Free Complaint - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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The JS—44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the tiling and service of pleadings or other papers as required by low, except as provided by local rules of
court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.)
I (a) PLAIN TIFFS DEFENDAN TS
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. Walpar, Inc.
Daisy Construction Company
(b) COUNTY RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF Ramsey County, MN & COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFENDANT Jefferson County, AL
New Castle County, DE (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE
TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED
(C) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TI:LE1·I-I0NE NUMBER) ATNJRNEYS (IF KNOWN) __
Maryamw Donaglm Smdlcm Rom,] Stevens & Young, LLP, 300 Delaware James S. Roberts, Townes, Woods, & Roberts, P.C., P.O. Box 96-717 Kerr D11ve,
Avenue, sure a 0, Ro. Box 2170, wrimmgam , DE ( 02) 576-5850, rar st. Paul Gardcudalc. AL 39071 (205) 6314019
Travelers Companies, Inc., and
Edvvard Seglias, Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C., Nemours
Building, 1007 Orange Street, Suite 205, Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 425-5089,
for Daisy Construction Company
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (1=LAcEAN¤m0NE1zox0NLv) HI. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (1>LAcEANx1N oss sox
(For Diversity Cases Only) FOR PLAINTIFFAND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT)
El 1 U.S. Government D 3 Federal Question PTF DEF PTF DEF
Plaintiff (U.S. Government Not a Party)
Citizen of This State I] 1 EI1 Incorporated or Principal Place EI 4 E14
of Business in This State
EI 2 U.S. Government El 4 Diversity Citizen of Another State El 2 [I2 Incorporated and Principal Place IZI 5 E5
Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of of Business in Another State
Parties in Item III)
Citizen or Subject of a El 3 El 3 Foreign Nation El 6 D 6
Foreign Country
IV. NATURE OF SUIT: (Place an "X" in One Box Only)
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El 110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY El 610 Agriculture . D 422 Appeal El 400 State
EI 120 Marine III 310 Airplane El 362 Personal Injury — III 620 Other Food & Drug 18 USC 158 Reappointment
El 130 Miller Act El 315 Airplane Product Med Malpractice El 625 Drug Related Seizure of EI 423 Withdrawal EI 410 Antitrust
El 140 Negotiable Instrument Liability D 365 Personal Injury — Property 21 USC 881 28 USC 157 III 430 Banks and Banking
D iso Recovery orovrrpaymrrn D 320 Assault, Llbel at Product Liability D 6:10 Liquor Laws I>R()I>ERTY RIGHTS D 450 Commerce/ICC Ratesletc.
:_§"f°"f“‘°“' °f s"’"°" D ass Asbestos rrrsmi D 640 R.R or Truck D szo copyragms D also Drporonaon
gm"` III 330 Federal Employers' Injury Product El 650 Airline Regs El 830 Patent El 470 Racketecr Intluenced and
El 151 Medicare Act Liability Liability El 660 Occupational El 840 Trademark Corrupt Organizations
El 152 Recovery ofDetaulted El 340 Marine PERSONAL Safety/Health SOCIAL EI 480 Consumer Credit
st ti L D 490 c ble/S TV
(ElJlc;r$et:::i`:s) PROPERTY El 810 S;lectivi'Service
El 345 Marine Product El 370 Other Fraud El 690 Other El 861 HIA (1395%) III 850 Securities/Commodities!
Liability D 371 Troma in Lending LABOR D sez Inst-Jr Lung (923) Exchange
El 153 Recovery ofOverpaymcnt El 350 Motor Vehicle El 380 Other Personal El 710 Fair Labor Standards I] 863 DIWCIDIWW (405(g)) E1 875 Customer Challenge
of Veteran‘s Benelit El 355 Motor Vehicle Property Damage Act El 864 SSID Title XVI 12 USC 3410
El 160 Stockholders‘ Suits Product Liability EI 385 Property Damage EI 720 LaborIMgmt. El 865 RSI (405(g)) El 890 Other Statutory Actions
E ,,0 other Comm, D 160 Other Personal Product Liability Relations FEDERAL T AX SUITS D esi Agrroriorrsi Acts
D 195 Contract Product Liability huury El 730 Labor/Mgmt. III 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff EI 892 Economic Stabilization Act
EI 196 Franchise
REAL PROPERTY CIVIL I>E'I‘I'I‘IONS Reporting & or Defendant) El 893 Environmental Matters
El 210 Land Condemnation El 441 Voting El 510 Motions to Vacate · Disclosure Act El 871 IRS —Thlrd Party El 894 Energy Allocation Act
El 220 Foreclosure El 442 Employment Sentence El 740 Railway Labor 26 USC 7609 D 895 Freedom of
El 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment El 443 Housing! Habeas Corpus: Act Information Act
El 240 Torts to Land Accommodations III 530 General El 790 Other Labor EI 900 Appeal of Fee Determination
El 245 Tort Product Liability El 444 Welfare IZ] 535 Death Penalty Litigation Under Equal Access to
El 290 All Other Real Property D 446 rg;-ilfr. iv/Disabilities· El 540 Mandamus & Other El 791 Empl. Ret. Inc. Justice
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El 440 Other Civil Rights [1 550 Other Security Act III 950 Constitutionality of
I] 555 Prison Condition State Statutes _
V_ (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLIQ APPPM ¢¤ Dl$¢l’l¤¢
Transferred from El 7 Judge from
EI 1 Original Cl 2 Removed from El 3 Remanded from D 4 Reinstated or El 5 another district El 6 Multidistrct Magistrate
Proceeding State Court Appellate Court Reopened (specify) Litigation Judgment
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are tiling (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity:
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION 28 USC § ,332
Brief Description of Cause:
Action for declaratory judgment relating to a dispute involving a surety bond
VIL REQUESTED IN cnsciurrnis is A CLASS ACTION Dectaratory relief for dispute °'·¤=l< YES ·¤··*r i*¤¢···¤··¤=·* lr =·>···rl¤*··¤=
involving an amount in excess of
COMPLAINT $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs
D UNDER "`·R·C-l’· N JURY DEMAND: Elvcs UNO
VIII. (Seeinstructlons):
IF JUDGE DOCKET NUMBER
December 20, 2005 ·
DATE SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT # AMOUNT AFPLYING IFP JUDGE MAG. JUDGE
L 418526v.l