Free Answer to Complaint - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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A 1 1·UMTnn STATES mstiucw CIGURT ·j` _*jI ;_ _.-_ `_”_
__ FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE I '‘__ I1
MARK BEKIER AND RENEE BEKIER ) I1 _ _ J · I
I ) C.AQ N0. 1 :07··cv»0B626-JJF· · ·_ 1 II' ‘
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COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION ) ;· -1_ II_ 1
COMPANY, INC., ) I - I Iy { I O4.11 _ `1
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Defendant. ) ‘ _I ` Y 1`_1‘ _1
})EFEN})ANT’S ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT _1-1 _. ·I ._:·C‘- I
It I JURISDICTION j ‘_‘- _ I
I - l. Admitted upon infomation and belief -· 1I·-·I_ _;1*1 nl it I_ _ 1 I I
21 Admitted · `
I 3. Admitted . é -1 ‘ I I - 1;»:III
4. Denied. 1 .1_1 _-I A ‘ I
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1. Denied I 1_ I
COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. _ I
2. Denied I ` "l : _ I
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CONSTRUCTION SITE NEGLIGENCE I1 I I II
A _ 1. Upon infomation and belieii Admitted · 1 II II-_ 1
1 2. Admitted I `I II1I II‘I1I II

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I ` 4. Admitted 1 ‘ . I i ‘
I n j _i 5. Defendant iaclcs sufncient infomation to coniirrn or deny the allegation ‘_`· Y` $-.1 .
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. 6. Defendant lacks sufficient infomation to contirni ordeny the allegation __ i‘=.·-.· --
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.p 7. Denied _ _ _. I n- .. `_
l il; 8. Denied _ . M <> .`.. i ‘ I- U . l ·.-. if _
I · ‘ 9. Denied I I I I . ·.`.-' Zim; _.
10. Denied i ·.`. l Y
l 11. Denied _. nl ” __ i_·· _* _ g Qi-} ·' -
12. Denied I · i I
13. Defendant lacks sufficient infomation to confirm or deny the allegation i'y_ ; C p`_ _. l.
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I 14. Denied I _. · ···· . . _‘
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES I I ··. _ j
I 1. Plaintiffs are comparatively negligent. ` an
2. Answering Defendant had no custody or control over the job site at the time '·-·. -._.· if .. _. I I
accident - - ‘ -.
. 3. Answering Defendant did not direct, in any manner, the work of the sub-contractor.- I 1
4. Plaintiffs have violated the statute of limitations [ lzl. .____ _ __ I
I 5. The Borrowed Servant doctrine applies - I Z i.L.‘ 1 ip
I WHEREFORE, the Defendant, Commonwealth Construction Company, respectfallii--{ ·`-' l iff; -‘.` " .
requests that the Court dismiss the complaint and award Defendant their costs and reasonahle '_`‘_‘ i -p._p _- ii-- _
:1 atton1eys’ fees incurred inlresponding to the complaint, together--with such further relief as- UQ. -_l_ ll-. at I I

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_ SILVERMAN MCDONALD & FMEDMAN ;:`*`fj_:.Q?:. ;2g"[_ 1*7 ___e‘`
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(302) 888~2900 · - .'‘_ I; ;i_? ` _ .
- Attomey for Defendant Commonwealth Construction-·.“· 2 ·¢'_' Y
Company _

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. UNITED STATES DISTRICT ._‘‘ ‘`-_ Q fi if
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MARK semen AND Rama BEKIER ) in A A _' Qui _? _‘'`. `.- -. ` A
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` [ I hereby certify that-tvmcopies of Michael `I. Silverman’:s_ Answerto the Complaint`;on§‘, Ii; _ < is ‘
behalf of Defendant Connnonweaith Construction Company, incfls was served via `_ _ A- if . ._
filing and first class mail, postage prepaid this 8f_h_ day of February; 2008 to : ;_f_ 'f.-‘ llel t ;. `·_`
Michael J. McKenna, Esquire y I ·-.._. j? it 7.5 —-i·‘ ‘- -_
.. 0/fCKCHH&&M&TCOIH ` ` t_ 0i _ - A I
648_Longwood Avenue _ ‘ I . i. A - 2 _
State Highway 38 and Longwood Avenue ` i ‘·‘- _
C1·1en·y Hili,NJ 08002 · ·._. ` A- .
/S/: Michael I. Silverman, Esquire ‘ -."i “ _ _
MICHAEL I. SILVERMAN A 0 .
DE Bar 1"D:3034 _ .· i -.‘
SILVERMAN ,MCDONALD,& FRIEDMAN Q ._ _
t010 N. Bancroft Parkway ` p y ‘
Suite 22 I Z, _-‘_ `.
· Wilmington, DE 19805 _ . I ` `
(302) 8882900 _ ;:,=` _ - 4 -
- Attorney for Defendant Commonwealth .f_ if .; p___ .
{ Construction Company. A - y Y 7 ._*j i't-g r -—-' `g

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