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Home My WebLink About96-03549 , J 1I1-1\IJ^' AHI " 'd'''''j M ~ 'I,. Ii\/,:;' '1M I 1'.~.I"t 111\;\ 'I/'> ") '-'HAM IInw,j 11I\;\'IIlII) \llUQAM JEFFREY S, COHICK, Plaintilr IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY I'ENNSYL VANIA v, NO, 96. 35 '+1 CIVIL TERM 1. MICHAEL ADLER and STERLING REALTY GROUP, INC, l/d/b/a STERLING REAl.TY Defendanls JURY TRIAL DEMANDED COMI'I,AINT AND NOW, comcs lhe 1'lai'1lill: Jem-ey S, Cohick, by and lhrollgh his allol'l1cys, MAltTSON, DEARDORFF, WILLIAMS & OTTO, nnd hereby nvcrs os !ollows: I, Plnintifr Jellhey S, Cohick is un ndult individunl with n busincss nddress of 390 Alexnnder Spring Rond, Carlisle, Cumbcrlnnd COil Illy, Pennsylvnniu 2, At alllill1('s relcvalll hcreto, Pluinti!r was in thc business of providing profcssionnl bookkeeping, nccounling, nrld tax services, 3, Defendnnl J, Michuel Adlcr is un adult individuul with a residence und business address of 1442 Trindle R()(\d, Curl isle, Clllllberlund County, Pennsylvnnia, 4, Delendant Slerling Renlty Group, Inc" t/dlb/a Sterling Realty, is a Pennsylvania corporation with a business nddress of 1442 Trindle Rond, Carlisle, Cumberland County. Pennsylvanin, COUNT I COlliCK v AD! ER BREACH OF CONTRACT FOR SERVICES 5, Paragraphs 1 through 4 arc incorporatcd herein by reference, 6, Defendant Adler engaged Plainlifl' 10 provide professional accounting and tax services on various dates fh)111 1990 through 1993. including preparation of his 1990-1993 tax rcturns, 7, The reasonable value of thc services provided 10 Defendant Adlcr by Plaintitl' in connection with the preparation of Dcfendant Adler's 1990, 1991. and 1992 returns is $2,850 8, Defcndant Adler It/rther cngaged Plaintilr to prepared ()e!cndunt Adler's 1993 tux return, thc rcasonable value of the services provided fill' such bein[/. $900 00 9, III Cll1ll1eC111l1l with prepllrutlllu of Defendant Adler's 1991 tax retllrll, I'lalnlill' IIdvanced Defend lint Adler $1,50000 till' pllyment oftllx due by Defendent Adler 10 Delelldllnl Adler has fillled tll PllY IIIlY of the IIbllve stilted pnst due amounls II, Defendunt Adler's failure to pay suid pllst due IImollnt constitules II breach of cOlltruct fill' services WIIEREFORE, !'IIIintil!' demunds judgment In Iilvllr of I'luintll!' IInd agulnst Defendllllt Adler In the IImountof $5.25000 plus interest und Cllsls there<lllus III/owed by luw, COllNT II COHICK v AD! FR UNJlIST ENRICHMENT 12 13, 14, is $5,250,00, 15, Defendllnt Adler dlreclly benelited from I'lainlill' providing these services and hilS been llnjllstly enriched by not p"ying for the same WHEREFORE, !,Iaintilr demands judgmel1l against Defendant Adler in the amount of $5,25000 plus Interest and costs thereollas permilled hy law. I)aragraphs I through II are incorporated herein by reference, Defendant Adler engaged Plllintifrlo prllvlded professionllluccounting services, The lair IInd reusonllhle vulue llfthe services provided hy I'lalntil1'to Defendant Adler COUNT III COHICK v STERLING BREACH OF CONTRACT FOR SERVICES 16, Paragraphs I through 15 ure incllrpontted herein by reference, 17, Defendant Slerllng Realty engaged !,IIIintil1' tll provide monthly accounting. payrol/ and tax preparation for Defendant Sterling Realty lilr the years 1991. 1992 and 1993, 18, The tilir und reusllnahle value Ill' the services provided in cllnnection tlte ubove described services was $6.~71 00 19 Defendant Sterling Realty engllged !'luintif1' to provide 1994 IInd 1995 pllyrol/ and preparation Ill' lIs W-2's and 10'1')'5 20 The filiI' and reasonable vallie of the services provldl,d in conneclion the ahove described services was $8,16 :15 21, Defcndant Sterling Realty has refused to pay l'laintill' fiJr the services provided, which refusal constitutes a breach of contract WHEREFORE, I'lalntif1' demands judgment in his filvor and against Defcndant Sterling Realty In the amount of$7.40755. plus interest and costs allowed thereon hy law, [mINT IV COlliCK v STERLING UNJUST ENRICHMENT 22, Paragraphs 1 through 21 are incorponlted herein by refcrence, 23, Defcndant Sterling Realty engaged Plaintlfl'to provide monthly accounting, payroll and tax preparation!or Defendllf1t Sterling Realty lilr the years 1991. 1992 and 1993, 24 The filir and reasonable vallle of the services provided in connection the above described services was $6.57100, 25, De!cndant Sterling Realty engaged Plaintif1' to provide 1994 and 1995 payroll and preparation of its W -2's and 1099's for Delcndant Sterling Realty 26, The filir and reasonable vallle of the services provided in connection the above described services was $836,55, 27, Defcndant Sterling Realty has received the benefits of the services provided by Plaintitl' 211, Defcndant Sterling Realty has refused to pay Plainti!1' the fair and reasonable value lor said services and. therefilre. has been llnjustly enriched in the amount of$7,407,55, WHEREFORE. Plaintill' demands judgment in his favor and against Delcndant Sterling Realty in the amOllnt of$7,407,55, pillS interest and costs allowed thereon by law, MARTSON, DEAROORFF,(')AMS & OTTO BY__k~~)~~~~ George B Faller. Jr. Esqllire W, Darren Powell. Esquire Ten East High Street Carlisle. I'A 17013-3093 (717) 243-.l.l4\ Attorneys tiH Plaintif1' Date June 25. 19% " .' I ; lflj~ i'; ":':-:",1 IIIiL... ,~ \ '/1 1 , . '-g ....';,. - ,/) I, (I, ' 0r , .. 'fY Ill' I, , ! \. " I I ' ,:1) , ' " - ( I; ... It, I, , I I d , ,I) , 1,' " , , -...j 'I) ::t ~ I<i) .. , -._-"-_., ".' ~ ,j-. , ~...; ~~ . ~~ ~ il~ tl ~~~ ~ I -!j ~~~ . . ~~~ tfl :> ~ If 5J~~ ..., . ~~ ,., ...... .., r\ ~ ,('I <J j- iT '~ ..... ,: :...: _ ._C:...',:. ";~_~.::' .:;..c'-"','.:: ::::.:::.:~:-:-~--: ~:;:-:r-;:-,;::-.:-.:.:.'.c' ~-;;:;.;:::. ;.~ .-:-'-.t~_ '-:----:.:;:.~..::.- ..-- ,..- ~ ~ ~ ;:J ~!hi ~J~5~ .~? e 5: ?: ~ g I;; CJ ~~~~o. ~H ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ < U ~ .;',::,,:,:,,::,:.~_.:~-:; :""__:. _:-::_:'.~':,;,:"~'_~',;~,m,-,.~ '_' .-;. '.:~::::;',:,~~':,:"~:C~.:::;~7.;-::-c.~~-:~ .-....:~.-.:::.":~--=-.:~..,....~=._=.::===-~== J. MICHAEL ADLER and srERLING REALTY GROCP, INC., t/d/b/a srERLING REALTY f r r I r I I I I , I I r RULE 1312-1, The Petition for Appointment of Arbitraton .hall be .ubatantially in the following tal'll: IS niE COURT or COHHON PLUS or Ct1KIlERLAND COUlfTY. P!IIIlSYLVAIlIA' JEFFREY s. COHICK, v. NO. 96-3549 CIVIL 19 PETITION FOR APPOINl11ENT OF ARBITRATORS TO THE HONORABLE. THE JUDGES or SAID COURT: Geor:tJ8 B. Faller, Jr. i EaC1uirft . counsel for the plaintiff/defendant io the above 1. 2. action (or actions), respectfully represents that: The sbove-ceptioned ect ion (or actiona) 18 (are) at iuue. The claim of the plaintHf 1n the actiOl1 18 S 5.250 1)1"'. in~",."..h Bnd costs, The counterclaim of the defendant in the action 1s The following attorneys are interested in the case(s) all couDael or are other- vbe dlaqualHied to ait as arbitratorll: George B. Faller, Jr., Esquire and Elizabeth S. Beckley, Esquj,re WllEREFORE, your petitioner prays your Honorable Court to appoint three (3) arbitrators to who. the case shall be submitted. ': ~" , .', ,~: I L.>' [('" 1 1(." ...., '.... ,~ ..1 r, .;, ,-)} . .,..' ORDER OF COrRT Resp~t/_UllY{5~71l'~ Geo~~aller~~quire Attorney for Plaintiff A.~D NOW, , 19_, in consideration of the foregoing petition, Esq. . Esq., and ,Esq., are appointed arbitrators in the above-captioned action (or actions) a. prayed for. By the Court, P. J, Exhibl t "A" - '.. LO '>. I,'; I , .. , ; "I ' , 1/' ,I , , \',.. :'. C,'l .':_~ I' I ,'~ , , .. " ~.. : 1,'lj " 10.. ~; 'I, c., ':j (.J I,j\ <.> 24. Denied. Defcndunt Sterling Reulty hereby udopts by relcrence und Incorporntes herein us though set Ilmh in IlllI Delcndunt's response contuined In parngruphs 17 lInd 18 of Delcndunt Sterling Realty's Answer und New MUller. 25. Admilled, 26. Denied. Defendant Sterling Reulty hereby udopts by reference und Ir,corporates herein as though set forth In full Defcndunt Sterling Reulty's response to parngruphs 19 and 20 of Delcndulll Sterling Reulty's Answer und New Muller, 27, Denied us stuted, It is denied thut ()clcndunt Stcrling Reulty hus rcceived u benefit from Pluintlfl's serviccs, On thc colllrnry, Pluintift's scrvices wcre negligcntly performed und us u rcsult thcrcof Dclcndunt Stcrling Reulty hus bccn uuditcd und Dclcndunt Sterling Rculty has had to cngugc thc scrviccs of anothcr accOlllltunt to redo Detcndunt Stcrling Reulty's tux rcturns, 28, Dcnlcd, To thc contrary, I'laintifl's scrviccs were of no vuluc us I'luintif)' pertonned his services in u ncgllgcnt munner which causcd Defendant Sterling Realty to bc audited by the I'ennsylvunia DepurlJllcnt of Rcvenuc and thus Dcfcndant Stcrllng was forced to dcvote scvernl cmployecs timc to prcpuring flu' and purticiputing inthc uudit. WHEREFORE. 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