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         2                      IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         3                FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         4                          CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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         6        ELAINE R RODMAN             : JANUARY TERM, 2001
                         AND                   :
         7        THEODORE RODMAN              :
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         8               VS                   :
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         9        SOMNIA 1811, INC, GEVURTZ   :
                  FURNITURE, INC, AND         :
        10        MARSHALL ERDMAN & ASSOCIATES : NO 002586

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                                TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
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                                  COURTROOM 650, CITY HALL
        15                       PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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        17        BEFORE:  HONORABLE SHELDON C JELIN, J

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                  APPEARANCES:
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                               KELLY, JASONS, MC GUIRE & SPINELLI
         6                     BY:  JOSEPH W MC GUIRE, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS
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         9                     THOMAS, THOMAS & HAFER
                               BY:  JOSEPH MC HALE, ESQUIRE
        10                     COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS
                               SOMNIA 1811, INC AND
        11                     GEVURTZ FURNITURE, INC

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                               LF MARGOLIS, EDELSTEIN
        14                     BY:  CHRISTOPHER TINARI, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT
        15                     MARSHALL ERDMAN

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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
        23                     OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                               COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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         3                                 I_N_D_E_X
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                  OPENING_STATEMENTS:
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                    BY MR MC GUIRE - PAGE 5
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                    BY MR MC HALE  - PAGE 20
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                    BY MR TINARI   - PAGE 31
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        10                              E_X_H_I_B_I_T_S
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        12        MARKED_AS:   DESCRIPTION                   PAGE
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        13         P-1         CURRICULUM VITAE OF G WIDAS   56

        14         P-2         3-18-99 REPORT OF G WIDAS     56

        15         P-3         3-11-02 REPORT OF G WIDAS     56

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        17        WITNESSES:
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        18                           DIRECT     CROSS

        19        GEORGE P WIDAS      57         75

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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN OPEN

         6               COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           THE COURT:  COUNSEL, YOU MAY

         8               OPEN TO THE JURY

         9                           MR MC GUIRE:  THANK YOU, YOUR

        10               HONOR  MAY I TAKE A MOMENT TO BRING MY

        11               EASEL UP?

        12                           THE COURT:  YOU MAY

        13                           MR MC GUIRE:  THANK YOU  MAY

        14               I PROCEED, YOUR HONOR

        15                           THE COURT:  YOU MAY

        16                           MR MC HALE:  YOUR HONOR, IF

        17               MR MC GUIRE CAN MOVE THAT SO WE CAN SEE

        18               IT

        19                           THE COURT:  YOU ARE FREE --

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