrre InIIlc usually Is npected 10 be tnvdllng alleast 5S mllrs 114'1' hour, would, and did, crrate a dangerous condition; e. 1'be tramI' control dniers plac-rd, or caull'd to 114' Illal"f'd 111 ad.ance of the construction site by I'MnJ}OT did nol plllvlde adequate adnnce ....rnlng or this dangerous condlthlll to drinn such as Knin 1At! Knowtandj 18. Jamt':S I~ Smlthl:lllllrn sUn'lvlnl: him thr rollowlng rhlldrnl, who an' entltltd to recover damBgt':S ror his drath: Mr. Jamt':S I~ Smlthl:all, Jr. HH 3, Boll 290 W1\11amspol1, I'A 17701 Mr. "I'nlt Smlthgall nos Ikdaro Urive South Wllllamlipol1, I'A 17701 Mr, Bruce SmltJlgall 401 t:ast Cmtnl Avenue South W1l11amspol1, PA 17701 MJ'Ii. Joy Smlthgall WI'aldl HH 113, Boll 562 W1ll1amspol1, PA 17701 19. As a result or the death or James I~ Smlttlpll, rIlpalHS Mre Incurred wbIdl Indude run<<al and rrlatrd rIlpalses, burial rIlprosrs, and e5tate admlnlitntJon. 20. As a result or the death or James I~ Smlthpll, hili dlIldfftl han mlfrRd the loss or his Iia'\'lces and suppol1 that they would have recdvftt rrom him and rl'Olll hll rarnlnp during his IIrdlme. 21. No other action ror the wrondul deatJl or James I~ Smlthpll h.. bftn rommrnad against this Ikf'mdant. W1IEHEFORt:, l'IalntllTs demand Judgemrnt &pInd Defendant In an amount In acess or Tm Thousand I)ollan ($10,000.00), said amount rIlceedlng the Jwildlctlooal requirements ror compulsory ariJltntlon. COUNT 11 . SUHVIVAI..Qf.jAMES I. SMITIICJAU. n. Paragraphs I through 15 Indulilve or l'Ialntl"" Complaint are InrollJOnted hrrdll by rd'rrmce as though rully set rol1h at length. 2.3. James I.. Smlthgall, Jr. brings this actloll 011 bdIalf or the t:state or James I. Smlthgall pUJ'liuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. !j8302. 24. As a result of the death of James I~ Smlthgall, his estate h.. l>rm drprivtd or his eanllngs and benefits during the period of his life elll>rctancy. , I : .. 15. AI a lT6u\lof Ihr IIrfrndalll'l IIrglll\rtlrr, Ihl' Enall' of Jamt'S Ih Smllhgall ha. IUl1alllrd a lOll of 11I111\(,11y for Ihr nhlrlr alld rOib of iloragr. WI1Jo:1UWOIU'~ l'lalllllfh dl'malld Jlldl\C'mrlll agah..1 IIrfnldalll III all amoulII III rlrt'$1 of Tnl 'I1lOlIulld 1I01lal1; ($10,000.00), roald amoulII rarl'.C'dlllg Ule Jurisdictional l'ftjuh't'1l1nlb for rompul""ry arlJlIl1lUolI, nUJlfLIU . WIW/il;tolJLJJt;A11I m'./jIUIl.LEl' ~ SMI'I1IGAU. 16. l'lU1III1lPh. I Ihmll&h 15 Indulin of l"lalnUrr.' Complaint are Inool1M'raled herrin by mrnucr u IhouCh fully ad forth al lmeth. 17. 1br PlalnUrr. bOna thl. dalm for WmRKfullHaUI purluant to Uar provblonl of 411'.. C.t'A fiIIJOl. 18. Shlrie, A. SmlUapll left lUn'hina her thl' follollrina chlldn:o, who are mUUed to !WOver d........ for her death: M\', J..es I~ Smllh,all, Jr, II 3, 101 190 WlIII...rt, I'A 17781 Mr. Bruer Smlthpll 481 F.ut Cmtral Avenue South WlIII..IlJIOrt, PA 17781 Mr. Brent S.Ubpll 1105 Bedaro Drin SouUa Wlmamsport, PA 17781 Mrs. Joy S.ltbpll WraJm IR #3, 801 561 Wlm..sport, PA 17711 19. As a mult of the deaUI of Shlrie, A. Smltlapll, eapallft WU"e loculTed wtJld. Ineludr funeral alld ,'dated f'lp4'II-' burial rlp4'll-' and rstatr ad.lnJllratlon, ]0, As a muU "f Ihe dnaUI of Shh11')' A. SRlltllCall, hf't' cltlldrm hur lurrrred thl' 1011 of ber IIt'n'lcH alld IUlllNlrt that Ihl')' WIIuld han .-rcrived from her and from her namlnp durina her IIfnIRlf'. 31, Nn other artloll for Ihl' M1lncful dealh "f Shlrte, A. SmIU....1 hu been romnlnlcrd apll..1 Ihl. l_rftndallt. I , yt:RItU-'AllCJN I, James I~ Smllhgall, Jr., hM"dJy n'firy Ihal thr rurqolng Complalnl II tl'llr and correct to thr bat or DIY knowledgl' and bdld. I undrntand thai ralae ...ltfUftlli hnTln I\n! made lubJect 10 Ihl' IN'llalUrli or 18 I'a. C.S., Section 4904, rdalllll 10 uniWOm ralllncalloll 10 aulhorilles. ~""'.; ,1 -~%'-..j~.Jf+-- es L. Smllbpll, Jr..' . .5 - 13 .- ?.!J Date Vt:RJIolC~TIQN I, Brenl SmllhgaJl, henhy nrify thaI the foregoing Complainlls lrue and correct to Ihe best or my knowledge and hellrf. I ullderst.and thai raise statements herein ~ made liubJect to Ihe Ilftlaltles or 18 I'a. C.S., Sectloll 4904, relating to Ullli1l'Om falslncatJolI to authorities. ~..I ~~ Pi? Brmt SmlthgaJl $-//-I'S Date ~;KJt]!:A'I1QN I, Joy A. SmllhgaJl Wmlch, h~rrby veriry Ihal Ihe rorqolnl ComlllaJnlll t/lle Md colTUt to the best or my knowledge and beller. I undmrtand lI.al ralie ltatrmmli herdo IIJ"e made subject to Ihe pm.llltS or 18 I'a. C.S., Stdlon 4904, maUnl to UlllWOm raJalncallon to authorilltS. ~ q)l~(J.ti)~J. Joy S thgaJl W eft e/la.jq.;- Dati I vmut'lf.nlON I, 11m.... A, SlIIlIh/.lall, hertlly nory Ihallhl' rUnllUIIl!: CUlllplatnl1s lrue and culT\'ct to Ihl' '-t or DI)' knowtl'CI!:1' and bI'U..r. I und"rlland Ihal rat~ ,lalnul'nls hl'rtll1 art madl' lubJtd 10 thr IINtatlltti or 18 I'a. C.S~ S.ll'tlon 4904, rtlallng 10 nnSWOnl rahiln..atlon 10 luthoritles. tL- ~d15j)---- , -_.- --- A \ --..~) Bmcr A. Smlllll I ((\~ II) \~'1$' Olte JAMES L. SMI'l'IIGALL, JIl., IlIdividually And Aa The Executor Of The Ebtatea Of JAMES L. SMITIIGALL And SIIIRLEY A. SMITIIGALL, JOY A, SMITIIGALL WIlENCII, /lIlEN'l' SMITIIGALL, Alld /lRUCE A, SMITHGALL, Plaintif fa v, TilE COMMONWEALTII OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant v. KEVIN LEE KNOWLAND, J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC. And NEW ENTERPRISE STONE , LIME CO'l INC., Add tiollal Defendants IN 'I'IIE COUIlT O~' COMMON PI.EAS O~' CIlMUEIlLAND COUN'l'Y, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 95-2734 CIVIL TERM ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this :. ')o1"day of May, 1997, UpOIl cOIlBideration of the attached lettsr from Charles E. Wuilehki, Esq., the hearing previoue1y scheduled for May 29, 1997, is CANCELLED. BY TilE COURT, J, /Wealey Ole{,' Jr., / ~, Robert B. Elioll, Esq. 1;15 East Third Street Williameport, PA 17701 Attorlley for Plaintiffs Gregory B. Abelll, Esq. 37 East Pomfret Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Local Counsel for Plailltiffs