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the l'el1l1sylvllnlll Unlillr Trude Prucllec IIlld CllllNumel' Prlltecllon LIlW, flH' Ihe fullllwlnl!
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l. T1l1mE IS NO FACTUAL IIASIS TO PERMIT APPI.JCATlON OF
TilE CONSUMER PIHlTECTlON LA \II TO TilE ('OllNTERCLAIM,
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COMMONWEALTH 01' PENNflYLVANIA
COUNTY 01' C:UM,Ilr.JILANIJ .
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CHARLI!:S A, CLI!MI!:N'I', JR,
WM>> 1106 CAIILISLI!: 1I0AD
CAMI' 1II1,L, I'A
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CUS'l'OM CON'I'RAC'l'INO I ART LINDSAY
RPU, 1l0X JBJ
LIV~RVOOL, VA 17045
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT/TRANSCRIPT
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THIS 15 TO NOTIFY YOU THAT:
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Tl10 umoum 0110111 pOllllonlll, uo o~lubllol1od by 1110 DI6111CI JUKllco, IH $,--.----,
[J Onl11ogo~ will bo OHS06HOCl on: (01110 & TUno) ----,--,-.
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o Poo6asolon (jrAnlod,
O Possession gtUnlod IIl110nllY ludgmonllo nol
sAllsllad by limo 01 ovlcllon,
o Possosslon nol granlod,
o Lovy IH Sloyod lor _ dAYS or 0 generally slAyed,
o Oblecllonlo levy ha6 beonlllod And hearing will ba held:
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JlJdglllonl Coots $ 61~..Q
Inlorosl on Judgmel\1 $ ,00
AIIorney Foes $ .00
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ANY PARTY I.IAS TNE RIGl-IT TO APPEAL A JUDGMENT INVOLVING A RESIDENTIAL LEAS/: AND AFFECTING TNE
DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF REAL PIWPERTY WITt/lN 10 DAYS OF THE DATE OF JUDGMENT BY FlUNG A
NOTICE OF APPEAL WITN TilE PROTNONOTAHY/C/.EI1K OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CIVIL DIVISION,
ANY PAFl'rrAClGRII!Vl!tJ BY ^ JUDGMI!NT fOR MONEY OR A JUDGMENT INVOL.VING')!. NO~RlSIDENTIAL. L.EASE
MAY APPEAL. WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ENTRY OF THE JUDGMEI\IT .BY FIL.ING A NOi.ICE OF APPEAL WITH THE ' "
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CHARLES A. CLEMENT, JR.
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CUSTOM CONTRIICTING I ART LINDSAY
ROU, BOK 353
LIVERPOOL, PA 17045
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT/TRANSCRIPT
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Oolu Fllod: 6/10/96
C:ROSS COMPLAINT 001
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THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT!
Judgl11ent: -IllR DEJ't:NDANT _
00 Judgl11enl was enlered for: (Name) .....bJ2b.ML. JR. , ....MlVMRS HIIRRY
[!] Jud\Jmunl wos entered ogolnsl: (Namel CUSTOM CON'l'MCTING I ART LINDS
Irllhullll10unl 01 $ 100 on: (Date 01 Judgmenl) 7/a9/96
o Judgl11enl wos enlered ogolnsl In n
Lnndlord(Tenunt ocllon In Itlo amounl of $ . on (Onle 01 Judgmonl)
The umounl of rani per Illonlh, es eslabllsl1ad by Iha Olslrlcl Justice, Is $ ...'
o Oemnges will be assessod on: (Dale & TIil1o) .
o This cose dismissed wlll10ul prAludl,e,
o Poeeesslon gronled,
O Possosslon gronled Ilmonoy ludgmonlls not
satlsflod by tlmo 01 eviction,
o Possession nol gronlud,
o Levy Is stoyed for _ doys or 0 genorally slayod,
DObler-lion 1,0 levy ho, broil" flhld ann hOArlng will bo held:
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Ronll" arroors $
DnmagoK UnjusI Dotuntlon $
DOI11AgOS 10 Propelly/
Residential Leese: $
Less Ami Due Delendanl - $
Amounl 01 Judglllonl .. $
Judgment Cosls $
Intorosl on Judgmenl $
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ANY PARTY liAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL A JUDGMENT INVOLVING A RESIDENTIAL LEASE AND AfFECTING TNE
Df.LlVEnY OF POSSESSION OF REAL PROPfRTYW/TIIIN 10 DAYS OF THE DATE OF JUDGMENT BY FILING A
NOTICE OF APPEAL WIIH IHE PIWINONOTAIlY/CLEnK OF nil' COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CIVIL lJ/VISION
ANY PARTY AGGRIEVED BY A JUOGMENT FOR MONEY OR A JUDGMENT INVOLVING A NONRESIDENTIAL LEASE
MA.Y A. PPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ENTRY OF THE JUOG~f1 FILING A N. O.TICE OF. APPEAL WITH THE
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dCKIHnlllll, ItlHlulllllH ulld Kllpcrvlslnl! the IIreCllollllr Ihe rour. RosK hnK dun led 1111
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CLlnHlsted uf, "L1nlnl! up new rnllers on nddlllon 10 1111 wilh eslstllll! ruuf,"
II. STATEMENT OF TilE BASIC FACTS AS TO DAMAGES,
COlllruClor'K $553,00 c1nllll UrlscH OUI urhl1llleowller's lullure 10 puy lor IIdd.onH
10 thc orlglllul cOlltrllct, The cunlruclur dueK 1101 bullllw lhnl UIlY rellsullllblll dlHJlllIC
IlsistH regul'dlnl! whether 01' 1l.111hIH wurk wu~ pcrlonned, 1111 hellcwH PUYIl1I1Ill WIIH
wilhhuld dUll III hOlllcowner'H cuulllcrclullll,
III. STATEMENT OF TilE PRINCIPl.E ISSUES OF LIABILITY ANI)
DAMAGES:
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pertorll1l1d ulld WIIK orworkmunllkll 'IlIalll)';
2, As IUlhe cOlllllerclulll1, whethcr clllllruclLlr was 11l:l!lIl!l!lIt, III the
desll!lI or CUllslruclloll or Ihe uddilloll;
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ART ~INDS1W, t.d.b.a CUSTOM
CONTRACTING,
Plaintiff
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MR, AND MRS, HARRY ADAMS, JR.,
Defendants
v
DAN ROSS,
Additional Defendant
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IN THS COURT 0' COMMON P~SAS 0'
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVI~ ACTION . 4AW
NO, 915.4?1;l
JURY TRIA~ DEMANDED
DI'.ND~S' PR,.TRIAL MIMORANDUM
AND 1'101'1/ comes the Defendants, Mr, and Mr.s. Harry Adalns, Jr"
by and through their attorney, chr1atopher C, Houston, Esquire, who
submits the following Memoral1dum I
I. STATBMIlfT O' 'ACTS AS TO ~IABILITY
On or about April 10, 1995, Art ~indllllY, the Plaintiff
(hereinafter "Lindsay"), entered into an oral contract with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Adams, Jr, (hereinafter "Adams/'') for the construction
of an addition measuring 22 feet by 22 feet to their proper.ty
located at 1010 Drexel Hills Boulevard, New cumberland, cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, for a price of $32,3915.94. Work commenced
shortly thereafter during whioh there were certain additions and
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deduot1on. to the 1n1t101 oontl:llot pl:1oe ulilult1ng in a final
oontl:a"t pr10e of $:)7,iSOl.H, l.1ndQay'. wOl:k WIUI liIubliltantially
completed on 01: about July 29, 199150 The Adamt:l' hllve paid J..indBoy
to date $3I5,a715.47, and attu taking into acoount deletionB or.
$1,475,00, a balanoe ot $aI50,97 remains unpaid on the conCl:I\ot
price.
After the work was completed on 01: about July 29, 199a,
J..ind.ay returned to the premiBeB approximately tour times to repalr
seam. in the drywall in the addition at six different locations,
'l'he work pertol.'med by Mr, J..indaay in repairing cn:ack. in I;ho
drywall seamB did not remedy the situation. In the wintel: ot 1996,
the Adam.' had alBO .ustained water damage to the ceiling and two
walls of the addition due to the poor, improper, and unworkmanlike
construction of the addition, In approximately Pebruary of 19D6,
the AdamB' contracted with a Richard Greenfield to make repairs to
the drywall areas that they continued to have problems with and to
make the necessary repairs from the water damage suffered liS a
result of unworkmanlike conBtructiQn,
In October of 1995, the Adams I contactod 1"inds4Y BUrl
complained of the bedroomB being cold, which it Wll/J 1111:61'
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determined wu due 1;0 the unworklnanUke construction in the
installation of IIiding, replacement windows, IInd insulation by
LindsllY.
At the time that J"indsay had illl!ltalled replacement windows to
the house, damage was also caused to tile in the bathroom. which
Lindsay did not repair,
On or about March of 1996, the Defendants became aware of the
defic1encilts in the work performed by Linduy regarding
installation of the siding, insulati~l. and replacement windows on
the original home. Gaps were discovered in the insulat ion under
the siding which had not properly been sealed. and the insulation
installed was of an insufficient thickness, The cold air
conditions in the bedrooms was as a resul t of Lindsay's poor
workmanship,
As a result of further investigation, the Adams' became aware
of poor workmanship and use of improper materillls in the
construction of the roof for the addition,
Subsequent inspection of the roof system revealed that
significant sagging and deflection 1n the ceiling rafters had
occurred, and a supporting micro-lam ceiling beam was unbraced.
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latenlly unsupported, and not oapable of "arely lIuppor.ting its
dltsign load, 'rhe ceil.ing t'afters were only able to uan'y " live
load of approximately sevan pounds ~el: oqual:'1i foot I whioh is
significantly less thall the 30 pound pOl: square foot snow loads for
l:hh geographio rogion,
The deflections al1d sagging in thll roof struc~,ure oaused
cracks in the drywall clliling in the addition,
Due to the poor workmal1ship of Lindsay in conl!ltruoting the
add i.tion, ill install ing the replacement windows, and in improperly
install ing and inl3ulat ing thll II iding to the house, Lindsay hall
breached the implied war.ranty that tbe addition would be erected in
a workmanlike manner and in accordance with good IJsage and accepted
practices in the community in which the work wal3 done and breachlld
the implied warranty that tbe addition is fit for human habitation,
Lindsay filed suit againl3t tho Adams' allllging that there wal3
a balance due to him under th~ contract. Thll Adams' counterclaimed
alleging that Lind~ay breached the contract, more I3pecifically the
implied warrantiel3, al3 aforel3aid,
Lindsay joined Oan Ross (hereinafter "Ross") I as an Additional
Defendant I alleging that Rosa is responsible for the unworkmanlike
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addition for the Adam.'
'1 Undated typed letter prepared by ~indlay and mailed to
,\damll '
Q. ~.tter of Ml.', Adams dated May 8, lUIS, to lIindlay
Ii, ~etter of Marah 1:1, 1!1915, preparad by Mr. Adams to
f..I.ndrulY
t. /!:l!Itimated pupned by James Mol'laughton for upai),"s to
tile dated pecembn 10, 19915,
J. ml!ltimate prQpared by Richard Greenfield for repair.s t~
drywall dated ~ebruary 20, 19915
K. /l:l!Itimate for repairs d~ted October B, 1996, prepared by
W. S, Miller & Sons, Inc,
~. COl!lt estimate dated August 18, 1991, for repairs to the
,\dams' residenc~ prepared by W, S, Miller & sone, Inc.
M. Invoice from W. s, Millet' & Sons, luo, to the Adams'
dated Peoember 29, 1997
l'l. Paint estinlate received by the Adams' from Our-on, Xnc.,
d~ted October 9. 1996. for paint and supplies
VII. STATUS 0' tmaoTIATIOHl
~indsay had offered $2,000,00 to settle Adams' Counterolaim,
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ART LINDSI\'l, t .d. b.a CUSTOM
CONTRACTINO,
PlaintiH
v
MR. AND MRS. HARRY ~OAMS, JR.,
Defendants
v
DAN RO$S,
Mditional Defendant
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IN THE COURT OP COMMON P~SAS OP
CUMBERMAND COUNTY, PINNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO. ~15""71a
JURY TRIA~ DEMANDED
O.RTI'IO~. 0' eDavle,
I, Christopher C. Houston, Esquire, hereby certify that on this
dAte a copy of the foreaoing Defendants' Pre-Trial Memoranduin was
served by first class mail, postage repaid, IlddrellllSod to the
following I
Daniel Stern, Esquire
2650 North Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Oani~l K. Deardorff, Esquire
Martaon, Deardorff. Williams & Otto
Ten East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013 ~
~e~. HOUlton, I.quire
Attorney for Defendants
52 West Pomfret Street
,/ I Carlisle, PA 17013
Datel l.(fl~ i~ 717-241-55170
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2. 'l'he claim of thu 1'1,d,ntitf .1.11 tho action ia $552.97
Tho counterclaim of tho lJufundallt in thia aotion ia
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The following attorner.ll aJ:~ intorolltod .1.11 the oalla all ooun.el or
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AND NOW, August 215, 1997. ofter having r"celved nollce from Oharle. Shleldl,
III, Chairman of the Boerd of Arbitrators, thot the hearing wes cancelled by Order of
Court prior to the acluel heorlng date, the Court hereby vacatelllhe appointment of the
Board of Arbitrators and deslgnales payment of $150,00 to Charlel Shllllds, III,
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ART LINDSAY, t/d/b/a CUBTOM
CONTRACTINQ, RD M2, Box 353
LivQ~pool, PA 17045,
Plaintiff
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MR. AND MRS. IIARRY ADAMS, JIt.,
1010 Drexel lIill. Bouleva~d,
New cumberland, PA 17070,
Oe fendantll
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AN.WIR WITH HIW MA'r'r1R AHD C10UH'r.RQLAIN
AND NOW, oomllll lIarry 2. Adami, Jr. and Carole L. Adam., by and
through their attorney, Chrilltopher c. 1I0ullton, aequirer who
anllWerll and averll all followlI'
COUNT I. EXPRIB8 ORAL CONTRACT
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1
AdJnitted in par.t And denied in part. It is admitted that Art
LindlllY ill employed all a oontraotor trading and doing bUllineu 811
Art Lindsay'lI CUlltom Contraoting. It ill denied that the Plaintiff
ill, however, solely employed all a oontraotor in that he is also
employed with the Commonwealth of Pennllylvania all a plumber.
2
Admitted. By way of further anllwer, Mrll. lIarry E. Adami, Jr., ill
alllo known all Carole L. Adame.
3
AdJnitted in pa~t and denied in pa~t. It is admitted that the
pa~tiell entered into a verbal oontraot to perform oe~tain work on
the Defendant" l:uldlnal/ mon ,plaU ialllly the aon,truation of an
addition ccn.htin9 of Il reorution room mQUurin9 approl!ilnately 21
f..t K 22 f.et for a oontraot prioe of $~2/396.94, It il further
admitted that an invoioe dated June 28/ H/95, Wllll lubmitted for
payment of the atorelaid oontraot prioe and/ in addition thereto/
extrAll totaling $5,204.50 leu, however / dedllotionll totaling $1,475
for a totul final oontraot prioe ot $36/126.44. It ill furt:hltr
admitted that the nature of all of the wock inoluded the
ooolltrllotion of the addition, the iOlltallation of 14 replaoement
windowlI, inllta UAtion of lliding on the main hOUIII, And other
varioulI eKtrall/ all more partioularly Ilet forth on the invoioe dated
July 28, 1995/ a oopy ot whioh ill attaohed heuto and mArked All
Ilxhibit A and inoorporahd herein by referenoe. It ill Admitted
thAt the Plaintiff lIublltantially oompleted work on or About July
29, 1995. It ill IlpeoifioAlly denied, however, thAt the work
substantially oompleted by the Plaintiff 00 or about July 29/ 1995,
was to the Def.ndan~s' satistaotion, as is more partioularly set
forth in New Matter herein.
4
Admitted in pArt And denied in pArt. It ill Admitted that the work
pertormed wall for An initiAL oontraot prioe of $32,396.94. It ill
further admitted that the total oOllt of the work performed by
Plaintiff for the Defendants was $37,601.44, beoause of Add ons
r,quel'ed by the Oefendant~, It i. Ipecifioally denied that the
Oehndanta paid $315,B2B,47, By way of further anawerr the
pehtndantl have pAid $35,575.47 Bnd after taking into aocount
debUon. of $1,475 It balanoe of $550,97 remAinl unpaid on the
total oOlt of the projeot, whioh lum, however, il not due and owing
beoaulB of detioienoiell in lnateriah and/or worklnanlhJ,p, al more
partioularly let forth in New Matter and the Counterolllim, al let
forth herein. It il specifioally denied that any interelt is due
and owing linoe June 2B, 1995.
5
Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted that Plaintiff
hal requelted payment of the lum of $552.97 plul interelt. It il
Ipeoifioally denied, for the reasons al set forth in the New Matter
and Counterolaim herein, that there is any balanoe due and owing to
PlAintiff.
WHEREFORE, Defendants request thiB Honorable Court to dhmiB. Count
I of Plaintiff's Complaint.
COUNT III UNJUST ENRICHMENT
6
The Defendants inoorporate herein Paragraphl 1 through 5 of
Defendant.' Answer, al if /let forth in their entirety.
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After reuonable invlUtil/aUon, lJefendant. /at" without knowledl/' or
information luffioient to form a belief a. to the truth of the
averment. of Paral/raph 7 and they are deemed to be denied.
o
After reaeonable inver.ltigl1tion, Pdendlntll au without knowledl/e or
informAtion luftichnt to form I belief I. to the truth of the
averment. of Paragraph 0 and they are deemed to be denied,
9
After rellSonAble invelitigAtion, Pdendalltll au without knowledge or
information lIufficient to form a belief all to the truth of the
avermentll of Parll9raph 9 and they are deemlld to bit denied.
WHERllJFORE, Defendantll requBllt thill Ilonorllble Court to dillmilll Count
II of Plaintiff'lI CQmplaint,
NIlW MAueR
10
On or about April 10, 1995, Plaintiff and the Defendantl entered
into A verbal agreement for the oonstruotion of an addition to the
PefendAntll' home mealluring Approximately 21 feet X 22 feet for A
price of $32,146.
11
On or after April 10, 1995, Defendant. requellted additional items
to be oompleted by Plaintiff inoluding 14 replacement windows to be
inltalled in the oriqinal houl. to matoh windowl inltalled in the
addiHon, the in.tallaUon of vinyl /lidinIJ on the entire home,
Frenoh doors, gutters and down..poute for the main hou.., reflalhinq
a ohimney, and a skylilJht, for a total prioe of $37,301.44.
12
'l'he oontraot: prioe of $37,301.44 Will later modified to deduot
theretrom $200 for one window not inltalled, $200 for two storm
doors not purohased by oontraotor, $425 for painting, And $650 for
not installing oarpet. An addition was made to the oontraot prioe
of $220, for blown-in inBu1ation covering the entire attio Bpaoe of
the exiBting Btruoture (not the addition), leaving a balanoe to be
paid to the Plaintitf for work performed of $36,126,44.
13
DefendantB have paid to Plaintiff the total Bum of $35,575.47r
leaving a balanoe due on the original oontraot of $550.97.
14
Plaintiff BUbBtantially oompleted the work under the oontraot on or
about July 29, 1995.
15
During the period of July to November of 1995, at the request ot
the Defendants, the Plaintiff returned on four separate oooaBione
to the Defendants' home to repair oraokB in the eeamB in the
drywall in the addition at Bix different 100ationB.
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16
App~o~im~t.ly on. week to on. and onl"halt wllk. .tt.~ .aah time
that PlaintiU appeared at Detendantllf premhu to repaiJ: the
oracke in the eeaml in thl drywall in the addition, the ..aml wculd
again craok requi~ing additional repair..
17
In the winter of 1996, the Oefendante eu.tained water damage to the
ceiling and two walle of the addition, due to poor, improper, and
unworkmanlike oonetruotion of the addition.
18
The Detendant. incurred ~600 in ooet. to repair the water damaged
areal, a. eet forth in Paragraph 17, and the drywall eeame whioh
Plaintiff never properly repaired.
19
In October 1995 the Oefendante oontaoted Plaintiff and indicated
the bedroom. were cold and requeeted that he oome to the hou.e to
oheck the replacement windowlI and the Biding to make eun that
there was no cold air ooming in.
20
The Pleintiff advieed that the oold air problem wae aD a result of
the heating and return vents being covered in tho bedroome.
21
The Defendante moved furniture and modifioatione were made by the
Pefendantl to a ~Itu~n vlnt with, however, no lmp~ovlmentl in the
cold Ai~ p~oblem in the affeoted areal.
22
'l'he Oefel1dantll have ~osidod in t.hoi~ home fo~ 25 yea/:, And hAd not
experienoed eimilar probleme with oold air in the 0~i9inAl home,
23
In o~ about March of 1996, the Pefendant, beoame Aware of
defioienoiee in the work performed by Plaint.iff regArding
inetallation of the eiding on the original home,
24
'rhe Defendante were advi/.lfld that gapll in the inaulation unde~ t.he
eiding inetalled by the Plaintiff ehould have been eealed to keep
air from penetrating into the houelt and thllt the ~neulation
in'talled wae of an ineuffioient thiokne.e.
25
By letter dated Maroh 13, 1996, a oopy of whioh is marked as
Exhibit Band attaohed hereto and inoorporated herein by referenoer
the Defendante advieed Plaintiff of the ooet of repair to t.he
interior oaueed by the damage during the winter of 1996r and the
defeotive workmanehip on the drywall.
26
By lett.er dated May B, 1996, the Pefendante advieed Plaint.iff of
t.he oontinued problem. with the oold air in t.he bedroome and
~equeBt.ed Plaint.iff t.o oompensat.e Pefendantll for t.he cost to repair
the aold air Sll:obhm, ,. oopY ot ..id lettu- h attaohed hluto and
marked AI Ihchibit C and incorporat.d h.nin by nf.rltno"
27
By an undated lette/:, the Plaintiff denied liability regal:'ding work
fol:' the repaiu performed by Pehnd/llltll to the drywall al\d the cold
air problem. A oopy of llaid letter ill marked all Bxhibit D And
attaohed hereto /lnd inoorporated herein by reference.
20
At the time that Plaintiff inetalled replaoement windowlI to the
houle, damage wall oauged to tile in a bBthl:'oom, the repair of whioh
will OOlt $ 395. Attached hBreto end marked ftII Exhibit E ill a copy
of the repair utimate, whioh ie inool:'porated herein by reference.
29
All a reeult of Pleintiff'lI poor workmanship and uae of improper
materiale tho following defeote in ootllltruotion have been recently
discovere~ by Pefendantll'
A. 2 X B raften in the addition aro unpropped, 110 that they oan
only oar~y a load of approximatoly 7 psi, which La significantly
less than the 30 pili anow loads typically expedenoed and delligned
for in this geographic region, which hall oausod a sag in the
unpl:'opped 2 X B raftera.
B. AU" laminated beam at the ceiling level deflect.
approximately 1" under the weight of the dead load of the roof
conatruction and a 30 pai roof anow load, cAuaing oraaka to form in
the gyp.um hoard ceilin9.
c. 'l'he in.tallaticn of thlt pkylbilht fralllinl/ cauud thlt oeiling
joipt. tn dltfleot clu.ing oreck. to develop around the pkylight
openinlJ in the oeiling.
P. The oeilinl/ joiptB and rAftorp Ire illlpropurly reinforoed and
Hn1ahed.
8. No foundation weB conBtruotod around the permillleter of the
Blab on grade for thll lIc1dition and the unformed aonorete wall
elltendp for a depth of IIpproKillletuly 24" b"low tinhhed grade,
whioh ip lepp than the 30" depth thet i. required by the building
oode ordinanoe of the Borough of New Cumberland.
1". The slab on gradl! did not oontain uinforoinlJ oauPing a
phrinkage oraok to ooour.
G. ^n untreated wood form board ill burLed around the pl!rimet:er of
the Blab under the addition which may oAupe termites to enter the
Btruature.
H. The spaoe between the jamb and the head of the replaoement
window openings in the walle and the frame of the uplacement
windowB has not been insulated, cauBIng aold air to breach the wall
and oluse room temperatures to drop.
I. ^ 8e9ment of gutter do.. not pitoh to a downppout in the in..t
ccrner of the right rear corner of the houle.
30
To OOl~eot the de~iolenolea in oon.t~uolion, .. mo~. p.~tloul.~ly
aet fOlth in pa~a9rDpha 23, 24, and 29, the Pe~end'nt. wiLL lnour
reaeonable repair ooata of $21,347.10.
31
'rhe Detendanta au ju.tiUed in not paying the balanoe to PlaLntiU
that remain. to paid under the oontraot, beoaua. of Pllinti~fl.
unworkmanliko work on Defend'''lt' II home.
32
The Plaint:iff 11 IUtopped from nuking payment to him of any
balanoe to paid to him under the contraat, becauI. of plalntlf~"
unworkmanlik. work on Defendant'. home.
COUNTIROLAI"
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are incorporated herein by n~..nnoe
their entirety.
34
The Defendants have fulfilled their obligations under their
oontract with Plaintiff, exoept for the payment of the balance
payable under the contrftot, the payment of which they are jUlltified
in not making by virtue of Plaintiff's breach of the oontract.
35
Plaintiff h.. performed in a poor, improper, and unworkmanlike
matter certain things whioh were by necellsary implioation required
Paragraph.
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10 through 32
is .et forth in
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by the alluement to b. don. And ",e!:'formed in a ",roper And
workmanlike manner ae followel
A. 'I'hll lllaint;J.tt oauellld gApe to exiet in the illllulatiol~ under the
.iding inetalled by the Plaintiff whioh Ihould have been eealed to
keep air from penetrating into the houeo And oauled ineulation to
be inltalled of an inluffioient thiokneel.
l3. 2 X 11 rafteru in the additioll ne unpropped, 110 that they oan
only oarry a laftd of approximately 7pli, whioh ie eignifioantly
le.. Ulan thlll 30 pei enow loadl typj,oally experienoed and deeigned
for in thiB geographio region, whioh hu oaueed a ""9 in th..
unpropped 2 X 11 rafter..
C. A 14" laminated beftm at the ooiling level defleotll
approximately 1" under the weight of tho do ad load of tho roof
oonetruotion And 4 30 pei roof enow load, oaueing oraokll to form in
the gYP"um board oeiling.
D. Th~ inltallation af the ekylight framing oaulled the oeiling
joiete to defleot oaulling oraokll to develop around the ekylight
opening in the oQiling.
E. The oeiling joietll and raftere are improperly reinforoed and
finiehed.
F. No foundation wae aonlltruated around tho permimeter of the
Blab on grade for the addition and the unformed oOllorete wall
extend. for a depth of approximately 24" below finiehed grade,
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whiQh il lell thin the 30" depth that il ~equi~ed by the building
oode ordinanoe of the DO~Clugh of New Cumbe~land.
a. The Ilab em grade did not oontain reinforoing oaudnq a
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Ihrinkage orack to oocur.
II. An untreated wood fl.lrlll bOl1rd h buried around, the perimeter of
thlil slab under thll additicn whioh lIIay oaUrle tel;lIIit811 to enter the
IItruotllre.
I. 'l'he space betWtlltn tllll jamb and the heac! of the replllcement
window openings in t.he wallll and the frame of the replllcement
windows has not been insulated/ c~uling cold air to breaoh the wall
and cause room temperatures to drop.
K. A IIIgment of gutter does not pitoh to a downspout in the in..t
corner of the right rear oorner of the house.
L. Tile in the Imall bathroolll J.n the main bedroom was damagec! by
improper 1nltallation of a replnolment window.
36
As set forth in paragraph 27 above, Plaintiff refulel to
acknowledge liability for the poor workmanship and rtllfulel to cure
the aforesaid breaohes.
37
The Plaintiff did foreslle or ahould bave foreseen that all of the
items of damage would ooour due to Plaintiff I s hill~re to oonstruct
an addition and install aiding in a workmanlike manner.
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October 6, I !)9ti
PROPOSAl, lJUnOf..'T
Mr. ('11'lIT)' AdullIH
10 I 0 lJrl.lXllI HlII~ nOlJlevnrd
Nnw Cllmhel'llI.nd, PA 17070
ru,r: ReplllrH to till: NllW Rellovnl.!on4 nt
1010 Drexel Hilla Uoulc:vnrd
New CumberlAnd, r A 17070
Our Project No: 96.3074
Wo pmpoae II) pruvldc Inlmr, material, alld equipment to do tho following o.nd the
Ilttllched detulled C05t c5t[llltltll:
t, Moke nil the necl:HIIIII)' Htructurnl repnlrs 1.0 mnJ(e the new roof comply with tho
loculbulldinB ~~odc~,
7., Remove the window trim, fou/ll thllJnlllus nnd hends, Instnllncw (lulnted trim,
3. Rel110ve tile cxi5t1ng siding, l'emove thc thin In5ulutlon, InHllIlIl1ew 3/4" rigid
IIl~ulntlon, Clllllk the Hiding alll trim, und rc-[n~tllll UllI (~){Istlng siding.
4. Rcmove onc sl!cllon of gllller nud rehnng propcrly,
5. Remove thc form bourd lit the ed~e of' r)w ncw llnrldill'llOmlllllb,
All oCtile nbove fOI' UtC hlldaet 611", TWJo:NTV-ONI<: THOUSAND ONE
nUNmUm .,'ORTV-SJX DOLLAnS (S 21,146.00).
lflhlo pl1Jpolllll meals with )'ollr spP/llVsl, sllln where Indicated and relum one cop)' 10 our omce, TIlls
document mlY lhen be considered as on aplllenlln the performance oflhe COlllnlClUal outline of work.
V')ITI1Cnll will hClllnde lIellO dO)'I. One and onc.halfpcn:t;nl (1.5%) will be .dded onlo .lInccounts
Pl)'able pill 30.1')'1,
ACC~~~::l j I W. S. MILLER & SONS, INC,
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lumuvu Il1lUlu\lul1 462 I' 10 10 0.3 1204 '204
',ul"uce/l1luluUUII 4112 II 10 0.4 I'llII 0.4 1272 1400
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!fllllnl UIO coiling nl1d wrdltl ,,11<I II O,b 'bOG SO I 10 $1\00
!1"lIlItl/lIlIlI/II 110" 1,3 $2:la $0' 10 1"0
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rumuvu Inuulubon 1380 ul SO 10 n.' $~O~ 1'04
tn.tAII new :IW 1hl/l1'lIX 'JOG I' 10 0 0 17~G 0,3 1509 $1,244
caulk 'III cap 232 " 'A , ,0 12<40 1.3 $04<43 $680
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;2;1, It Is 11l11II11I~d Ihllllh~ lJ~fi:Il~lIlllh ~OlllplllillClllll 1'111111I1/.,.. Ills d~IlI~~
Ihllllh~l'~ W~,\! 1I1l~ d~tl~I~II~I~h '\!l!III'LIIIlIIIIIl~ IIhll\!~lof Ih~ WIIl'k p~l'flll'lll~~ h~ I'llIhlllIT,
24, 1J~1l1~1J. 1'11111111,.1' Ih wllhoUI kllllwl~dll~ Ill' Illfof'llllllloll hufIl~I~lIIlo
flll'lllll h~II~""s IlIlh~ IllIlh III' lhlh 1IV1/1'1II~1l1.
2~, It Ih IIlhlllll~d Ihllllh~ I~II~I' Wllh S~IlIIlIHII'~~~lv~d; Illh dCIlI~~ lhllllh~
~llnl~lllh III' Ihc I~II~I' 1I~~UI'IIICI~ 1\!t1C~IIIIl~ ICl!llillllll~ dllll11olllh~ Plllll1"lhc lJ~Ii!l1dlllllh, or
IIn~ ICllIII1I11IIC ml11pllllllll\!l!lIl'dllllllhc 1'llIllIllff'h wllrklllllllshlp,
26, It Ih 1Illl11111cd Ihllllhc ICllcr Wllh hCllllll1lll'e~clwd, IIlh dl:nl~d lhlll
l)c"I'lldlllllh III'C cllllllcd lllllll~ ~Ol11pCnSlllhllllll' Ihllll'llIllIll/lls llullI~ Ill' 1I11~ nClllll!clllll1'
IlnWIIl'klllllllllkc 1I~101' ol11lsslon I'clllllng hllhc ~lInsll'UCllon of Ihc hulldlng,
27, Adl11ll1clJ.
211, Ills dcnlcd lhlllllll~ dlllllllgc WIIS CIIIISC~, n~ WII~ II" funhcl' I1!pl~,
Ih~l'c Wllh pl\!,cxIMllIg dlll11l1gc which I>cfcndllnlh IIhkc~ 1'llIlnll/"'lo ~OITccl wllh 1l1lllcrllllh
MJppllcd h~ Dclimdllnlh,
29, A,.1. EII~h IInd CWI'~ huhplllll1"lhc IIWI'I1Wnllh dcnlcd, 1'IIIInllff Ih
Wllhllul knowlcdgc 01' Inflll'lllllllllll hullldclIlllI flll'I11U hcllcf Uh 10 Ihchc UWI'IIICIII h, n~
WII~ of furthcr rcpl~, wllh '\!hll\!~IIO huhpllrlllll'llph <E,), Ihc hulldill11 ~lldch Cllfol'cCI11CIII
lllll~cl' fill' New CUl11hcrllllld Ulll'IlUl!h WIIS pl'ChCIllUlld IlIhpC~lcd lhc fllun~IIt111n, which
WUh IIppl'llved h~ hllll,
30, It Is hpc~lflcllll~ dcnlcd Ihllllhcl'c III\! dctldcnclch In Ihc ~llllslIllctllln,
Thc blllllll~C III' lhc IIvcnllcnllh dClllcd heclluhc 1'111111111'1' Ih WllhllUI kllllWlcdllc Ill'
IlIflll'llllllllln hufIlclcflllll flll'lIIlI hcllcf us lilli'S IIlllh,
3 I , Ills dcnlcd lhullhc J)cfcndunls hllvc IIn~ jUsllllculllln fill' fullil1lllo
pu~ lhc Pllllnllff the hlllullce ~ue undcr Ihc Cllflll'llcl, or Ihullln~ IL\PCCI of Ihc PlllillIlrrs
pcrfol'llllln~c wus unworkl11l1llllkc,
32, Ills dcnlcd IhUllhc rlulnlltlls cMoppcd frolll sccklnll pll)'IIIClll, for
rCIISllns prcvlllusl)' sCI forlh,
ANSWE.lLIO COUNTEltCLAIM
33, Nlllcsponslw plclldlnll rcqulred,
34, This uwrlllcfllls ulCIlUI cllncluslolllO which no rcsponslve pleudlnll
Is required, Tlllhe eXleflllhulllls dcellled fUClUIII, Ills dcnled, Dcfendllnls huvc no
jusllflculllln for ful II nil 10 l11uke pU)'lllenl.
2
:\~, A,-I., I!lIch IIl1d c\'I!r~ sllhpllrl uf'lhc IIWl'IIlCllllh dClllcd. Pllllllllrr IN
Wllhlllll kllllWlclll!C urlllrurlllullllll slllllclclIIlll hu'III n hcllcr IIN lu Ihcse IIWnIlClIIs\
ultcnlllllwl~. PlullllllT'lUS clscwhcrc IlIlhls AlIswcr dClllcd UII~ IIcl!lIl!CIIIIIClllrllllllsslllll,
Ill' UII~ tm:uch Ill' CIlII I I'IIcl , Ilrlullurc I!lvllll! rlsc 1111111)' CIIIISC Ill' IICIIIlII h~ J)erclldulIls, 'I'll
Ihc UIClIllhullIlI~ dcvlulhllllhulluu~ hulldllll! codcN CXlsl, Ihu~ urc tit' ml"II/III,I', ulld hllVO:
IIclthcl' cuuscd 11111' wllllhc~ CUUNC UII~ hurl11 III DCrClldllllls,
:\1\, It IN IIdllllllcd Ihul Plulllllrr rCrUNCS IlluckllllWlcdl!c lIuhlllt~, hCCUllhl!
Ihcl'c 11IIN heclIlIll plllll' wurklllulIshlp,
:\ 7, It IN dClllcd 111I1IUII~ dUlllul!c 'l<:culwd UN ,I rcsUllllr UII~ IIcl!lIl!ClIllICI
Ill' ll/IIINNhlll ur thc Plllllllln, Ill' UII~ hrcuch Ill' ClllIll'ucl h~ Ihe PlllilllllT, 1II1<IIlccordh'I!I~.
Ihcl'e WIIN 1I11lhllll! rill' Ihe PlullllllTlll r'Ul!See,
:\11, DClllcd, Plulllllfr IN Wllhlllll klluwledl!c or IlIrOl'llIUlllllI Nufflclelllto
rllnllll hcllcr IIN lothe Il1l1h or IhlN uvenuclIl,
:\l), DCllled, Plullllll'l' IN wlthoUI klluwlcdl!c 01' 1111'011111111011 humr.lclH III
1'01'11I11 hellcr IIN 10 Ihc 111IIh of IhlN IIvcnnclII,
40, II IN dell led lhllllhen: Is UIIY PUUI', huprupcr Ul' ullworklllullllkc
cOIINII1Iclloll hy Ihc 1>111111I11'1': II IN dClllcd 1llllllhcl'C IN 1111)' lIubllll)' 1'01' clIl!llICCl'hl1! fCCh,
WHEREFORE, Plulllllff dCIlIUlldh judl!lnelll Ul!UIIl~1 DCrClldullIh IIIi pru)'cd 1'01' IlIlhe
COlllpluhH,
Ile~pcclfulI~ suhmltlcd,
Onlc:~
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bUlllel Slcrll, Esquire
26~0 Norlh Third SlrccI
Hurl'lsbul'll, PA 17110
(717) 234-0153 I
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AT'TOANIV ~t LAW
118150 NOfl"~ THlNl 8""11 . ~.
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TILI_: (71712340453'
F~., (7 I 7) 231>8210
ART LINPSA y, I/tl/b/o, CUSTOM
CONTRACTINO, RP 112, DOli m
Liverpool, PA 17045.
Plolnllrr
v.
I COURT OF COMMON PLJ!AS OF
I CUMDJ!RLANP COUNTY
I PJ:NNIlYL VANIA
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: NO, 96-,m 2
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MR. & MI~S, IIAI~RY ADAMS, m"
10lll Prexellllll~ Blvd.
New Cumberllllld. I'A 17070.
Oe fc lid 111111I
~:I'I(o'(o"S-MEMOIlANI
MOO1O.IS..m AMElS~~ "
l. FACI'UAL ANO I'lm(,EOUI~AL HISTORY,
Thl~ CII~C bcgun IIllhc Ol~lrlcl JU~llcc levcl whcnthe I'lulllIlf". II ~clf-eJllplllyed
conlnu:tllr,l1Ied II civil cllJllpllllnt tll llblulnthc bulullce dUll fromlJefcndunl (hllmcllwncr)
1'01' Improvemclll~ JIllldc III hllmeowllcr~' hllU~C. Thc tlltul contl'm:t price wu~ 537.3Kl.44,
und thc ullpuld bllluncc WUij $552.97, Thc hllprllVCIl1Cnl~ ClllI~INlcd llr Illlllddltllllllll thc 111111'
llf thc exlNlllIg hllu~e. replucemcllt ~Idlllg on the lI1ulll hllU~C, replllcemclIl wllldow~. ulld
~oJlle udd-olls rcque~ted by homcowner ufter work hcgulI, l-IomcowllCI' ucknowledgcd Ihut
the work which I~ the ~ubject or the CUl\C wu~ ~Ub~lllllllully cOJllplcted Olllll' uboul July 29,
1995 (An~wer, Purugruph 3).
Al the DI~trlcl JUijtlce level, homeowller counleJ'l:lull11cd ullcgillg celllllll derccl~ III
the quulllY or lhe COII~llUctlllll. Ulll11eOWller ulleged lIece~~llry Cllhlllr rcpuh'~ III till: Ilmoullt
or $2,444.08, ulld the Dlstrlcl Ju~tlce foulld III homcowncr~' fuvor, IlIthc UJIlllulltllf
$2.000,00, plu~ co61~, 011 July 29, 1996.
Cros~ Ilppeul~ 1'1'0111 thc DINlrlct JUNllcc~ judgment wcre IlIcd. ('Olltl'llchlr flied hl~
COJllplulllt, reiterutlllg the c1ultn for the bulunce due,
Whel1 hOJlleowller IlIcd hl~ orlglllul ^"~wcr ulld Ncw MUlIcr, hc cxpl1l1dcd thc
~cope of his couIlIerclulJll 1'1'0111 the llrlglnul $2.444,OK III $2.1,0<12. III - I1curly 1111111 fllld
IncrelL~e IlIlhe two JIlollth Illlervul hctwccnthc [)I~trlct JlIhllcc'N .Il1dgl11Cllllllld thc Illlnllllr
the homeowller'ij coul1leJ'l:lulJll,
Following the filing or the ClllllltCJ'l:lulJll. lhc 11I1Illc~ 1l1lCllllcllllllltlijllCctlllll of lhc
ijlte, Illld exchunged expcll~' report~. Il1lJllCOWIICr prcM:lIlcd twlrcf1"I'I~, OIlC Wll~ rl'llJll
UII urchllecl. Mr. Aul1erll, Whll dc~ll!lIl1led whllt hc pcrcelvcd hlllC ccrlllln dcslgn elTllr~,
~
but did Ilut ullcgc ~pcdlk i1clll~ or dumugc; 11l~ICUII, h'"11CUWllcl' uhlulllcll Ull c~IIIllUle fhllll
W.S. MilicI' & SUIl~, lIlC, dUlcd 101101'16, dcIUIIIII!lllllllcl'lul~ ulld h\lppllc~ Ilccmury III
1l~lllcdy Ihc ullcgcll dcrccls.
Oil JUl1ullry :\ I, IIJln, hUl1wuwl1cr pCllllul1cd rul' Ihc UppllhlllllClllur IIrhill'lllul'~ ul1d
u hcurll1g WIIS schcdulcd I'llI' Scplcmhcl' 10, 1'I'J7, ThIlS, Ihc IC'II1CSICd Ul1lCl1ll!llCl1l,lu
rUl'lhcl' hlLrcusc Ihc dllll1l1gc c1ullI1ul1l1ddlllul1ul $M,llllll.llll, hI $:\ I ,0')0,00, \vUS I1ludc Illllll~
Ihlll1lWU yCllrs uflcl' Ihc Cll1llplclhillllr Ihc ClillslnlClllll1, IIf1CI' Ih,' 1'lllllplcllUl1ur dlscuvcry
II1c1udll1g Il1spccllul1ul1d Ihc CXclllll1gc llr CXpcl'I wlll1css rcpul'ls, Ul1d 1I111I'C lhUI1 six 1ll1)llIh~
IIncr h'llllCUWIWI' 11s11'd Ihc cusc I'llI' IIlhlll'llllllll, Thc rcvlscd dUll1l1gc cSllllllllC ICprcsCI1I~ UI1
IIpplllxll1l11lC 15 ruld Il1crcllsc Ilvcr 1111: Ulllllll1l1lJcrclldulI\ 11IIgll1ully cllIlmcd III he dllc utthc
Dlsll'lcl Jusllcc I.:vcl. If grlllllcd, Ihc rcqucslcd UI11Cl1<1111Cl11 wlllrcll1uvc Ihc CIISC fhlllllhc
Ulhlll'lltuls' .Iullsdlcllul1,
II. ISSUE
Whcrc dl~cuvcry hus hccl1 compklcd, 1I111IC Ihul1 six Illlllllh~ hu~ clup~cd blllell
hUlllllOWIICI' listed Ihe cuse 1'01' IIl'hlll'Ullol1, IIl1d 1I10l'C IhIlI1IWI) ycul'~ hus clup~ed sillel! the
cU\l~e or uclloll ucenled, ~hould Ibc C<)UI1 cxclclse II's dlsCl'ctlulllU dCIlY u Ihll'll hlerell~e III
the UIlTOUIll or dUllluge~ dClllul1dcd hy h'lIl1CllWllcl'l
(AIl~wcr suggcstcd Illlhe Ml1nllullvc)
Ill. ARGUMENT
COllll'IICIOr rccogllllcs Ihlllllll1Clldll1CllIS 10 plcmlll1gs, Illcludll1g dUll1uge c1ulllT~.
~hould he IIherully gnllllcd CSpccilllly whcrc Ihc slllllllc of 1IIllllllllol1s hilS 1101 1111l, ul1d Ihc
cuu~e or IIcllol1ls lhc SIlIllC, 5 Sllllldurd 1'1I,l'rllcllcc Sccllol1 2,1.01 cl scq,
Thcrc IIIC, howcvcr, drculllslllllCCS undcl' which lhc COIII'lI1I11Y Pl'opcrly exel'cI~e
It's dlsCI'CllolllO dCI1Y Ilrcqllcslcd IIIllClldlllCll1. Cicllcl'lllly spcllkll1g, scrlllllllllllllCl1,hllllllts
should nOI hc IllIowcd IIhscnlll showlllg of I'cus()I1l1hlc Clllll!cIl1CllllO IcpclIlI'd I'csllllcllTCnlOr
Ihc IIl1cgcd CIIUSC of 1I1'llon, llillliliJJy v, HcllL ,'56 I'll, SlIper. .'75, 51.\ A,2d <JlJC) (I<JMC)),
Thc Counlnlhls CIISC should cxcrclsc II's dlscrctionlo pl'e\'elll honlco\\llcr fl'llll1lllllklng
Sel'llllllllllll1Clldll1cl1ls 10 IIlCl'ellSC his dllll1l1gc c1111111, nllll'C Ihllnlwo ycurs IIncr Ihc Clll1Sc uf
IIcllol1 has IIccul'cd, IInd following lI1ultlplc inspecllons hy expr:rts sclccled hy hOll1cowl1cr,
the cOlllplctlol1of dlseovcry, IInd Ihc Ilsllng of lhc ClISC fill' IIlhill'lIli')1l hy hOll1cowncr.
PreJudlcc 10 Ihc opposing Plll1Y Is ollly onc fllclor 10 hc cllnsldcrcd hy lhc ('uun, IIl1d Ihc
qucsllonof PlcJudlcc is CVlllUlIICd hy Illoklng IIllhc limc lhc IIIlICIl,hIlClll WIIS offcrcd, ulld
~U(jb'~~UI'll:lmJl< ~n(lAI!;~, INC, CONMII.!~/'m. 5T' :rUIV1I. ^MCI1IHl;I\/II.A1
1l1)l~11,l) /lIllII/O' IIUI ~..,J(.I mIlT . ",w 'uMaIALA~O, P/I'oMY\VoNiA 1'0/0 III' ""'I "MII", '''Ii "i:I.'I7;;
Q.lubur 1 19'16 ~1'l\"An I WII\\M!I, "
, l\o,v,DI "'If/I'D. PI
I\lGI"" I AII','MO. PI
M/, IJId Mrl, lIarry ^dlll14
1011) Prollel HJJlli UOlllevard
New (.'\lmbll/~nd, M 17070
REt 1/\162,11
Wpcclloo of New MdltJon
c.:urnmelll ou CUI1MI~'1lon M'I'IUJli and Molhoda.
Our Mr Illd Mr!. Ad.m.:
I \IlJiilud lbosho on SO}llu/Ilhcr"^ and 27, 1906 and mmhlor;llhl exJsthls QOlldl1ioll ot'lh.
addltlun lull villWcd pbolollakeu dUMlllhe conHtnJctJolllJflho IddWon,
0Jwrv.110nJ. Jl.onC.lUmJnll
I . 1111) roof/i-amlnu over tlIe IddJulln WlU e~llnlncd. nlO hip rootCllJubll oC2 lllllnd
2" 6 rlner'liJlIeed II 2'.0" o,c, 1110 ,".~inlljJn raller 'Pan I. 'J1P'Il~llJlIlely 1I}',O", Tho r.nera
fraluc infO. 2 ~ R hl)lUeUIL The hIp belm il /;llpponed by. 2 " 6 pOWI whlrJl/u5U on I 1-4. deep
iJmlnAled lunW.r beam .llhe ceUlllllleveJ. nle laurlnued bum h'Uppon.the 2 x 6 jOiJt5 whLJh
Conn llIe ~jllIlB oCtbe audiuulI '1110 IAIIIlo4led hUOllllo illppOl15twu 2 )l is I1Iftor prop. which
~\Ippon tWIl oft"~ rlOers onlho reu alope orlbe Iddlrloll. TIle ccum,\ Jotus ~parl (rOOlI ~ ~ 2
le<<lBeT m.d,."j III Ihe rear Will aflhe origlnll hou~l! In the nllW rear hearill8 wall Millo addition,
'nIl! calling job1b nUl ulldemuth Ibe 14" IamJlllle<l 'umbel lre'l/I Ind Ire attached 10 Ihe uMcTliMo
orthlJ beam "'llh mcl.d hanlJerll.
2 . C.k"lllllillna Were p~'fformcd 011 the rOll( nOcn In order Co delormlne U1Clr live load
ean,),wR olpaalry. ^ UIl wu nnled In the ullpropped 2 x R nilan, c.:alcuJllinna performed
indlr.lle Utu !bOlO Wlpropped nllcflllO 001)' Illlc In carry. Uvc 10ld or Ipprollimuely 7 plf.
ThiJ \s \fI\llUic.utl)' leijij tllln rhe 30 psf 5Il11W Inld.1 111411ro 1>1'10111)' ..xpmil!llC(!d and dct!lllled ror
In Ih14 RODlnplllc rcSI,JO, This olldenlelliWl wnul.t 'CCOWI! for the 1I1lllcubJu "8.
J . CalcuJatloll5 \lItra 11Iu pcrformct\ on Iho 14' 1.mln.atClI hulU In order hI dccenulnu
wbAlelTectthe rRller WId hip propi woul.d Ilavc olllhe dtJIm10n oftbla btJIllL Thla h~I wu
(olllld 10 dc.UecI 'l'proximAtel)' I" under Ille weil!,hl oftbe d<<d '".d nrUI/! roof con&tnlotfou IIld
I ']0 paC roof ii110W )old, '111i~ deOeetlon would be bufficlr.otfo CDwe crack~ 10 fulln Utthe
I!}'Jllillm board collioK.
4 , Tbe akyUllht lilmlng Wli ell.lIlincd and rOllnd 10 bear 00 the cellulR Jllllit~ 'I11e ,Ide
wall 'oIl5tru~,ion oftha li@l6h4n 1& Iblo to lrallJJ'er IOldl rmDl the root'rl1lers Io1lhe "WIIll
jollila below, 'lhLlIHIIsJcr oflold lIlIY haw C,ll1~ed the "UWII joi~1~ 10 dnflo:.."t .1 lltJaIOCltiOIl
Nb~cqllll'Otly caUlllll! JlllIlor hAlrHne crads to develop aroUlld \he ~~IIl!11l 1llll:'olllllN IIllhw ceillns,
".
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ObUh'.&J.hlllld:,Uwe Cr.du
I . NUOIr:Jll1a hAirUIlO ~ackl were obliltrvct! llllhe cdllng cnllrlnlcd&)jj, AU oftholll
crack. 11I11..r IU hlvo fOllllCt! lItho III1Qd )011111 bctwcl'J1lWn .dJ'C4111 N1CCIM of/MI$lIn b/Jui!.
NU'llIIroul IllJllln hive reJHlI1edly bUll pu/iwllcd IlIllnlur 10 p,'ch Ihell4l onok..
2 . Iloponedly Ille /MIliUm board cel1Jn/1 WII 11I.c.hOjj 10 tho 110111111 joilwi wills fUtCllOfl
And no Idhulvq, Tllo l}ujl~d Slllc~ l1YJ1/lllOl CUIIlII.II)' does nlll require ~dJlclllYcl be IppUed In
urdu 10 latuscl)' 1'lIch the l\YJlIl1JiU bnard 10 tho CCIliUM joUI..
J . nil Iyp' Ilf r.b1cucr aud (hle:nCf IIp.cluSI. unknown, All tJflhc~u farilellcr. are
11,.Il4lIlUy hidden fr/JIll vtew bYlhe (wlaholt (UllJIIOclhlll, Nil CUIllDleJ11 CIIl be m.de olllhe rypn
.nd iip~clnll of ~r.tQU'U Ilild, '111t lype IIrj,jiJII raJllfurchll! \lpc \Jr.1 WU uwOl\ I. .11l) nol villbl.
IlId \Jre/lllhre nil CllIIlULe1l1 CIII he lII.de r.ll/lce1llInlllhl. IllAlcl!ll or IpplleldOD,
4 . Two venlea! CllckJ Ibove IJlo dllllr be.1d leldblR 10 Iho kllohen wore Ilolrod. lb... &10
ahrinkJRe crach IlIAI have dovelnped 1111le IIped Jobnl between IWo ihecu of IlYPIIlJIl hllU4.
IUuJU"\' Illnll.L::.J<.nuJI d41.Ian
I . Phclo. lIh'lWlI III IlIe wrlt~r bYlbo UWllU lltmlld Illlud1:.lo th.1 nil found,t!.on WII
GllnllllUC\cd 1/'llliJld the perlw.elcr urIbe .lAb OD grlde, An ollen.Lilll) WIS nude .1110. tha /1&1
w.U of!ho bou~e, An IjnLonucd ~uncrclc wAIl ~xtClld.llill I depth of .pprnldnulcly 24" bclllw
lll1lMed Rudl, Thin 1ft I05.l11llJllhQ JQ" deplh 1.11111.1 rcquJre1t by Iho bulLlJu8 code o,dwllIUC: N(j~
oflha Boruuah ofNcw CwnbcrllJld
2 - TIle Ilwnerij Illlled !h.tlho nllW r.ll"r.rut~ ,lib ou gr.de wu con1'l1Uctcd over I
IUbbll,.e.t e.ii1lofl ftlAh UIII\JII\.e Ind ltehri. (romlhe demolition otlbo brick wall which nlled 10
IUn IIOn.lllhe rur wIn of lbe olialllll houl4, The ellil1llllce of. vlpor burler undamulh Ih, &lAb
IlId wile Illull relnforclnE In Ihe wb I. nn.ahlll II) be detennlned. HllW1Vet, I ihrlwso OI'lU"
DOled l.n tho Dew patio Ilab would seem 10 Indlc.le !hll reinJiJrdnll WIH nil! IIled In thJ, partlcuJu
llab.
J . The wood foml bOlrd used Illlill1n \Jrl perimclot of the wb under the new addltloll
WU lllll SfJippcd. '111C IUllIclled bOlrd II burled In cU1h IlId prmD\I . reAl oppllrtlllllty for
lomlilillllo enler Ihe &1IUctllre, 111lft !Jl011ld be removed 10 preVOll any petit InfuUtUm frOl1l
OCCusnns, ,
o IU'''''1tllln._,Jl&pW:lnunlWlnrlnwa
I . TIle owneu b1alcd thlllhey h.ve noticed dralh Ind cool room 1000000Ullwu alw:1 Ib,
otlllln.1 wlndnw. wtle repl.ccd, 11\0 cne=l around 000 wiuduw WII removed by the ll~er,
11Ie h"jllce bctWCclllhc jamb Ind he.d oflhe window openlnllln the wall, IIld the fr.I1IQ ofl11o
rcpt.~ClI\CIIt window, luw cOI beon MUlod 'l1Iollllillrualed Sip between the optnUlllllld lraml
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Ohl&n'.1Wll1.i.Ollum
I . Tht I)heh Ilflhc ncw 1IU1Im WOI ~~.mlllcd, 'nIl nuly mlvnl!lll oflJlltler wlllcb do"
nol VUcb III . dOWlllijlQUI i~ rhe In~cl CUlllcr urrhe rlllhl ,ear Curoft ufwo bOllie, Thlll)CQ\111
wh.r. the pallo tulter IIIW~ Ihe IhQl1 rlW11 ~hle rear tIIn Oflllllll!J of the addition.
UIJIJIUIIJ.lolU,.::. ElttrJodn.11Ialinll.
I . A 51lllllportillll of villyl ~dlJlIl wu removed by tho OWIIOI olllle le.ft fronl com or I)flll.
hOUIIe, l11e InlllllAtJon bduod tile removed IiidlllS WIM viowed, TII, 1II~~tllln bIN IlWlY S'P'
belwellll vlee.s lnd lfi lIolllulh wilh Ibe ffico oflho wood /\urine ~tJipij ThollOlllp.ln Ihe I
bllu1arlnn p~lIOnl dlonllAl hreaka \Iv111eh can be brr.ached by Ihll cool alr In wIlnor Iud wnlll'lIIr III
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lilt th. wri1erl oplnlolllhlllhe ullllroppw 2 x 8 nftm 1ft undardOs!8JIed 10 Illll1)llho
roof IIl0W I.oldl 111.1 Ire c11IllnU1nly e_llerl<lIClllln rh11lleognphle raglon, llll a tI.u1hQl' opluWl1 .
that roofloodellUjlOled on UIC 1~"IIl11Jllllell cellioll bUllllrc ~1I1lL:k~llIO CIUKC I deflection in
this beAm IItbJ13Il would cnu~ Ihe celllnl\ Jolmlo deflect and CftU~C COMllcllc oucltJ 10 'PP'Ar In
tlto ceUlnl!' The wrllor I. nl.lo ofulO oplnloo Ullllllnc.e the on/llnal cracks were rellntt/ui pribr tQ
1Ul~' 1Il0W IOlds \lelng Jlreselll on lhe roof, lhe oriBlull crncking cln b~ '1I1l\luled 10 Imll/Oper Joint
rtinibr~JlW1\ aud tlnl~hJn8' SubliCquent crAcklnll rnollt likely Is rcIAt.:,lIO rooflhDJJlll\ ClIn~lillJlI
u wcll at t'l:iiJdutl crackln/llclated 10 Ul~ Joint con~ttllctJoll. .
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Thl wrllor l~ O(UID opbllou lhlllhe (ouudouOll depth dOli \lot con(llrwlo the requir~
rIlCllll of Ilrdluncc 1/62. E...en I.hough UIC dCjlI.h of foundllloll docs nol Jl~el Illo~ requJremenu,
no dAll1IBI ",ooUted witlllJ.....JIlR oflhe rdall ur rTOil penelmion was noted. Th, wood tOl'lII .
boud. which la \lurlellllnllC Ihe perimcler oCtbe bl,b, l.'i bllsc.eprlble 10 termite wougo Illd .pay
lure IDnrulel 10 Ih. air.. ,
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The writer l~ 1150 o(lbe o~lnlon tlll! the RUiter run nOled Ibovo should be repllred. .
Addltlollllly, the gllll belwull !lIe window frllJlU IIIld eX!5\itlll \Iv111dow opon.lllga NllluJd bo
",I>lllted 10 pre\libJlI cold nlr jj'oll\ emeting uu buU.ung.
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In Jmendino the claim to~ dameqes, the Petendsnts a~. n9t settinq
to~th any new or additional caU8es ot Iction.
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The amended claim tor d~nagea ar.ises out ot the same occu~~eno. o~
oircumstanoes aa the original Counterolaim.
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Attached hereto and marked aa EKhibit h ia 8 copy ot Pefendant's
propoaed Amended hnawer with New Matter and counterclaim.
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This matter is currently acheduled tor arbit~ation, which wu
requel5ted by the Plltendants/ for September 10/ 1997.
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With the filinq ot an Amllnded Mswer with New Matter and
counterclaim, the amount ot the countercl,aim will elloeed $~15, 000,
thereby necesaitatinq vacatinq the appointment of tho panel of
arbitratora.
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To the peat of Defendants/ knowledge, diacovery haB been completed
and there ia, therefore, no reason why thia matter cannot be placed
on the nellt trial list.
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ART LINDSAY, t/d/b/A CUSTOM
CONTRACTING, RD '2, Box 353
Liverpool, I'll. 17046,
Plaintiff.
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MR. AND MRS. HARRY ADAMS, JR.,
1010 Drexel Hillll Boulevard,
New Cumberland, I'A 1'1070/
Defendantll
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I CUMBDIW\ND COUNTY / PBNNBYLVANIA
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AMENDE!) .AJUlli11Ll1llJLJfllLHA3JSlUUfD COUHTIlRCLAtN
AND NOW, oomell IJarry E. Adalnll, Jr. and Carole L. Adame, by And
through their ~ttornay, Chrilltopher c. Houston, esquire/ who
Answerll and averB Be followel
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COUNT II EXPRESS ORAL CONTRACT
1
Admitted in part Ilnd denJ.ed in part.
It 18 admitted that 1\.rt
Lindeay ie employed ae e oontraotor trading and doing bueinese as
Art LindeaY'1l CUBtom ContracHng. It ill denied that the Plaintiff
ie, however, Bolely employed ae a oontraotor in that he is aleo
employed with tho Commonwealth of Pennllylvania All a plumber.
2
Admitted. By way of furt.her anewer, Mrll. Harry 2. Adam., Jr., i.
alBa known ae Carole L. Adams.
3
1\.dmitted in part and denied in part. It ill admitted that the
partiell entered into a to perform oertain work on
EXHIBIT
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the Def.ndante' r.aidenc~, more apaaifically the conatructian of an
addit.ion conaieting of a recreation room meaeuring approximately 21
f..t x 22 feet for a contract price of $J2r396.94. It ie further.
admitted that an invoice dated Junl9 20, 1995, Wall eubmitted for
payment of the aforflllaid oontract pl:ice and, in addition thento,
extrae totaLing $5,204.50 lells, however, deduotion. totaling ~1,475
for a total final oontract price of $36,126.44. It is furtl\llr
admitted that the nature of all of the work j.noluded the
oonstruotion of the addition, the installation of 14 replacament
windowlI, inetallation of Bidin\! on the main house, and other
varioue extrall, .. more particularly set forth on the invoice dated
July 2B, 1995, a oopy of whioh is attaohed hereto and marked all
Bxhibit A and inoorporated herein by reference. It i. admitted
that the Plaintiff sublltentially completed work on or about July
29, 1995. It ia apecificall.y denied, however, th/lt the work
lIubstantially oompieted by the Plaintiff on or about July 29, 1995,
was to the Defendants' satisfaotion, as ill more partioularly set
forth in NeW Matter herein.
4
Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted that the work
performed wall for an initial oontraot price of $32,396.94. It ia
further admitted that the total coat of the work performed by
Plaintiff for the Defendants was $37,601.44, beoause of add ons
requ.eted by the Defendanta. It i. .peoifioally denied that the
Defendante paid $36,02B,47. By way of further anlwer, the
Ddendant.. have pllid $ 36,15 715 . 47 Ilnd dter taking into aooount
de,leUonll of $l, 475 a bAlanoe ot $650.97 umailHI unpAid on thlJ
total oOlt of t:hlll projeot, whioh /.Ium, however, ill not dUB and owin'iJ
beoal111e of deficlienoiell in mater.lah and/or wor.kmanllhip, all moro
partioular.ly set for.th in New Matter /.Ind the CountBrolaim, as e8t
forth herein. It ia speoifioally denied that any interest ill due
and owing lIinae June 2B, 1995.
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Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted that Plaintiff
hall requested payment of the .um of $552.97 plus interelt. It i.
."eaiUea],ly denied, for the rea.on. All set torth in the New Hatter
And counterclaim herein, that there i. any balanoe due and owing to
Plaintiff .
WHEREFORE, Oefendant. reque.t this Honorable Court to dillmi.s Count
I of Plaintiff's Complaint.
COUNT XXI UNJUST INRXCHKlNT
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Ths Defendant. inoorporate herein Paragraphs 1 throuqh 5 of
Defendants' An.wer, as if IIlIt forth in their entirety.
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After rea.onable inve.tigation, Defendant, are without knowledge or
infol:llllltion .ufficiel'lt to fot1Tl a belief /U to the truth of the
Averment. of PAraql:aph 7 .nd they ar. dltellled to bll denied.
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Atter uAllol'lllble invelltiljJation, Defendantll au without knowledq'" or
information lIuf tioient to form a bfllilllf All to the truth of the
avermentll of Pllrl1qul;lh 0 and they arll del!lmed to be den,l.ed.
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Aftltr reallonable invlllltigation, Defendantll ar. without knowledge or
information lIutficiet\t to form a belief All to the truth of \",he
Avermentl of Paragraph 9 and they are deemed to be denied.
WHEREFORE, Defendantll reque.t thill Honorable Court to dillmill. count
II of Plaintiff'. Complaint.
HIIW MATTER
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On or about April 10, 1995, Plaintiff And the Defendant. entered
ilu;o a vnbal Agreement for the conlltruction of An addition to the
Dehndontll' hOUle mealluring approximately 21 feet It 22 hlltt for A
price of $32,146.
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On or after April lO, 1995, DefendAntll requellted additional item.
to b. oompleted by Plaintiff including 14 replAcement window. to be
in.talled in the original hou.e to matoh windowII in.talled in the
addition, the in.tallaticn of vinyl eiding on the endre home,
frenoh doors, guttere and down.pout. for the l1l4in hou.., reUlSehin<j
a ohimney, and a .kyli<jht, for a total prioe of $37.381.44.
12
'rhe oontrllot p.r;ioe of $37, Jill. 44 WAIl later modified to deduot
therefrom $200 for one window not inltalled, $200 for two .torm
door. not purohaled by oontraotor, $425 for painting, and $650 for
not installing oarpet. An addition wal made to the oontraot prioe
of $220, for blown-in in Bulat ion uovering the entire attia epaae of
the exietinq Btruoture (not the addition), leAving a balance to be
paid to the Plaintiff for work porformed of $J~,126.44.
13
DefendantlS have paid to 1'1aintiff tho total BUill of $35,1575.47,
leaving a balanoe due on the original oontract of $550.97.
14
Plaintiff BuhBtantially oompleted the work under the contraot on or
about July 29, 1995.
15
During the period of July to November of 1995, at the requelt of
the DefendantB, the Plaintiff returned on four Beparate ocoalionB
to the DefendantB' home to repair craokB in the lellJl\B in the
drywall in the addition at Bix different looationl.
16
Appro~imatlly on. waek to one and ona~half w.eke after ~.oh time
that Plainl:J.U applaud at Dahndantl I premh.. to repair the
oraClk. in the ..ami in the drywall in the addJ.l:J.on, the ..ame would
Igain oraok requiring additional repaire.
17
Xn the winter of 1996/ the Defendant" luetained water damaqe to the
t:leUing and two wdle of thll addition, dUIt to poor, improper, and
unworkmlltllike cotllJtruction of the addition.
10
The Defendant. incurrltd ~600 in ou.t. to repair tha watar damAged
areal, ae .et forth in Paragraph 17, and the drywall egam. which
Plaintiff never properly repaired.
19
In October 1995 the Defltndants contacted Plaintiff and indicated
the bedrooms were oold and requested that he come to the houslt to
oheck the replacement windows and the siding to make sure that
there was no cold air coming in.
20
The Plaintiff advised th~t the cold air problem wa. as a result of
the h.ating and return venta being covered in the bedrooms.
21
The Defendants moved furniture and modifications were made by the
Defendant, to . r.eurn vent with, howevlr, no improvlment, in the
cold .ir problem in the .ttect.d .r....
22
Th,. Pefend.nt. have Ullided in their homl tor 215 ye.ta and h.d not
experi.nced eimiler problem. with cold air in the origin.l home.
23
In or .bout Maroh ot 1996, the Defend.ntll became aw.r. of
ddicienciu in the work performed by Plaintiff uguding
in.tallation of the .iding on the or.lginal home.
24
The D.fendant. were advieed thet gap. in the in.ulation under the
.iding ins tel led by the Plaintiff .hould have beon sealed to keep
air from penetrating into the hou.e .nd thet the inlulation
inetalled wa. of an inlluffioient thicknellll.
25
By letter dated Maroh 13, 1996, a oopy of which ie lIIal:ked 811
Exhibit B and attached hereto and incorporated herein by referenco,
the Defendanta advised Plaintiff of the coat of repair to the
interior oauBed by the damage during the winter of 1996, and the
defective wor~nanahip on the drywall.
26
By letter dated May B, 1996, the Dofendantll adviBed plaintiff of
the continued problema with the cold air in the bedroom. and
requellted Plaintiff to companaate Defendantll for the OOllt to repair
the cold ai~ p~oblem. A copy ot .aid l.tt.~ i. attached h.~~to and
ma~ked a. 2xhibit C and incor~orated herein by ~etereno',
27
Sy an undated letter, the Plaintiff denied liability re9ardinq work
tor the repair. pertormed by O.tendant. to the drywall and the cold
air problem. A copy ot IIl\id lettar ill marked All atxhibit 0 and
attaohed hereto and inoorporated herein by retmrunoe.
28
At the time that Plaintiff inatalled re~laoement windows to the
houae, damage wall oaulJ8d to tile in a bathroom, the re~llir of whiah
will coat $395. Attaahed hllreto and marked All Exhibit B ill a aopy
at the repair elltimate; whioh is incorpora.ted herein by referenaa.
29
Ae a reeult of Plaintitf'lI poor workmanllhip and uee of improper
materiale the following defeate in con.truatJ.on have been reacmtly
dieaovered by Oefendantel
A. 2 )( Bratten in the addition are unpropped, eo that they aan
only carry a load of approximately 7 Pili, which ie eignifiaantly
le.e than the 30 p.i enow loade typioally experienaed and deeigned
for in this geographio region, whioh h." oaueed a .ag in the
unpropped 2 )( 8 raftere.
S. A l4" llllninated beam at the oeiling level defleote
approximately l" under the weight of the dead load of the root
OOllltl:UDtioll and a 30 pd rC)of ,now load, olSulln9 Duok. to form in
the 9ypaum board oeilin9.
C. The inatallation of the akyllqht framing oauaed the oeiling
joiuta to defleot oau.in9 Qr40k. to develop around the Ikyliqht
openin9 ln the oel11ng.
P. The oeiling jolet. and rafterD are improperly reinforoed and
tinhhed.
B. No foundation WAD oon.truoted Around the pDrimeter. of thu l1ab
on gude for the Addition And thlt unfClrmed oOllcrete wa,ll extends
for A depth of approximately 24" below fini.hed grade, which i.
le'D thAn the 30" depth thAt i. required by the building
code ordinanoe of the Borough of New CumberlAnd.
.,. The elab on grade did not contain reinforcin9 cAuDing a
,hrinkage or.ck to occur.
G. An untreAted wood form board in buried around the perimeter of
the slab under. the Addition which may CAUDe termite. to enter the
,tructure.
H. The .pAce between the jamb And the head of thu replacement
window opening. in the WAlls And the frame of thll replAcement
window. hAD not been insuLAted, cau.ing cold alr to breach the wall
and cau.e room temperAture. to drop.
I. A .egment of gutter does not pitch to a downspout ln the in.et
corner of the right reAr corner of the hou.e.
30
To correct t>>. deficienoiee in conetruation, ae mora particularly
eet forth in paragraph. 23, 24, and 29, t>>e Defendante will inour
rea.onable rlpair ooet. of $21,347.10.
31
The Cefendant.. are jUlItified in llot paying the balanae to Pldl~tUf
that remain. to paid under the oontraot, b.aau.. of Plaintiff'.
unworkmanlike work on Defendant'. home.
32
The Plaintift 11 ut;opped tram .eeking payment to him of any
balanol to paid to him under the oontraot, beoau.e ot Plaintiff'.
unworkmanlike work on Detendant'. home.
COUHT.~CLA:J:N
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Paragraph. 10 through 32 are inoorporated herein by reterenoe
thereto ae i. Aet forth in thoir entirety.
34
The Cefendante have tulfilled their obliqation. under their
oontraot with PlaintiU, exoept tor the payment at the balanoe
payable under the oontraot, the payment of whioh they are ju.tified
in not makinq by virtue of Plaintiff'l breaoh of the oontraot.
35
Plaintiff has performed l.n a poor, improper, and unworkmanlike
matter oertain things whieh were by neeeuary implioation required
by the A'ilUement to be done And pnfarmed in A proper and
workmanlike manner .. falloWI'
A. The PlaJ,ntiff oaullld gap. to .xbt in the in.ulatian under the
.iding in. tal led by the Plaintiff whioh .hould have be.n I.alod to
k.ep air from penotrating int:o th. houle and oau.ed in.ulat:ion to
be inlt~ll.d of an in.ufficient: t:hickn....
B. 2 X 8 raft:erl in the addition are unpropp.d, 00 that: th.y can
only carry a load of approximately 7 p.i, which iB lignificant:ly
le.. than the 30 pli Inow loadl t:ypically experi.noed and deligned
for in t:hh geographiQ r09ion, which hili cauled a .ag in t:he
unpropped 2 ~ 8 raft:erl.
C. AU" laminated beam at: the oeJ.ling level deUectll
approximately 1" under the weight of t:he dead load of t:he roof
oon.truction and a 30 pli roof anow load, Qau.ing oraoka to form in
the gypsum board Qeiling.
D. The inlltallat:ion of the akylight: framing oaulled the oeiling
joi~tl to deflect caulling Qraoks to develop around the skylight
opening in the ueiling.
E. The oeiling joietll and raftere are improperly reinforoed and
finished.
F. No foundation wae oonetruoted around the perimeter of the slab
on grade for the addition and the unformed concrete wall extende
for 4 depth of approximately 24" below finhhed grade,
which i. leu thAn the 30" depth that h roquind by the buildil\\)
code ordinance of the Bor.ough of New Cumberland,
G. orhe dllb on grade did not contain r.uinforoinq CAUlin\) A
Ihrinkage orAok to ooour,
B. An untruAtod wood form bOArd h l:lI1rJ.ed Al:ound the pex-1metor of
the dAb under the Addition whioh mAY oAulle termitl!ll to enter the
etruoture,
I, The epAoe between the jAlllb and the heed of the repboement
window oprmingll in the walls and the fume of the replAoement
windowlI hall not been inllulated, oaulling oold air to breaoh the wall
And OAUee room temperaturee to drop.
K. A eegment of gutter dOBe not pitoh to A downepout in tho ineet
oorner of the right rear corner of the houee,
L. Tile in the llmall bathroom in the main bedroom '1188 damaged by
improper inlltallation of a replacement window.
36
Ae let forth in paragraph 27 Above, plAintiff refulel to
Aoknowledge liability for the poor w~rkmanllhip And refueee to oure
the aforeeaid breaohea.
37
The Plaintiff did forellee or IIhould have foreeeen that All of the
iteme of damage would occur due to Plaintiff'a failure to conlltruct
An Addition and inatall lIiding in a workmanlike manner.
38
Th_ ~.a.onabl. ao.t of rem.dying the afore.aid breaah.. i.
'27,995.l~, .. more particularly .et forth on the attached Ixhibit
P, whiah h .ttaahed hereto and inaorporatltd her.in.
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There i. due and owinq to Defendants the sum ot $Y95 for the damage
to the oeiling and two walls at the addition, due to poor,
improper, and unworkmanlike con.truation at the addition by the
Plaintitt, a. more particularly eet tcrth in Paragraph 17r and tor
the dAllU1ge oau.ed by the Plaintift to thlt tile in the .mall
bathroom in the main bedroom.
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pue to the poor, improper, and unworkmanlike aon.truation at the
addition by the PlaintiU the Ddendants have incurred damaglll tor
engineering teee totaling $2,100.
WHEREFORE, Detendants demand judgment again.t the Plaintitf in the
amount at $31,090.10, with OOlts, attorney', feee, and intereat.
Respecttully eubmitted,
Christopher C. Houston, Esquire
Attorney for Defendants
Broujol, Gilroy' HOUlton, P.C.
4 North Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
717 - 243-4574
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In.uI4~IQn tha~ WI' In.talled under the v~nyl .~dln9 aq4in"t the
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at no tam. commented on the lultabilty at sam.. Now, you .tat, ~hnt
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thlcknela of the in.ul.tlon. ThIS would have gr.atly lncr~aped your
celt In labor and materials. Furthermore, t routlnely inutall tanfold
in.ulation on pre-eMiating structurea that ara already In.ulated with
tlberglasa and CelotaM fiberboard.
You comment that the uan.s In the inlulation Ihould have be~n
~aped with duct tapa. Ouct tape l~ not Intended to wlthutand draBtlc
change. In temperature, and would, within a year or In, disintegrate.
Finally, you Indicate that the starter Itrlp over the brick
part of the house Ihould have been Bealed with caulklng. To the best
of my knowledge, thll was done. If the caulking II cracked, It i~ due
to eMtremely high temperatures and can be easily repaired or replaced.
I have offered in the past to remedy any mInor prOblems whIch
may have occurred during the construction. I will nut, however I be
re.pon.lble for the coat of rapalr6 that were net par~ of the origlnB~
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ART LINDSAY, t/d/b/a CURTOH
CONTnACTING, RD *2, OOK 353
Liverpool, PA 17045,
Plaintiff
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HR. AND MRS. HARRY ADAMS, JR.,
1010 DreKel Hilll Boulevard/
New Cumberland, PA 17070,
Oerendantls
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AND NOW r oomu Hury E. Adams / Jr. Ilnd Cuole L. Adami r by and
through their attorney, Chrifltopher C. HOUlton, Blquire, who
an.werl and avers IS followsl
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COUNT II I X PRESS ORAL CONTRACT
1
AdIIIitted in part and denied in put. It ifl admitted that Art
Lindlay il employed IS a oontraotor trading and doing bUlinel1 a.
Art Lind.ay's CUltom Contraoting. It il denied that the Plaintiff
ilr however, lolely employed al a oontraotor in that he il allo
employed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a plumber.
2
Admitted. By way of further anllwer, Hn. Harry B. Adami, Jr., i.
allo known al Carole L. Adams.
3
AdIIIitted in part and denied in part. It 18 admitted that the
partiel entered into a verbal oontraot to perform oertain work on
the Oefendant,' re,idenoe, mo~' ,pecificAlly the con,truoti~n of An
addition oon,iNting of A reo~.ation ~oom m.aau~in9 opp~oximat.ly 21
fe.t x 22 t.et fo~ a oont~aot prioe of $32,396.94. It i. further
admitted that an invoio. doted June 28, 1995, 101.. .ubmitted for
payment of the afore.aid oontract prioe and, in addition thereto,
extra. totaling $5,204.50 le.., however, deduotion. totaling $1,475
for a total final oontraot prioe of $36,126.44. It 11 further
awnitted that the nature of all of the work inoluded the
con.truotion of the addition, the installation of 14 replaoement
window., in.tallol:1on of aiding on the main houu, and other
varioue extras, as more partioularly set forth on the invoioe doted
July 28, 1995, a oopy of whioh is attaohed hereto and marked as
Bxhibit;. A and inoorporated herein by referenoe. It i. admitted
that the Plaintiff SUbstantially oompleted work on or about July
29, 1995. It is speoifioally denied, however, that the wClrk
.ubstantially completed by the Plaintiff on or about July 2~, 1995,
wa. to the Defendants' satisfaction, as is more partioularly set
forth in New Matter herein.
4
Admitted in part and denied in p4rt. It is admitted that the work
performed was for an initial contract price of $32,396.94. It i.
further adnlitted that the total cost of the work performed by
Plaintiff for the Defendants wa. $37,601.44, because of add on.
~eque.ted by the Oefendant.. It i. .peoifioally denild that the
Oefendant. paid $36,828.47. By way of fu~ther an.war, the
Oehndante have paid $:.I~,575.47 and after taking into account
deletion. of $1,475 It balaneD of $550.97 remain. unpaid en the
total COlt of the project, which .um, however, h not; due and owing
beeau.. of defieieneie. in material. andlor workman.hip, a. more
partioularly .et forth in New Matter and thd counterolaim, a. .et
forth herein. It i. epeoifioally denied that; any intere.t i. due
and owing .inoe June 2a, 1995.
5
Admitted in part and denied in part. It i. admitted that Plaintiff
ha. reque.ted payment of the lum of $552.97 plu, intere.t. It i.
.peoifieally denied, for t;he rea.on. ao .et forth in tohe N.w Matter
and Counterclaim herein, that there i. any balanoe due and owing to
Plaintiff.
WHEREFORE, Oefendante reque.t thi. Honorable Court to di.mi., Count
I of Plaintiff" Complaint.
COUNT II. UNJUST INRICININT
6
The Odendante inoorporate herein llara',Jraph' l th~oU9h 15 of
Defendant.' An.wer, a. if ,et forth in their entirety.
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Aftar rea.onabla inve.tiqation, Pef.ndant. ar. without knowl.dqe or
information .uffioient to form a belief II to the truth of the
avermenta of Paragraph 7 and they are deemed to b. deni"d.
8
After re..onable inv..tigation, Pefendant. are without knowledge or
infurlllAtioll lIufficient to form It belief AI to the truth of the
avermentll of Paragraph 8 and they are deemed to be dllnied.
9
After rea.onable investigation, Pafendants are without knowledge or
infornlation sufficiant to form a belief AI to the truth of the
averment. of Paragraph 9 and they are deemed to be deni.d.
WHBRBFORE, Pefendants reque.t this Honorabl.e Court to dhllli.. Count
II of Plaintiff's Complaint.
..IlK NATTIR
10
On or about April 10, 1995, Plaintiff and the Pefendant. entered
into a verbal agreement for the construction cf an addition to the
Pefendant.' home measuring approximately 21 feet x 22 feet for a
price of $32,146.
11
On or after April lOr 1995, Pefendants reque.ted additional item.
to b. completed by Plaintiff including 14 replacement window. to be
in.tall.d in th. 0~i9inal hou.. to matoh window. in.tall.d in the
addition, the in.tAUaticn of vinyl ddinljl on the entin hom.,
Frenoh door., gutter. and down.pout. for the main hou.., refla.hinljl
a ohimney, and a ekyliljlht, for a total prioe of $37r3B1.44.
12
'1'he oontraot pdoe of $37/381. 44 Will lAter modified to deduot
therefrom $200 for one window not installed, $200 for two etorm
doore not purohased by oontraotor./ $425 for painting, and $650 for
not installin9 oarpet. An addition was mAd. to the oontreot prioe
of $220/ for blown"ill inllulation ooverinq the entire IIttio IIpaoe of
the exieting IItruoture (not the addition), leaving a balanoe to be
paid to the Plaintiff for work performed of $36,126.44.
13
Defendantll have paid to Plaintiff the total lIum of $35,575.47/
leaving a balanoe due on the original oontraot of $550.97.
14
Plaintiff lIubltantially oompleted the work under the oontraot on or
about July 29/ 1995.
15
During the period of July to November of 1995/ at the requelt of
the Defendantl, the ~laintiff returned on four leparate oooalionl
to the Defendantll' home to repair oracks in the lellll\l in the
drywall in t~e addition at lix different looationl.
16
Approdmately on. we.k to on. and ona-baU w.ek, after eaob tim.
tbat PldntUf. appeared at Detllndantl' prenlh.. to repair tbe
oraok, in the ,eam. in the drywall in tbe addition, tbe ,eam. would
again oraok requiring additional repaire.
17
In the winter of 1996, the Dufendantl lustainad water damage to the
oeiling and two wall. of the additioll, due to poc.,r, improper, and
unworkmanlike oonetruotion of the addition.
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'rhe Defendaute inourred $600 in ooetll to repair the water damaged
area., a. let forth in Paragraph 17, and the drywall .eam. wbioh
Plaintiff never properly repaired.
19
In Ootober 1995 the Defendants uontaoted Plaintiff and indioated
the bedrooms were oold and requelted that he oome to the houle to
oheok the replacement windows Ilnd the eiding to make aure that
there waa no cold air ooming in.
20
'rhe Plaintiff advised that the oold air problem wae ae a reeult of
the heating and return vente being covered in t.he bedroom..
21
'rhe Defendants moved furnitur6 and modifioatione were made by the
Dlfendant. to . return vlnt with, howlvlr, no improvlmlntl in the
cold air probllm in the .ffeated .re'l,
22
Thl Defendant. have r'lided in their home for ,,& year. and had not
experienced similar probleme with oold air in the original home.
23
In or about Maroh of 1996/ the Defendants beoame aware of
deHaienoi.. in the work performed l7y Plaintiff ugarding
inetallation of the sidin~ on the original homo.
24
The Defendante were advisod that gape in the ineuletion under the
aiding inetalled by tho Plaintiff should have been sealed to koep
air from penetrating into the house and that the inaulation
inetalled was of an ineufficient thiokness.
25
By letter dated Maroh 13, 1996, a oopy of whioh is marked AS
2xhibit Band attaohed hereto and inoorporated herein by referenoe,
the Defendant. advhed Plaintiff of the oost of repair to the
interior aaused by the damage during the winter of 1996, and the
defeotive workmanship on the drywall,
26
By letter dated May 8, 1996, the Defendants advised Plaintiff of
the continued problems with the cold air in the bedrooms and
requeeted Plaintiff to oompensate Defendants for the oost to repair
the aold a.l.r problem, ^ oopy of .dd lettBr 11 attaohed hereto and
marked a. Exhibit C and ina~rporat.d harein by referenoe,
27
By an undated letter, the Plaintiff denied liability regarding work
for the rapain performed by Dehmdants tn the drywall and th., oold
air problem. ^ oopy at said Lotter is marked as mxhibit D and
attached herett' lI\d inoorporated heroin by refel'lncliI.
2U
At the tJ.me that Plaintiff installed replacement windows to the
house, damage was oaulled to tile in a bathroom, the repair of which
will cost $395. Attaohed her.eto and mArked AS Exhibit B 11 a copy
of the repair utilll8te / which iB J.noorporated herein by referenoe.
29
As a roault of Plnintift I a poor workmanllhip and UJ18 of improper
materials the following defecta in oonatruotion have been recently
diacovered by Oefendantlll
A. 2 X 8 raftera in the addition are unpropped, ao that they oan
only carry a load of approximately 7 psi, whioh ill significantly
lese than the 30 pai snow loads typically sxperienced and designed
for in thh geographic region, which hall oaused a sag in the
unpropped 2 X 8 rafterll.
B. A 14" laminated beam at the ceiling level deflects
approximately 1" under the weight of the dead load of the roof
oon.truotion and A 30 p.i roof snow load, oaueing orloks to form in
the gyp.um board oeiling,
C. The installation of the Ikylight framing oaueed the oeiling
joiltl to defleot oauaing craoka to develop around the skylight
opening in the oeiling.
D. The oeiling joiQts and ratterQ are improperly reinforoed and
fiohhed,
B. No foundation wall oonlltruoted around the perimeter of the Ilab
on grade for the addition and the unformed oonorete wall extends
for a depth of approximately 24" below finillhod grade, which i.
lei a than the 30" depth that ia required by the building
oode ordinance of the aorough of New cumberland.
F. The slab on grade did not oontain reinforcing ceuling a
ehrinkage oraok to oucur.
G. An untreated wood form board ia burilild around the perimeter of
the Qlab under the eddition whioh may cauee termitel to enter the
Itruoture.
H. The spaue belween the jamb and the head of the replacement
window openings in the walls and the frame of the replaoement
windows has not been insulated, causing oold air to breaoh the wall
and oause room temperatureQ to drop.
I. A segment of gutter does not pitch to a downapout in the inlet
oorner of the right rear oorner of the house.
30
To oon.~t the defiobMi.. in QOnlltruotlon, a. mou partioularly
.et forth in paragraph. 23, 24, and 29, the D,fendantl will inour
rea.onable repair OOllts of $21,347,10,
31
The Defendant. are justifiltd .In not paying the ballno. to Plaintiff
that remains to pAid under the oontraot, beoaule of Plaintiff'l
unworklnanlikl! work on Defendant'. homu.
32
The Plaintiff 11 e.topped from ..skinq payment to him of any
balance to paid to him under the contraot, beoause of Plaintiff'.
unworkmanlike work on Defendant'a home,
ClOUHTIlRCLAIM
33
Pauqraphs 10 through 32 are incorporated herein by ref,uno.
thereto aa ia set forth in their entirety.
34
The Defendante have fulfilled their obliqations under their
oontract with plaintiff, except for the payment of the balanoe
payable under the contrftct, the payment of which they are justified
in not making by virtue of Plaintiff'ft breaoh of the oontraot.
35
Plaintif f hll8 performed in a poor, improper, and unworkmanlike
mAtter oertain thing_ which were by neoe_lIery implication required
by the agreement to be done and performed in I proper and
workmanlike manner al followll
A. The Plaintiff OAUled gap. to exist in the insulation under the
.iding in.tAlled by the Plaintiff whioh Ihould have been .eftled to
keep air from penetratin~ into the house And oauled inlulAtion to
be in.telled of an in.uffioient thioknlilll,
8, 2 X 8 raftera in the addition are unpropped/ 10 that they oan
only oarry a load of approximatoly 7 psi, whioh i. ILgnifioantly
lesl thftn the 30 p.i snow loads typioally expe~ienoed and deligned
for in thie geographio region, whioh has oaused a lag in the
unpropped 2 X 8 rafters,
C. A 14" laminated beam at the oeiling level defleots
approximately 1" undor the weight of the dead load of the roof
oonstruotion and a 30 psi roof snow load, oaueing oraoks to form in
the gypeum board oeiling.
D. The in.tallation of the ekylight framing oaueed the oeiling
joilte to defleot oausing oracka to develop around the skylight
opening in the ceiling.
B. The oeiling joiate and raftere are improperly reinforoed and
finilhed.
r. No foundation waa oonatruoted ~round the perimeter of the .lab
on grade for tho addition and the unformed conorete wall extendl
tor a depth of approximately 24" below finiahed grade,
whioh il le.1 than the 30" depth that il requirud by the building
oode ordinanoe of the Borouqh of New Cumberland,
a, The llab on CjJrude did not ormtllin reinforoinCjJ CJaul1nCjJ a
Ihrinkage oraok to ooour.
". An untreated wood form board iI budud around the perimeter of
the dab under the additioll which t1l1lY oauBl termit.. to enter the
Itruoture.
I. Tho .paoe between the jamb and the head of th" replaoament
window openingll in the walla alld the frame of the replacement
window. h.. not been inllulated, oauJlillg oold air to breaoh the wall
and oaUle room temperaturee to drop.
~. A legment of guttor does not pitoh to a downspout in the inlet
corner of the right rear corner of the houae.
L. Tile in the lmall bathroom in the main bedroom waa damaCjJed by
improper installation of a replacement window.
36
As let forth in paraCjJreph 27 above, Plaintiff refulea to
aoknowledCjJe liability for the poor workmanahip and refules to cure
the aforesaid breachua.
37
The PLAintiff did foreaee or should have foreseen that all of the
iteme of damaCjJe would ocour due to Plaintiff's failure to aonltruat
an addition and in~tall aiding in a workmanlike manner.
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ART LINDSAY, t/d/b/a CUSTOM
cONTrU\cTINa, RD '2, Pox 353
Liverpool, PA 1704&,
Plaintiff
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MR, AND MRS. HARRY ADAMS, JR"
1010 Drexel "illl Poulevard,
New CUmberland, PA 17070,
Defendant.
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I CUHSBllLAtfD COUNTY, PBNNIIYLVANIA
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ANI~DID AH8WI~ WITH ~IW NATTIR AHD CDUHTIRCLAIM
AND NOW, comes Harry E. Adams, Jr, and Carole L. Adam., by and
throuyh their attorney, Christopher c, Houston, Esquira, who
anlwere And averl al followll
AlWfIB
COUNT II IXPRlSS URAL CONTRACT
1
Admitted in part and denied in part. It ia admitted that Art
Lindlay is employed ae a oontraotor trading and doing business al
Art LindsaY'1 Custom Contraoting. It is denied that the Plaintiff
is, however, aolely employed ae a oontrlotor in that he il al.o
employed with the Commonwealth of Pennaylvania as a plumber..
2
Admitted. By way of further answer, Mrs. Harry B. Adami, Jr., is
aleo known ae Carole L. Adams.
3
Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted that the
parties entered into a verbal contract to perform oertain work on
the Defendantl' r..idenoe, more 'PQoifioally the oonltruotion of an
Addition oonlillting of a reoreation room Inelltur.inq approxilllBtely 21
feet x 22 feet for a oontract prico of $32,396.94, It is further
admitted that an invoioe dated June 28, 199&, wall aubmitted for
payment of the aforesaid oontraot price and, in addition thlltretc,
extru totaling $ 5/204.50 leu, however, deduotionll totaling $1,475
for a total final oontract prioe of $ 36,126,44. It is further
awnitted that the nature of all of the work included the
aonatruotion of the addition/ the inatallation of 14 replacement
windows, inlltalll1tion of eidin\l on the main houae, and other
variou. extraa, ae more partioularly lIet forth on the invoice dated
July 20, 1995, a oopy of whioh is attaohed hereto and marked aa
Exhibit A and inoorporated herein by referenoe. It is adnlitted
that the Plaintitf eubstantially oompleted work on or about July
29, 1995. It is epeoifioally denied, howQver, that the work
lubstantially completed by the PLAintiff on or about July 29, 1995,
waa to the Defendantal aatisfBction, aa is more particularly set
forth in NeW Matter herein.
4
Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admittsd that the work
performed WBII for an initial oontract prioe of $32,396.94. It is
further admitted that the total cost of the work performed by
Plaintiff for the Defendanta WAS $37,601.44, because of add ana
rlqulltld by the Def.ndlntu, It i. IploLfiaally denied thlt the
DehndAntl paid $36,020,47, By way of furthe/: Inlwer, the
IJefendant, have paid $35,&75,47 and after taking into looount:
deletione of U, 476 a blllanoe of $5&0.97 ulnains unpaid on the
total COlt of the projeot, whioh aum, however, ill not: due and owing
b.oauee of deficienoie. in materilllll and/or workmanllhip, au more
particularly uet forth in NoW Matter and the Counterolaim, a. let
forth herein, It is speoifioally denied that any interest: i. due
and owing linoe June 20, 1996.
&
Admitted in part and denied in part. It ill admitted that Plaintiff
hau rll/quested payment; of thll .um of $&52.97 plu. inl:erellt, It ie
.peoifically denied, tor the reasona a. eet forth in the New Matter
and counterolaim herein, that there ie any balanc~ due and owing to
Plaintiff.
WHEREFORE, Defendants request thiu Honorable Court to diemiss Count
I of Plaintiff'. Complaint.
COUNT III UNJUST INRICHMlNT
6
The Defendant. inoorporate herein Paragrs~h. 1 through 5 of
Defendant.' Answer, ae if .et forth in their entirety.
7
After rea. on able inv..ti9ation, Defondant. are without knowledge or
information ,ufUoient to form a belief II to th.. truth of the
averment. of Para'iluph 7 and they AU doemed to be denied.
o
After rea.onable inve.tigation, Defendants are without knowled'ilo or
information aufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the
averments of Paragraph U and they are deemed to be denied.
9
After reasonable investigation, Dllfendanta are ~,ithout knowledge or
information auffio1ent to form /l belief lIS to the truth of the
/lverments of Paragraph 9 and they are deemed to be denied.
WHEREFORE, Defendanta requeet thio Honorable Court to di.mios Oount
II of Plaintiff's Complaint.
HEW MATTER
10
On or about April 10, 1995, Plaintiff and the Defendant. entered
into a verbal agreement for the oonstruution of an addition to the
Defendanto' homll measuring approximately 21 feet X 22 feet for a
prioe of $32,146,
11
On or after April 10, 1995, Defendant. requested additional iteme
to be oompleted by Plajntiff inoluding 14 replAoement windows to be
in.tllled ill the orivinal hOUI. ~o ma~oh window. in.talled in the
addition, the in.tallation of vinyl lidinv on the entire home/
rnn"h doors, ljIuttere and downspout. for the main houu, reUaehing
a ohimney, and a .kyli9ht, for a total prico of $37,381.44.
12
The contraot prioe of $37,301,44 WII later modified to deduot
therefrom $200 for one window not inutallod, $200 for two .torm
doors not purohlled by oontractor, $425 for paint.:in9, and $650 for
not in.tallin9 oarpet. An addition wall made to the oontract price
of $220, for blown-in inllulation ooverin9 t~e entire attio space of
the IIxilltin9 IItruoture (not the addition), leaving a balance to be
paid to the Plaintiff for work performed of $36,126.44.
13
Defendants have paid to Pldntiff the total eum of $35,575.47,
leaving a balanoe due on the oriqinal oontraot of $&50.97.
14
Plaintiff aubstantially oompleted the work under the contract on or
about July 29, 1995.
15
During the period of July to NQvember of 1995, at the request of
the Defendantll, the Plaintiff returned on four separate ocoeeiona
to the Detendante' home to repair craokll in the lIeame in the
drywall in the addition at eix different locations.
inltAlled in the original houl. to matoh window. inltalled in the
addition, the inatallation of vinyl aiding on the .ntire home,
Frenoh doorl, gutters and down.pout. for the main houa., refla.hing
a ohimney, and a Ikylight, for a total price of $37,381.44,
12
Il'he oontraot priclll of ~37, 381. 44 wu later modified to doduot
therefrom ~200 for one window not installed, $200 for two storm
doore not purohased by contraotor, $425 for painting, and $6&0 for
not. inetallJ.ng oarpet. An addition WAl made to the oOlltraot prioe
of $220, for blown-in insulation oovering the entire attio apaqe of
the exieting atructure (not the additionl, leaving a balanoe to b"
paid to tho Plaintiff for work performed of $36,126.44.
13
Oefendo1nts have paid to Plaintiff the total eum of $35,575,47,
leaving a balanoe due on the original oontraot of $550.97.
14
Plaintiff eubetantially completed the work under the oontraot on or
about July 29, 1995.
15
Our ing the period of July to November of 1995, at the requeet of
the Oefendante, the Plaintiff returned on four aeparate oooa.ione
to the Oef"ndanta' home to repair ot'aoke in the eellDllI in the
drywall in the addition at aix different looationa.
lIS
ApPlloxitnately one w..k to on. end onll~half week. dt.r uah 1:1,".
that JiIlainl:iff appeared at Defendant", pnmh.. 1:0 repair thu
ouokl in the seam. in th. dl;ywaU in thu addition/ the eealn. wL,uld
again oraok requiring additional rupairl,
17
In the wintur of 1996, the llehndant:. .u.tBillud Watur. dalll8ge to the
oeiling and twu wall. at the addition, duu to poor, impropur, and
unworkmanlike oonstruotion of the addition.
18
The Defendanta inourred $600 in oost. to repair the water demlgud
areas, as .et forth in Paragraph 17, and the drywall ...m. whioh
Plaintiff neVer properly repairod.
11)
In Ootnber 1995 the Defundanta oontacted Plaintiff and indioated
thu bedrooms wure oold and requested that hu oomo to thu houlle tl1
oheok the replaoement windowlI and the eiding to makIJ .urIJ that
there was no oold air ooming in.
20
The Plaintiff advised that the oold Bir problum Wlllt II a ruuult at
the heating and return vents buing covered in the bedrooms.
21
The Oefendanta moved furniture and modifioations were made by the
Defendant. to a return vent with, howevar, no improvement. in the
oold air problem in the .ffsoted are.l.
22
The Defendants have re.ided in their home for 2& year. and h.d not
experienaed aimilar problems with Qold air in the original home.
23
In or about Maroh of 1996, the Defendant. beQame
defioienoies in the work perfor.med by Plaintiff
installation of the eidinq on the original home.
24
The Defendants Were advised that gaps in the inaulation under the
siding installed by the Plaintiff ahould have been sealed to keep
air from penetrating into the house and that the insuLation
installed was of an inaufficient thiokness.
25
By letter dated Maroh 13, 1996, a oopy of whioh is marked as
Exhibit Band attaohed hereto and incorporated herein by referenoe,
the Oefendanta advised Plaintiff of the COllt of repair to the
interior oaused by the damage during the winter of 1996, and the
defeotive workmanshj.p on the drywall.
26
By letter dated May 8, 1996, the Defendants advised Plaintiff of
the continued problemll with the oold air in the bedrooms Ilnd
requeated Plaintiff to compenaate Defendants for the oost to ropair
aWI1U of
regarding
the cold air problem, A copy of I.id l.tt.~ i. attauhed hereto and
ma~ked .1 BKhibit C and inoo~porated herein by raferenoe,
27
By an undated letter, the Plaintiff do~ied liability regarding work
for the repaiu performed by Defendents to thlt drywllll and thu ooid
air problem, A copy of. &Said lettQr is mukJ1d IUI Itxhlbit I) and
atteohed hereto and inoorporated horein by roforonoo.
28
At the time that Vlaintiff installod rep1aoelnent wind~wI to tho
house, damage waa oaulled to tUe ill a bathroom, the repair of whioh
will oOllt $395. Attached hereto and marked II Bxhibit R il " oopy
of the repair estimate, whioh ill inoorporated herein by ufounoo.
29
All a result of Plaintiff' IS poor workmanship and UIIl of illlpropllr
materialll the following defeota in conlltruotion have boon rooont1y
dioooverlld by Oefendantol
A. 2 X 8 rafters in the addition are unproppud/ 10 that they oan
only oa~ry a load of approximately 7 poi, whioh io oignifioantly
leoo than the 30 pili onow loads typioBlly oxporienood and designed
for in thia geographic region, whloh hili causod a ug in tho
unpropped 2 X 8 rafters,
B. A 14" laminated bOBm at the noiling level defleota
approximately 1" under the woight of tho dead load of the roof
aonltruotion and . 30 psi roof snow load, oausing oraok. to form in
the gypsum board o~ilin9'
c, The installation of the skylight frlllnin9 o.used th~ oailing
joists to defllilot oaueing oraoks to develop aro~nd the skylight
opening in th~ oeiling,
D. The oeiling joists and raftera are improperly reinforo~d and
finhhed,
B. No foundation Wall oonllt!."IJoted around the perimeter of t:he 1I1ab
on grade for the addition and the unformed oonorete wall. Qxtendll
for. depth of approximately 24" below finished grade, whioh is
lesl than the 30" depth that ill required by the building
oode ordinance of the Borough of New Cumberland.
F. The Blab on grade did not oontain reinforoing oausing a
lIhrinkAge oraok to ooour.
G. An untreated wood form board is buried around the perimeter of
the Blab under the addition whioh may caUlle termitea to enter the
atruature.
H. The apace between the jamb and the head of the replaoement
window openingll in the walls and the frame of the replaooment
windowll has not been inllulated, oausing oold air to breaoh the wall
and oauae room temperaturell to drop.
I. A eegment of. gutter does not pitoh to a downapout in the inset
oorner of the right: rear oorner of the houle.
30
To Qorreot the def1oienoi.. 1n oon.t~uotion, a. mD~' p.~ticula~ly
lot forth 1n p.~a9r.ph. 23/ 24, and 29, the Defendant. will inour
realonAble repair oouts of $21,347,10.
31
The Defendant. an jUlltifier;l in not paying the balanoe to Plaintiff
thaI: remllinti to paid under I:he oontraot / beoautiII of Plaintiff 'I
unworkmllnlike work on llefendantlti hamil,
32
The Plaintiff is ..topped fr:ol1l aeekinq payment to him of any
balance to paid to him under the oontraot, beoause of Plaintiff'.
unworkmanlike work on Dsfendantla home.
CDUIf'1!IlRCI4UI
33
P4l:8ljJraph. 10 through 32 ar.e inoorporated herein by referenoe
thereto a. is aet forth in their entirety.
34
The Defendants have fulfilled their obligationti under their
oontract with Plaintiff, exoept; for the payment of th., balanoe
payable under the oontraot/ the payment of whioh they are juatified
in not making by virtue of Plaintiff's breach of the oontract.
35
Plaintiff has performed in a poor, improper, and unworkmllnlike
matter oertain things whioh were by neoe.sary implioation required
by the allnement to be done IUld performed in a proper And
workmanlike manner a. follow.,
A. The Plaintiff oauaed gape to exiet in the in,ulation under the
liding in.talled by the Plaintiff whioh ehould havs been seAled to
keep air from penetrating into the houee And oAuaed insulation to
be in.talled of an insuffioient thioknRss,
a. 2 X 8 rAften in the addition are unpropped, 10 thllt they oen
only oarry a load of approximately 7 pd, whioh iI dgnifioa'ltly
leas than the 30 p.i snow load. typioAlly experienoed and de.igned
tor in thi. gllographio region, whioh hll8 oaulled a eag in the
unpropped 2 X 8 raftera.
C. A 14" laminated beam at the ceiling level deUects
ApproximateJ.y 1" Imder the weight of the deAd load of the roof
oonetruction and a 30 psi roof anow load, cauaing oraoka to form in
the gypsum board ceiling.
D. The inatallation of the skylight framing oaused the oeiling
joiats to defleot oausing oracks to develop around the skylight
opening in the oeiling.
2. The ceiling joillts and rafters are improperly reinforoed and
fini8hed.
F. No foundation waa oonstruoted around tho perimeter of the elab
on grade for the addition and the unformed oonorete wall extend.
for a depth of approximately 24" below finished grade,
which i. le.e than the 30" dopth that i. r$quired by the building
oode o~dinanoo of the Borou9h of New Cumberland.
G. IVhe dab 011 \Jnde did not oontain reinforoing oaua1n\J a
IhrinkaIJe oraok to Qoour,
II. An untuated wood form board is buried around the perimeter at
the alab under the addition whioh may oaUlSe termites to enter the
.truuture,
I. The epace between th" jamb and the hoad at the replaoement
window openings in the walla and thu frame of the replaoement
windowa hae not been insulated, oauJling oold air to breaoh the wall
and oauae room temperatures to drop.
K. A aegment of gutter does not pitch to a downapout in the inset
oorner of the right rear oorner of the houae.
L. Tile in the small bathroom in the main blildroom Will damaged by
improper inetallation of a replaoement window.
36
All aet forth in paragraph 27 above, Plaintiff r.tue.. to
acknowled\Je liability for the poor workmanship and refuee. to oure
the atore15aid breaohell.
37
The Plaintiff did foreaeo or ahould have fore15een that all of the
itema of dama\Je would oocur due to Plaintift's failure to aon.truot
an addition and inatall aiding in a workmanlike manner.
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INVOICE
Art Lindsay's Custotn Contractlltg .,,'
lNTl!RIOR & mn1!IUOR RI!MODl!L1NG
N/III G"'~/nurlo" · lilllv 1t15"'~'{ · rrtt 1:S",,,,lItS
ltD. 2, Box 358 · LIVERPOOL, PA 17045
(717) 444.7565
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LnllullIUlon tllllU 1111'. Ln"talllHI undor thlf vLnyl IILcllnQ al;j~ln\1t the
e.lateH flblfrbollrd that cover. yaur fl~.r'ilI.I. In.ulutlon. Vau
ob..rvud ue on more than one oce..lon ln~t.llln'il the lnlwlatlon, and
at no time commentrrd on the "uLtBbj lty of e4mll, NOIII, 1'011 .tat.. thllt
thll In\!luliltLon III tOCl thIn ilnd llhollld hllve been :S/4" thlCh. Had I
1'1.tlllllJd :S/l\" 11111ulatlon, I Illould hllVII hud to tIIHU'f/1d all l;hlf brLel'
moldIng on ~II tho MIll" replllcamont "Ilndolllu blleaulle of ':11& IIlltl'il
tlHclnlilllu of thll lnllullltlon. ThIll IIIClUld '1/)YI'/ Qrrllltl,. Inc:rlt41led youl'
cOllt HI labor amJ materlaln. f'url;hul'n!ol'e, I routInely lnlltall flIntolll
InuLlllltlon 'In pre-ElIlI\!ltLng IItructurall that Ilrl! al,rolld~' ,nlal.llatlfd II/I tll
tlborgloulI and ColotoH flborhoard,
You c:ommllPl1t thllt tho lIenm\!l In tho ,nllulat Ion IIhol,1 J d l'IlY", blllJl1
tapud "lLth dllct tapa, Duct tope I'" not lntandad to II1Lthntand drallt'r:
chilnt;jall In tlJonpol'ature, and IIloll)rJ, lI!1tlHn 1\ year or UO. r.ll\\lntIJQratlJ.
FLnally, you Indlcato that tha Ital'tel' Itrlp ovel' the tlncl.
part of the l10ulla IIhould haYa boon loa lad WIth caulkIng. To the bout
of my "noll/ledQlI, tl11u II/all done. [t tho caullong III erndrad, Lt III dUEl
to alltramely high tomperaturaa and clln be anally rapalrRd or roplllcud.
I hayo offered ~n tho pa~t to ramedy any mInor prOblema whIch
may hllya occurrod during the conlltructlon. I wLII not, hnwoyer, bo
"aUf'onlilblo tOl' the eoat of rfifpur6 that "'eNI not pllrl: of tho OrL.;lln'll
IIQreomont And ara wholly L1nnocoaunry.
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IlIalull nww 3W 'hU,"'D. 1310 I' III M 1135 0.3 .bOOI 11.2441
caulk 11I11lU~ 1112 If III t 0 ~411 I 3 1443 toaa I
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W"lduwRupah. $:IUO IClO4I '1,014 '2.0091
'5h1l1lO AIIIIIII. Ind 11\1. ululJolI 10 I .1.2/41 .2.78Dl ~.OIlI,
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III. UCllled. I'IIIIIIIIIT I~ wllhuUI klluwledge ur IlIrunnlltloll ~UmClellllll
runnll bell~r II~ lu Ihc lIulh ur thiN IIVCnnc1I1.
II). Adl1llll~lt.
20. Adl1llll~d Ihlllthc IMclhllllllN Clll1lpllllllCd lu I'llIhllllTlhllllhe roolll
WIlN coldi olhel'wl~e denied WI Nlllled.
21.. 22. Uellled. 1'111111I11'1' IN wllhUYI klluwledlle ur IlIrllrtnlltlulI Nurllclenllo
rurlll II IXlller IIN lu Ihe tllJlh Ill' IheNe llvennenl~.
23. 1I1~ IIdlllllled UlIIllhc L)cfcndlllllN ClIl1Ipllllll~d hI Pllllntlrr: II IN denied
Ihllllhc,\! WC,\! IIn~ dr.l1clcncleN /lIllllnjlnllllll~ UNI1I:CI or Ihc wurk pCl'ronncd h~ PllllnUfr.
24. Ucnled. PlulnUfr IN wllhllul kllllwledgc or Infon11l1t1un Numclenllo
I'll rill II bcller IIIi lu Ihe lIulh Ill' IhlN uvcnnelll.
25. II IN IIdlllllled Ihllllhe leller Willi Nelllllnd received; h IN dell led Ihllllhe
co/llenlJ; of Ihe leller IIccurulel~ rcl1ecllln~ lelllUlIIlIlC elllll1l on Ihe plUt or Ihe lJefenduntNI or
UII)' lellllllllllle cOl1lpllllllll\!l!lIrdlnglhe Plullltlrr'N worknllmNhlp.
2fJ. II IN udmllled Ihutlhc Icllcr WUN Ncnllllld recclved. II IN denied lhlll
lJefendulIl~ ure clllhlcd toulI~ cOlllpen~ulllln or thul Phlllltlfr IN I!ulll)' or UII)' lIegllgenl or
IIlIworkllllmllke ucl or ol1llNNlolI reluthll! to the conNlIucUon or lhe bulldlllg.
27. Admllled.
211. II IN denied thlltulI)' dUl1Iuge WUN cuuNed. 13)' wU)' or further repl)',
Ihere WUN pl\!.exl~tltll! dUl1Iul!e which Derendll/llS usked pluhlllrr to cOlTect wllh lIlulerllllK
supplied b)' DerendtllllN.
29. A.,/' Euch Illld evel'~ subpult or Ihe uve rille III IN denied. Pllllntlrr Is
whhoUl kllOwledl!e or III(on11ullon surnclelllto rOl'll1U belieI' us 10 thesc uvert11entN. 13)'
WU)' or rUl'thel' repl)', whh reNpccllO Nubpurugruph (E.), the hulldlllg code~ enrorCel1lenl
orncer ror New CUlllberlund Borough WIlS pl\!Selllllnd IlIspecled the rOUlldUllon, which
wus IIpproved b)' hllll.
30. II Is speclf1cull)' denied lhllt Ihere lire deficiellcles In the conNtlUcllon.
The bulullce or the IIVCl'lnCnlls denied hccuuse phthlllrr Is whholll kllllwledgc IIr
IlIrlll'llllltloll surrlclent 10 (OII11U helieI' liS 10 It's IIUlh,
31. Ills denied Ihutlhe LJerendunts Ituvc un)' Juslllkutllln 1',)1' rulllnglo
p")' Ihe phllnllrr the bulunce due under lite Cllnll'llcl, or IhullIlI)' IIspect ur Ihc plulllllrrs
perrorl11unce wus ullworkl11unllke.
32. II Is denied tlwtthe rlulllllrr 15 estoppcd rrolllsccklnl! pU)'l1Icnl, for
rellsons prevlou~l)' sel fonh.
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33. No OlHllonslVllllleudlnll required,
34. 'l'hls llVel1nenllH u lellul concluNlonlo which no Olsponllv/'\ plellllhlll
16 requlrad, 1'0 Ihe eXlenllhullllN dcemed ruelulll. Ills dcnled. 1)erendunlH huvllno
JU6tlncullon 1'01' fuUlnll10 mllke pllymenl.
35. A.-L, Eueh und every 6UbpUrlor Ihe uvermenlls denied, Plulnllrr Is
Wllholll knowledge or Inl'ol1111lllon surnclellllo 1'01111 u belieI' us 10 IheHe uvennenl6\
ullernllllvcly, Pluhllll'r hus elsewhere InlhlN AnNwer delllcd llny nellllllcnlllcl or lIml661nnl
or llny breuch or COIIII'llCII or rllllure Illvlllg rlNe 10 ullY CUUNe (,I' uCllolI hy 1)erellduI1I6. '1'0
the eXlenlthuluny devlullllfl rromullY bulldlllg codeN e61NI,Ihey ure tll! II/IIIIIII'I~'I ulld huve
lIelther cuu6ed 1101' wllllhey CUU6e uny hurmlo 1)ert',nduIIIN.
36. It 16 udmllled Ihut Plullltlrr ral'uNeN 10 uckllowledllc lIubllllYI becuu6e
Ihere hus been no poor wlJrkmunNhlp,
37. It IN denied IhuI ullY Ilumulle occurred Illi u re6uII or uny nCllllllenl uct
or oml6610n or the Plulnllrl'l or uny lmwch or cOlltrucl by Ihe Plulntirl', und uecordlngly,
Ihere WIlH nothing 1'01' thc Plulnllrr 10 rOre6eC.
31l. Denied, Plulnllrr Is wllhoul knowledge or IlIrOl1nUllolI 6uI'Oclenllo
ronn U belieI' IlH 10 Ihe Irulh or IhlN uvel1nr.rll.
39. 1)enled. Plulntlrl' IN wlthoul knowlcdgc or InronnUllolI surnclcnllo
ronn 11 bellcr IlS 10 Ihe IllIth or thiN Ilvennelll,
40. It IN dell led IhuI there wus uny poor, Improper or unworkmunllke
ConSll1lCllolI by the Plulnllrr, II IN dell led Ihullhere IN UIIY lIubillly 1'01' clIgllleerhlll rces.
WHEREFORE, Plulnllrr demundN JUdgmenlugulnNI Del'endunlN us pruyct! 1'01' In the
Complulnl.
.100NJ)J~1t OF AI)J)ITIONAL Om,'ENUANT. I>AN ItoSS
41. The precedlllg uvermellls Ilre IlIcorporuled by rererellce.
42. 011 or ubOUl September II, 1996, Plulntlrr riled u Complullltllomlllg Mr.
Dud Mrs.I'lorry Adums, Jr. IlS DerendunlN. A copy or Pllllllllrr'N Complulnlls ulluehed
herelo Ilnd made u purt hereor Ilnd murked II.~ exhibit "A".
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013. ncfClldulIlS' f'llclt UII AlIlclldcd AlIswcr wllh Ncw MUllcr ulld (\lUlllclJ.:luhll
III: AUIlUhl ~I 1l)117, A cIIPy IIllhls plcudlll!lls ulludlcd hcrclII, 1I111llc U pUlIllCrcol ulld
lIlutketlllh c:xhlhll "II",
0101, DUIII{IISS, uddlllullul ('uulllcrdullIllkfelldulIl.ls IUI udllll IlIdlvldllul
rChldhlllUllUJ 3, lIux 200A, I, SUlIlllIry, I'clIllsylvulllu l'lHO I.
01 ~. AI UIlIIIlIr:S 1111111'11111111 Ihls cusc, I\I"'"IIIIIUI ('IlIlIJlI'ldllillllkfelldulIl, DUll
IhlhS, wus u hllhClllllllll'lllrlll CIIlIlllcrduillllkfelld;ulI, All I ,illdslI)' , IIl1d WUh dlllr!lcd with
Ihe rChllOllhlhlllly 01 dChllllllllf'" IIISIUIIIIIIl, Ulld sup,'rl'hllll! Iilc eledlllllol the rO'If.
IlIcllIdlllllulI hellll\s, rllflClh, ulld plllls lIecessllrlly Ullud\l:d IlIrclllled IhclChl (cxdlldllllllhc
sky IIllh!), 1111 hclllll pllllor Ihe IIddlll<1I1 wllkll WIIS Ihc Mlhjcl'lllr Ih,' (lllllrul'\.
.In, The hllhcl.llJlllldlll1! 1I[!ICClllelll llelweclI ('IlUllIl'ldIlIIlIIJcfclldulIl, AI1
Lllldhll)', IIl1d IIddlllolllll ('oulIl'~rdlllllll kfelldulIl, Illllll{uss, II'IIS wrhal, IIl1d /Iecchhurlly
IlIlpllcd thc cxcrdsc Olrell"lIll1hll' sldlllllld cllre 011 I Ill' 1'"11111 IIddlllll/wl Cllulllerdllhll
DcfclldulIl, 1.>1I111{oSh, IlIlhl' 1'1111111111[1, dl'slglI, l'ollslrul'llulI, IIl1d supClvlslolI III' olllcrs,
wllh /'ChpecIIOlhl' ClllISlllldlllllllr Ihe rllollllllhe IIddlllllll, IIl1d 1.11I,b1lY JUhllnubly rcllcd on
ROSh' hklll, cxperkl1l'l' IIl1d cXIll'lIhe III suhClllJlllldill[llhh pllllllllhl' work hI Hosh.
47, II' Ihc IIlkgllll'1I1S ClllJllIllIcd IlIlhl' New MillIl'r IIl1d ('oulIll'rdllllllOI MI'. ulld
Mrs, Adlllllh IIrc eSlllhlhhed 111111111. whkh IIl1cgllllllllh lire spedlklllly dl'lIlcd, IhclI
uddlll'lIlIII cllulllerdlllllllkfclldlllll"h lIegllgellcc IIl1d cllleksslless 11I1l11ll1ll11Ig, dcslgll,
crecllolllllld SUIlCll'lsllllI WIIS Ihl' Clluse ollhe dUllwgl's nllllplllllll'd 01 hy AdIlIllS,
4H. If AdIlIllS' did sulfer III1Y dlllllllgl' 01' IJlI1l'r l'l"1I1'lIl1k loss,'s liS IIll'sulI of thc
IIHlllcrs rcferred III IlIlhdr New Maller IIl1d Clllllllerdllilll, whkh dllllwges IIl1d eC'lIlolllk
losscs IIrc spcdficlllly dellkd, Ihell Lllldsll)' dllhlls Ihlll IIddlll'lIl111 coulllcrdllllll DerClldullllh
1I1llllC lIublc III AdulI\s. jlllllll)' IIl1dl<1I' scvcrully IIl1hk III AdulI\s llrllllhlc OWl' to Lllldsll)' 011
Adullls' euusc or IIcIlllI1 dlreclly 1'01' cOlllrlhullolI ulld/or IlIdell\lIl1kull'JlI, lll!:lclhcr wllh
Court eosls, UIIOl'lley's fees. IlIlcrest III ullY olhcr relicI' Ihls IlolIIIl'llhlc COUI'! deems
lIppro(Jrlutc,
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ART LINDSAY, !.1l.1l,1I. CUSTOM
CONT/tACTlNOI 1m #21 Ill'" 353
Uyoll1ool, PA I?ll"!!,
Plnlnu(r
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: COUH'J' 011 COMMON PWAS or
I CUMllBlll..AND COUNTY
: PnNNSYLVANIA
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MR, & MRS. 1./AllllY ADAMSI JH.,
1010 Dro"el Hills I3IYIl,
New Cumberlllnll, PA 1?07111
Pcrenllunls
c.o.MJ!LAlliX
COUNT I: gxPRESS ORAL COI\'TRACT:
I, PllIlnUrr Is ART LINDSAY, II selr.eml'lo~ell conl/uclor IIudlnll pnd dolnll
lluslness PS Art Unllsn~ls CUSlom ConlrllCUnB wllh ornces nnll tesldence pi 1m 112, J]ox.
3531 Uverpool, Penns)'lvunlu.
2. oerendUnls u/'e MR. & MilS, lIARIW g, ADAMS, JR., udulllndlYfduuJs,
husband Plld wire, re.~ldlnB pi 1010 Drexel Hills Olvd'l Nell' Cumberlpndl Pelllls)'lypnlll.
3, Pun;ullnllo II Ycrool conlnlCl enlerclllnlo belll'cen Ihe Plulllllrr IUld lhe
DerendunlSl on April 101 19951 Pllllnllrr perronlled cermln 1I'0rk on Ihe OerendunlS'
residence 1lc(!lnnlnl! on Aplil 101 ulld l'Csulllnl! IlIlhe bullmlsslon or un Invoice ro/' pU)'lllelll
on June:28, 1995. Work Willi sullslunUull)' cOlllplcted ll)' Jul)' 29, 1995. The lIulure or lhc
1I'0rk was Ihe Conslrllellon of un uddlUon on Ihe !'Cu/' or Ihe /IIuln housc und Ihe Insmllull(lfI
of I" replncclllcnlll'lndows plus Inslullullon or sldlnl! on Ihe /IIuln house, und such olher
nddllfons 10 thc orlp.lllul scope or work as II'c/'e requesled ll)' Dcrendunls.
4. The 1I'0/k perfonned II"L~ 1'01' u conlmel price or $32,396.94. Thc 10lUl eosl
or the work pcrrorllled b)' PlulnUrr 1'01' Dercndll/IIS II'US $37,31l1.441 becuuse or Udd-olls
requested b)' lhe Derelldunts, who puld $36,R21l.47, (eul'Inll u dirre,cnce or $552.97, plus
il1lCICSI ul 11/2 % pCI' llIonlh slllcc JUIIC 21l, J 995.
5. NOllI'lIhslundln/,llcpculcd dCIlIUlld, Dcrcndunts hUl'e rul'ed ulld I'cruscd to
pU)' the bulunee due und 011'1 Ill!.
WIlt:REFOIW, PllIlnllrr delllunds JudLlllIell1 uBulnst Derendul1ls illlhe Ulllounl or
$552.9710gelhcr II'llh P/C-JUdglllcnllnlcresl PI 11/2% pc/llIonlh. nlld costs or suit.
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ART LINDSAY, t/d/b/a GUSTOM
CONTRACTING, RD '2, Box 353
Liverpool, PA 17045,
Plaintiff
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MR. AND HRS, IIARRY ADAMS, JR.,
1010 Drexel lIills BOUlevard,
Now Cumberland, PA 17070,
DefendantD
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, CUHBI!JUJUiD COUNTY, PSNNSYLVMIA
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/'HENDED AHIlWElt WI'l'lI NEW NM!'1'IIR AND COUH'1'IIRCLAIN
AND NOW, comn lIarry Ii: , Adame, Jr. and Carule L. AdIl.l1\D, by and
through their attorney, chriDtophor C, 1I0uDton, I!lDquira, who
anlworD and aVe~D aD folloWDI
IUlSWEf3
COUNT X I EXPRESS ORAL CONTRACT
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Admittod in part and denied in part. It ia admitted that Art
Lindoay iD employed aD a oontractor trading and doing bUBineDD aD
Art LindDay I D Cuatom Contracting. It is denied that the P laint1ff
ia, however/ Dolely employed aD a oontractor in that he iD 81ao
enlployed with tho Commonwealth of l'onnaylvania all A plumber.
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Admitted. By way of further anllwer, Mra. IIllrry E. Adame, Jr., ill
a1Do known aD Carolo L. Adama.
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Admi ttod in part and denied in part.
It iD admitted that the
partioD ontcrcd into a vcrbal oontraot to perform cortain work on
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th.. Defendant.' ullidonas, more speoifioally the oon.truation of an
addition aonsi.ting of a reoreation room measuring appro~imately 21
feet ~ 22 feet for a oontract prioe of $32,396.94. It i. further
admitted that an invoioe dated June 20, 199&, WIllS lubmitted for
payment of the aforesaid oontraot prioe and/ in addition theroto,
extraa totaling $5,204.50 1000, howover, deduotionQ totaling $1,475
for a total final oontraot pdoo of $36,126.44, It ill further
admitted that the nature of All of the work inoluded tho
oonstruotion of tho addition, tho inatallation of 14 roplaoemont
windowll, inntallaUon of oidin'iJ on the main house, and other
vadous extras, lI8 moro pnrtioularly lIet forth on the invoioe datod
July 20, 1995, a oopY of whioh is nttachtd horoto and markod as
Exhibit A and incorporated horein by referonce. It is admittod
that the Plaintiff lIublltantially oomplotod work on or about July
29, 1995. It ill apeoifioally deniod, howevor, that the work
aUblltantially completed by tho Plaintiff on or about July 29, 1995,
wall to tho Dofondnnta I aatipfaction, all ill more partioularly set
forth in New Matter herein.
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Admitted in part and denied in part. It ill admitted that the work
porfotmod wau for an initial oontract price of $32,396.94. It is
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further admitted that tho total. oost of the work porformed by
Plaintiff for the Defendants was $37,601.44, beoaupo of add ons
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requ..hd by tho Dafendanh. It 11 .pooif.l.C11111y d.on.l.od that the
Dehndant. pdd $36, B2B. 47, By way of fUrthn alllwer, the
Defendlllltl ha'le paid $3&,57&.47 and aftit' takin9 into aaoount
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deletions of $1,475 a balanoe of $550.97 nmAin. unpaid on the
total aost of tho pr:ojeot, whioh SUIll, howovor:, ill not due and owing
pQcauu of deUaionoin in matoriah and/or: workmanflhip, AI lIIor:o
Pllr:tioulady ..t; forth in Now Matter and the counterolaim, AI ..t
for:th herein. It h Ipecif!oally deniod that any inhrOllt in duo
and owillv flinao Juno 20, 1995,
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Admitted in part and doniod in part, It is admitted that Plaintiff
hall raquefltod payment of the aum of $552.97 plull int:ereat. It in
IIpocifically deniod, for tho relllJonll IlII eot for:th ir. tho Now Matter
llnd Counterclaim heroill, thl1t there is allY balanoo dUe and owinv to
I?bintiff ,
WHEREFORE, Defendantll roquoflt thiB 1I0norablo COUl:t to diflm.!ss Count
I of Plaintiff'fl Complaint.
COUN'1I I I I UNJUST ~NRIClIMENT
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'rho tJofendantll incorporate heroin Paragraphs l through 5 of
OofendantB' Anllwor:, "II if eet forth in thoir entiroty.
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Afta~ ~ea.onable inveQtigetinn, D,tendanta are without knowledge o~
information QUfUobnt to fo~m a belief 411 to the t~uth of the
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averlllfmte of Pangraph 7 and thay are deemed to be donied.
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Af.tll~ rDll/Jonablo invollti'iJlltion, Dotondantll aro without knowledge o~
infor.mation sufficient to form a beliof lUI to tho truth of thl'l
evormontll of Partl'iJ~a[lh 0 and thoy a~e doomod to bo denied.
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After ~eaQonoble invelltigation, Dofendantll are without knowlodge o~
informAtion lluff10ient to fOi'm a belief alll to the truth of tho
avor.montll of Paragraph 9 and thoy aro doomed to bo denhd.
WHIlJUeFORE, Dofendllntll requollt thiB Honoroble Court to diemiu Count
II of Plaintifflll Complaint.
JfElW HATTER
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On or about Ap~il 10, 1995, Vlaintif.f and tho Dofondantll entorod
inlo a vor/Jd agroemuJll fur the cOJl/.ltruct;ion of an addition to tho
Do fondants , homo moalluring approximately 21 foot x 22 fedt for a
price of $32,146.
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On or aflor April 10, 1995, PufOlldnntll reqllellted additional itomn
to bo oomploted by 1'1llinti!C including 14 replaccmont windowll to be
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inatalled in the original houpe to match windowa in.tallod 1n the
addition, the installation of vinyl .idinu nn the antir. home,
funch doon, Ilutten and downupoutll for tho mAin houae, renashing
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a ohimney/ Clnd a akylillht, for a total prioe of $37,3Ql.44,
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ThQ contraot pdoe ot $37/3Q1.44 WUQ lctnr modified to deduct
therefrom $200 for one window not' inotallod, $200 for two storm
dooro not purohaood by oontraotor, $425 tor painting, and $660 tor
not installing oarpul.:, All addition wao mado to the oontract pdou
of $220, for blown-in insulation covodn\l tho antira attio spaoa of
the exiDting struotura (not tho addition), having a balanoe to be
paid to tho Plaintitf for work purformod of $36/126.44.
13
Defendllntu hAvu paid to Plaintiff the total. aum of $35,575.47,
loaving a balanoo duo on tho original contr.oct of $550.97.
14
Plaintiff lIuPlStontiolly oompleted the work under tho oontroot on or
about July 29, 1995.
15
During tho poriod of July to Novomber of 1995/ at tho roquoDt of
tho DofondantD, tho Plaintiff returned on four DopDratc oooADions
to thu DofondllntJ I home 1:0 ropair oraokD in thn DOllJllD in tho
drywall in thn addition ot uix difforont 100al:ionQ,
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Appro~imat.ly one weQk to one and one-half weekl after eaoh time
that Plaintiff appeaud at Defendant" I prellliaiul to upa.lr the
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orl'lcke in the IQl1ll\e in the drywall ill tho addition, the ee4lllS would
aqain oraok requirinq additional repairll,
17
In the wintor of 1996, the Dofendantll sUfltained water dllll14l1e to the
ooiling and two wl1llrJ of tho addition, duo to poor, improper, And
unworklnanliku conlltruction of the addition,
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Tho Defondantu inourrod $600 in OOlltll to ropair the water d~nAgod
are All , All flet forth ill Paragraph 17, and the drywall Deamll which
Plaintiff novor properly ropairod.
19
In Ootober 1995 the Defendantll contacted Plaintiff And indioated
the bedrooms wore cold and roqueated that he come to the houlIe to
cheok tho t:eplaoomont windowlI and the lIiding to maka lIuro that
thora Willi no cold air ooming in.
20
Tho Plaintiff advillod that tho cold air ptoblom Wall all 11 rOllult of
tho heating and return vants boing ooverod in the bedroomll.
21
The Oofendantll moved furniture and modificationll Wcto mAdc by tho
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oold I.I.~ problem .I.n tho affeQtsd arDas.
22
'l'he Pnfendlln\:Q havo ruidud ill thDir homo for 26 years And had not
oxporienood oimilar problomo with oold air in thu original homo.
23
In or IIb~ut Mllroh of 1996, tho Ddondallt& bOOIll1lQ AWare of
deUoien01oB in tho work porformod by Plaintiff ragllr.ding
inotalllltion of the Biding on tho original homo.
24
Tho llofllnd4ntB Wero adviBod that gupB in thCl inaulal:.ion under the
sidin'iJ inBtallod by tho Plaintiff should hllvo boen Bealed to keep
air frorn ponotrat:ing into the houoe and that the inBulation
inBtalled waB of an inauffloiont I:.hicknoBs.
25
By Lotter dated Maroh 13, 1996, a oopY of whioh ie u\arkod as
Exhibit Band attachod heroto and inoor.porated herein by rofor.enoe,
the Pofendn.nto adviBod Plaintiff of tho OODt of ropair to tho
intor.ior oaullud by thu dollllll'JO dud-II'J tho wintoJ: of 1996, nnd the
defeotivo workmnnl1hip on tho dJ:ywalJ..
26
/3y Lotter dated May 0, 1996, tho Oofondnnts adviaod Plaintiff of
tho continuod pJ:oblema with th'l cold air in tho bedroom a and
roquoated plaintiff to compononte po!ondnnta for tho cODt to ropnir
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tho cold air problem. A copy of .aid latter i. attaoh.d horoto and
mArked.. !xhibit C and incorporated horein by reference,
27
By an undated lathr, tho Plaintiff danirJd liability regarding work
for thll ropaire performod by lJofondallts to tho drywall and tho oold
air problem. A oODY of aaid Lotter ilJ h1lu:klJd All Ellhibit D and
Attachod horoto and inoor.porated horoin by roforence.
20
At the Hmo that l"laint1ff inatallod roplaCJomont windows to tho
houpe, dlll1\llllo wao oauaod to til,o in A bathroom, tho ropair of whioh
will copt $395. AttAohod heroto and markod al Ellhibit ~ i. A copy
of the repair ultimato/ whioh il incorporated heroin by rofer.olloe.
29
AB a rOQult of Pl/1intifflo poor wor~nanlhip and Ule of impropor
mator1ah tho followiJlg defeots in conotruction !lava boen rocently
dilcovored by Defendants I
A. 2 X 8 raftor/3 in tho IIddition aro unproppod, 10 that thoy call
only carry II load of approximately 7 poi, which ia lignifioantly
lOIHl thon lho 30 pnI Imow 1011<10 typIcolly exporienced and douignod
for in th.la geographic rogion, which hall caused a lllHJ in tho
unpropped 2 X B rnfterll.
n. ^ 14" laminatod beam III the ceiling loval doflacto
approximately 1" undor tho woight of the doad load of tho roof
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the iyp.um board oeiling.
c. The inlltallation of the .kylight fra.winq oaulled the oeiling
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joi.tll to defleot aaulinq orack. to devolop around the pkylight
opening in the ceiling,
D. The oeiling johtll and raftorll are J.mprol,orly reinforoed and
finhhed.
I!:. No foundation wall oonBtruated around the parimeter of the Blab
on qrllda for the addition and the unformod oonorote wall extenda
for a dopth of approximatoly 24" bolow finished qrado, which ia
lelU than the 30" depth that ia required by the building
code ordin/lnce of the Borough of New cumberland.
F. '1'ho Blab on grade did not contain reinforoing oauBing 11
ahrinkage orack to ooour.
G. An untreated wood form board 18 buried around the perimeter of
the Blab under tho addition which may oaUl:le termiteB to enter the
Btructure.
II. The space between the jamb and the head of tho replacement
windo.... oponingu in tho waJ.113 1I1ld tho framo of tho roplacolllont
windows hall not. boon inllulatod, caulling cold air to broach the wall
and caUBC room tomporaturclI to drop.
I. ^ lIogment of gutter dooB not pitoh to a downllpout in the inBot
corncr of the right rear cornor of tho houBe,
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To correct tho dofioionoieq in oQnqtruotion, a. more partioullrly
"et forth in para9~aphQ 23, 24, and 29, the Defendantl will inour
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realonable repair cOlltQ of $21,347.10.
31
The DofendantQ aro jUQUUed in not paying the balanoe to Plaintiff
that remainQ to paid under tho oontraot, beoaul. of Plaintiff'.
unworkmanlike work on Defendant's home,
32
Tho Plaintiff il utopped from Qooking payment to hlm of Any
balanoe to paid to him undor tho contraot, beoauQo of Plaintiff'Q
unworkmanlike work on Defendant's homo,
COUNTERCLAIM
33
ParagraphQ lO through 32 aro inoorporated herein by rohrenoe
thereto aQ io set forth in their entiroty.
34
Tho Defondanta have flllfiUed thoir obligaUona under thoir
oontract with Plaintiff, exoopt for tho paymont of the bllll1nae
payable under tho contraot, tho paymont of which they are juatiUed
in not making by virtue of Plaintiff' a breach of the oontraot,
35
Plaintiff hila performed in 11 poor, improper, and unworkmllnliko
matter cerl:l1in thinga which were by nt'lceallary implication required
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by the a9re.ment to be done and performed in . proper end
workmanlike manner aD folloWSI
A. '1'he Pla~nHff oauDed gapll to exillt in the inllulltion under the
,
siding inlltalled by the Plaintiff whioh ehould have beon s.aled to
koop air from penotrating into the houllo And oAu~od ineulAtion to
be inlltalled of all inlluffioient thicknoeD,
n. 2 X B raftorD in tho addition are unpropped, eo that they oall
only oarry a load of approximately 7 poi, whioh ie signifioantly
lUQ than the 30 pei sllow 10Bdll typioally oxperionood and do~ignod
for in thie gQographio region, whioh hllD oauoed Ii IIIg in the
unpropped 2 X a raftero,
C. 1\ 14.1 laminated beam at the oeiling level def1eoto
approximatQly 1" under the weight of the dead load of the roof
conotruotion and a 30 pDi roof Dnow load, oaul!ling oracka to form in
the gypsum board ceiling.
D. 'r.he installation of the skylight framing oauDed the ceiling
joists to deflect oausing oracks to develop around the skylight
opening in the ceiling.
E. l1'ho ceiling joiulu llnd tllftetJl IIro improDerly reinforced and
finished.
F. No foundation Wal3 conBtructed around tho per1metGlr of the Blab
on grade for tho addition and the unformed conoreto wall extends
for a depth of approximately 24" below f1n1Bhed grado,
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wh.lClh b lelll than thll 30" depth that .1.8 uquired by thll bu.llding
oodll ordinanol of the Borough of NlIw Cumberland.
a. Thll .Lab on grede did not oonte.ln reinforainq oaulliJlq a
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shrinkage araok ta ooour.
II. An untroated wood f.orlll board ill buried around the porJ.metor of
tho slab under tho addition whioh may oauoo tormiteo to onter tho
IItruaturo.
I. 'l'ho spaoo potweon tho jamb and tho head af the repLAcomont
window Qpaningll in tho wallo and tho (romll af tho roplllcomont
windows has not boon inQulal:ed, ollulJ.lng oold air to broaoh t,he wL\11
al\d oaullo room tempora turu to drop.
K. A oO\Jl1lont Qf guttor dooo not pitoh to a downspout in tho Lnoet
corner of tho right rear oorner of tho houae.
L. Tile in tho 0111811 bathroom in the main bedroom wao damagod by
improper inotallatioJl of a replaoement w:ndow.
36
Ao oat forth in paragr.oph 27 abovo, Plaintiff rofuQoo to
aoknowlodgo liability for tho poor worklllonllhip and rofUllell to ouro
tho oforoouid bronchoQ.
37
The Plaintiff did forouoc or llhould havo forenoon that all of tho
itemll of damago would occur duo to Vlaintifflp failuro to oonotruot
an addition and inntall siding in a workmanliko manner,
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The u/uonabltt OOlt Qf nmedying the afOl.'lIuJ.d buaohe. h
$27,995.lQ, AI more particularly lut forth on the attaohed lhchibit
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l1', which iI att/lohed hereto and inoorporated horaJ.n.
39
Thou ie due and owing to Pof.o/lda/ltlJ tho Bum of $995 for the d8.l1\llqe
to the ooJ.linq /l/ld two walh of tho addition, due to poor,
improper, and unworkl1lAnliko aonlltruotion of the addition by the
Plaintiff / All more particularly lIot forth in l'ar4qnph 17, /lnd for
tho dAIII/lgo oauDed by tho PlAintiff to the tile in the .m/lll
b/lthrol.'lm in the main bedroom,
40
Due to the poor, J.mproper, and unworkmanlike oonDtruotion of the
addition by the Plaintiff tho DefendlllltD have inourred d/llll8qes for
engineering feeD totaling $2,lOO.
WIII1:MFORE/ Oofendllntll dOl11l1nd judgmont 8gainllt the Plaintiff in the
AIIIount of $31,090.10, with oosts, Attorney'u fees/ and intereDt.
~;:t'Y "boo1"od,
h~ouotO" ..qui,.
Attorney for Pefendants
Broujoll, Gilroy' lIoulJton, P.C.
4 North lIanover street
CarlielQ, PA 17013
717 - 243-4574
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R.D. 2, llux 363 · LIVERPOOL, PA 17045
(717) 444.7565
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the alll:lch.d involcQ and roquo.ll for paymlJnt of ~Im. in thll amount of
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Includad another contrnctor'lI Inl/olca for "rapnlr worle naudod duo to
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Io/al'e due 1\01ely to your nOljjllganca In not remol/lng II nOli/ and lce from
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IN nil! COURT OF COMMON IILEAS 01'
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, IIl!NNSYI. V MIlA
v.
CIVIl. ACnON . LAW
MR, & MIlS. UAIUlY ADAMS, JR"
DufelldalllH
NO, 96.4712
v.
DAN ROSS,
Addltlolllll Defclldlllll
JURY 'rIlIAL DHMANDED
ANSWED, WI'1'll NmMA'ITJ:;R 011 ADDITIONAL UJ<;8.M)AN'I' DAN 11Qill
TO: ART I.INDSA Y, l,d,b,ll, CUSTOM CONTllACTINO, PI 111111 111', nnd hl~ 1I110n!u)', PAN lEI.
STERN, ESQUIRE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO FILE A WIUTTEN RESPONSE TO nm
ENCLOSED NEW MA'ITER WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS mOM SERVICE IIEREOr OR A
JUDGMENT MA Y BE ENTERED A(JAINST YOU.
41. The uvermenl6 ~ellorlh hy I'lulnlll1'ln hl~ Reply 10 DefL!ndllnl'~ New Mnller nlld In
his AnKwer 10 Counlerclulln nre nOl dlreeled 10 Addltlonul DelcmdRnl DRnlel Ross und no nn~wer
10 Ihu Rvermen18 I~ 1I~'Ces~nry, In the evenllhese IIvennellls lire dlrecled 10 Addltlonul Defendllnl
Olin ROKs, Ihe)' lire denied on lhe bllKls lhlll Addltlolllll Defendllnl Olin Ross liner rellsonllblc
Investlgllllon Is not IIble to IIdmlt or den)' sllld avem\lmls because Ihe)' concen! nCllvltles,
lrnusnclfons, etc, belween PllIlnlllT Alt L1ndsll)' IInd Defelldllnlll Mr, & Mrs, IIlIrry Adams, Jr, Proof
lhereof Is demllnded,
42.44, Admltled.
45, Denied liS slnled. Ills denied Ihnt Additional Defendllnl Ross wns a subeolllmclor
of Art Lindsay, II 15 denied IhBI Addltlonlll Defelldnnl Ross was charged with Ihe respollslblllt)' of
designing, Inslalllng, nud supervising ~1L! erecllon oflhe roof, Including 1111 beRms, mners,lInd l'BltS
IIl1ached Iherelo, To Ihe conln1ry, Addltlonlll DefendRnl Ross WIlS contacled b)' L1ndsa)' 10 s11l1(11)'
mlslLlndslIY Rlld his workers In the Inslallllllon of Ihe mners of Ihe roof, Additional DefendRnl
Ross WRS nol Involved Inlln)' olher construct 1011 of Ihe roof. Addltlonlll Dcfelldllllllloss did 1I0t
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mlhll1 Went provided b)' UIILlaII)', AddltlollJll OafelloollllwlI helped to Inllall 0111 mllm 011 one doy
0111)' and received 5200.00 fllr Ihls service, III 110 WII)' WOI Addltlonol Defendant llou Ihe
subcontmclor for tho Inslollotlollof the roof, I'roof Ihl!rC() I' Is dcmonded,
~6, Ill. dllnhld thollhllre wal 0 subconlmCI aHrllCmelll betweetl Addltlonlll Delcmdanl
Rows ond Undsn)', To Ihe Cl1nlrlll')', Undsll)' wilnply asked Additional Oefen~lInt Ross 10 11881"1 him
Wllh tho Inslollallon of Ihe mOers, Additional Defendol1lltoss wos not Involved In the phll1l1lng,
design, COlIslrUctlol1, and sUI,crvlslon of others with resp~'Cllo Ihc conlll1lcllon of tIle roof, '/'0 Iho
contmry, Addltlollal Delcmdll111lloss simply helped 1.lndsa)' IInd his workl!lllto Inslall cllrtllln mOm.
47, Ills denied 111111 Addltlonnl Dclcndllnllloss WIlS negllgenlllnd curelellslnlln)' mUl1nL'T
WhUIsIJeVer, II Is denied thlll Addltlonlll lJerendnnl Iloss WlIS Involved In thu plonnlng, design
cructlon,und supervlsloll oflhe roof, TOlhe conlrur)', Addltlonnl DcfenduntllolS slllllll)' helped
Undso)' nnd hi. workerslolnslllll rII0ers on one dll)'.
48, Concluslonsofluw ore UVI~rred 10 which IIl1swer Is 1101 required, It'nnswer Is n:qulrcd,
Ills denied lhul Addltlollnl Defendllnlllobl Is Illlble to nn)'one Il1l1n)' IIIUl1ner whllllloever. Proof
Ihereof Is demonded,
WUEREFORE, Addltlonol Defendunl Ross requeslll thullhc Complnlnl ujlBlnsl him be
dismissed IInd Ihol COlts ond lI11omey's fecs be nsselSed IIglllnsl Pllllntl(( UndsD)',
NEW MA'ITER
49. Addltlonlll Defendol1l DlIn IloBS IncorporRles herein b)' reference pUrRgmphs 41
throUllh 48 of his Answer 10 lhe Addillolllll Defendlll1l COlllplnlnlllnd IlIcorporntes sllld nvennenls
liS New MOller,
SO, Addillonul Defl!ndonl Rou WIlS nolll subconlrnctor 10 UndsRY or 10 Defendonlll Mr,
& Mrs, Horry Adlll11s, Jr,
5 I, Addltlonol Defendunl Ron wns conlnctcd In 1995 and RSked 10 help L1ndso)' ond his
workel1l with Ihc Inslolllltlon of raners,
52. Addillolllll Dcfr.ndonl Ross 0111)' worked on this house for one do)' ond wos pold
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7 Whereupon,
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~ havin9 been duly eworn, testitied aa tolloW.,
10 DIRECT EXAMINATION
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12 Q Mr, Hayes, oould you please tell u. your full
13 name and your addre.., please.
14 A Ross E. Haye., H-a-y-e-., R.D. 3,
115 SelinS9rove,
16 Q And what is your. date ot ~irth?
17 A 1/29/74,
1B Q And what is your oooupation?
19 A Roofer., sider.
20 Q Now, you did work with Art Lindsay on the job
21 that/. been the subjeot ot thi. trial at the Adams/ house in
22 the period ot April to July of 1995?
23 A Correot.
24 Q Were you presellt when the roof on uhe
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10 A Well, I was just trying \",0 frame the roof
11 myself and I failed, so Art said ho would oOlltaot Pan Ross.
12 And then ho -- we all met there on the job that morning, and
13 th~n we started from there then,
14 Q Tell Uti what Mr. Ross did with respeot to, if
15 anything, regarding taking measurements, direoting
16 installation of rafters and beams Rnd suggesting materials?
1" A Well, he went up on the roof and took some
10 measurements, you know, got an idea what was to be done.
19 He more or less stayed on the ground then onoe he had the
20 basio struoture of the hips and the ridge, and then it Was
21 just a matter of following the rafters.
22 Q He meaning Dan Ross?
23 A No, it was me and Art. I believe it W811 John
24 Whitmer who isn't here today.
25 Q I didn' t mean to oonfuse you. When you said
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Q Were you pr...nt when ....
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Q .. who ie the pareOIl you are talking about?
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Q Okay. What did he meaeure tar?
^ The ridge.
Q The ridge board?
^ Right.
Q That'e the board that joine the IKietinq
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Q Okay. What about the tour hip ratter.?
A That'e ~ll part at the ridge, and then hi met
them with the ridge.
Q He, Dan Roee?
A Riqht.
Q What about the use at this what ha. been
referred to as this 14-inoh Mioro-Lam oei1inq beam, the biq
beam?
^ Riqht, that was to support the rattere,
Q What role, it any, did Rose have in the --
MR. DEARDORFFl Excuse me, Judge. I didn't
hear that laet answer, that was to support?
MR. STERNe The ratters.
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a in.tallltion ot thie root.
~ MR, DEARDORFF I Well, I'm going to objeot
4 Iqftin, JUdge, beoauee he had asked him one queetion Ibout
6 Mr. RQ.e'e ~ole with the beam,
IS 'l'IIE COIlRTI Hold on, I am going to let him
7 read the etatem.nt, and then I am goin9 to let him I.k
8 another question, and we will go trom ther~, Firet ot
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10 'rHE WIT/fESS I 'l'h is is oorreot.
11 THE COURT I Hold Oil. HaVe you ~eld the
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13 THE WIT/fESS I Y8II, I have,
14 THE COURT I /fow, uk a queeticn.
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16 Q What role, it any, did Mr. Ross have in
17 deoidinq to us~ tho 14-inoh Mioro-Lam 08ilinq beam?
18 A I believe it was his deoision.
19 Q And did he send Lindsay to go qet it?
20 A Yes,
21 MR. DEARDORFF I I objeot to leadinq, Judqe,
22 THE COURT I Ask direct questions,
23 MR. STER/fl I'm sorry, Judge.
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Q Who went to Qet the be.m?
II. ^rt Linduay,
Q Who deoided the manner in which the ba.m
would be inatallod?
II. Olin Roaa,
Q Who WIlB thft individual who found the peak of
the existinq root and told you hoW to meaeu~e for the four
hip utteu?
fl. Mr, Roall,
Q Alau melleure tor the ridQe board?
fl. Mr. Roa.,
Q What, it anythinQ, did Lindaay do?
A When he got hack, he helped me plaoe rattera,
nail ratters on the roof.
Q How was -- who was roaponaible tor diotating
where those ratters went?
A It's II matter o~ finding -- onoe you know
wherB your hip -- where your hips are, then everything el..
h on center, Theil it'll juet a matter at a rule of thumb
more or less.
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You joinlld him?
YBII, I did.
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3 Q Mr. lIay.., you lndlcat8d you'n .
4 rooter/sldar, Are you a180 a carpanter?
II A \Iou oan lilY that, I do putty much
6 aV8rythlnq, t llke to stay with the rootinq and .iding
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8 0 What 8tatu8 are you ot oarpenter? Are you
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16 0 HoW, there was earlier testimony trom a Mr.
17 Adams that he took pictures ot the eKisting root, and those
18 pictures were to be givell by Mr. Lindsay to the man who WSB
19 going to help with the root.
20 Did you ever get any piotures trom Mr.
21 Lindsay about the eKisting roof. on the building that was
22 already the residence of Hr. Adams?
23 A Before the job?
24 0 Well, before you tried to do the root.
25 A \leah, I remember looking at a pioture or two.
A I would sa)' apprulltice.
0 So that's the tint step, r iqht?
A Pretty much.
0 How, Hr. Hayes, you were on thie project with
Lindsay whan it was started in early April, correct?
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2 the root Oil thil houle did you have tho.e picture.?
J A ^ wllk.
4 Q So you had a week 1:0 look at I:he edlUnli/
~ roof Gnd try to ti9u~e out how 1:0 put I:he new root for the
6 addiUoll onto the addiUon to join up with the elli.Unq
7 roof, ccrract?
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9 Q And then YOII tried 1:0 acl:ulllly line up the
10 new root ot the addition onto the .Klltillq roof, correct?
11 A correct.
12 Q Alld you weren' t able to do 1 t, correct?
13 ^ It was over my head.
14 Q I take it it was a -- it Wal not an eali jOb
1~ to do?
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17 Q And did you tell Mr. Lindsay that it Wal
1B beyond you and you couldn't do it?
19 A Atter a day, yeah.
20 Q You tried a whole day to line it up?
21 A Correct.
22 Q And there are some pictures that were
23 presented. I think it you look at Exhibit tlo. ~, there are
24 two pictures. 00 you have Exhibit 5 there?
25 A On the bottom here?
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t~ied to line up the new root to the old root were materials
that had alrGady been purohased by Lindsay and were on the
site, oorrect?
A cor....ot.
Q And Lindsay had already deoided what si~e
ratters to use and how mallY ratters to buy and so torth,
oorreot?
A I dOIl't know who deoided that.
Q You wer~ --
A I don't know who deoided to buy the lumber as
tar as si~es go.
Q Well, who was involved in the job up to the
point where you tried to do thd root, was it you and Hr.
Lindsay?
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Q WeU, Hr. LindlllY WIB the \leneral C1ontrlCltor
tor the job, ri\lht?
HR. STERN I We'll ccnCJede that Lillde.y
ordered the materiale with the oKceptioll ot the Micro-Llm
beam.
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11 A Cortect.
12 Q And now the day that Dan Ross qot there, that
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14 A Correct.
15 Q And he wene up there, as you indicated, and
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Q Now, betore Mr. Dan Ross came on the job that
one day, who wae responsible tor plannin9 and desi9nin9 this
root?
A I wou ld III)' I was at one point.
Q At one point?
A But I tailed to des19n it,
Q And you knew trom the be9inning ot the jOb
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14 Q Now, when Hr. Dan Ross came to the
16 conatruction site that one day, didn't he go up on top of
16 the ceiling tor the addition and stood on those joists, and
17 wasn't he conoerned about those joists not being strong
18 enough t~ support the weight ot the wo~k.~s to put up the
19 ratters?
20 A Ves, sir.
21 Q Alld he said something that you hoard him say
22 that we need something up here Oil the.. oeiling joist. to
23 give some support to those oeiling joist. while we're up
24 here working, correct?
2!i A Vos, sir.
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Q Did you tell H~, Lindsay what typI of lUmb.~
to buy for the rafters or fo~ the ~id9. wo~k O~ the hips?
A No, sir.
Q Ves or no?
A No, sir.
Q Well, who told him what sile lumb.~ to glt?
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a W.llt out to Qet thi. laminated beam so it oould be 11l.tall.d
3 on the oe1111lq j01ets to give some kind of. strength to the
4 0.111nQ joists so you and Mr, Ross and Mr. Lindsey and tha
~ other tellow could stand on these oei11ng joists and put the
15 ratters up?
7 ^ 'l'he beam la on top of the ceill.ng joist.. I
o don't under.tend how that would support any ceiling joists.
9 Q You may not understand it, but wasn't that
10 what was said os to why that laminated ~eam was being
u purchulJd?
12 ^ I don't recall. I was under the impression
13 that it was for the root, to support the root.
14 Q Did Mr, RoslI eVllr tell you that that
le laminated beam wall going to be used tor the root?
115 ^ Not directly.
17 Q Did Mr, Dan Ross ever tell you that the
18 purpose ot that laminated ceiling beam wall to IItrengthen
19 tholle ceiling joilltll?
20 A Not directly.
21 Q Now, Mr. Dan RoslI did line up how the new
22 roof should be lined up with the eKisting roof, correct?
23 A Correct.
24 Q And the way he lined it up with his
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:I A ccrreot.
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4 you alld Lindsoy, Mr. Lindsay and the other guy, jUlt went
5 ahead ftlld did the rafters, correct?
6 ^ ni9ht. Well, wo were on the rocf inltallill9,
7 and Mr. Ross was cutting on the ground.
9 0 He was outting the rafters on the ground?
9 ^ correct.
10 Q But it was your d~oision and Mr. LindsaY'1
11 decision on what distanoe to place those rafters, corr.eot,
12 whether they be 24 inches apart or 16 inohes apart or
13 whatever?
14 A CorreGt.
16 0 Isn't that Gorr.at?
16 A I would Bay BO.
1? Q NoW, when Hr, ROSB left the construction
19 Bite, and that was later that afternoon, correct?
19 A Correct.
20 Q The only thing that had been done was that
21 the roof had been lined up, the ridge board had boen placed,
22 the hips had peen placed, and you and Hr. Lindsay had
23 inBtalled thoBe ratters, correct?
24 ^ correct, wo inBtalled thoBe ratters while he
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he wa. thers, did the root look lomething like it doe. on
the top at EKhibit 15?
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plaoing prop. under the ratters, was he?
^ No, sir.
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installing the skylight, was he?
^ No, sir.
a 00 you know whether you or anyone el.e told
Mr. Dan Ross that there was going to be a skylight put on
that root?
^ I don't reoall. He might no~ have known.
a You might not have told him?
A No, I said he lnight not hlSve known.
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anyone else told Mr. ROIl tha~ these rattdrs were going to
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A I laid I believe Mr, ~oe. mi;ht have Idvi.ed
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Q Au you aure abaut that?
1\ Nat totally aura, na.
0 Naw, you qave thi8 atatement that Attorney
stern ahowed yau, When did yau qive thi. atat.ment?
1\ It wu jU8t this put winter.
a Oeaember of 1997?
A con-eat.
a Wu that the tirat time that Mr. -- and that
statement wa. qiven to Hr. LindsaY'1 lawyer, aarreat?
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a Did Hr. LindlnY'a lawyer type up this
Itatement tor you to .i9n?
A Yes.
a Was that the tirst time that Mr. Lindlay or
Lindsay's lawyer cantaoted you about qivin9 a statement in
December ot 1997, or had you been aontacted betore?
A No, that was the first time.
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the laminated beam, correct?
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going to be one beam or two beams or whatever?
^ ^gain, I'm not sure who decided that.
a /low, when yuu uy that Hr. Ro..., Oan RO.B, in
this statement designed and .upervised the oonstr.uction of
the rcof on the a~dition, do you mean that he simply came
and helped line up tho new roof of the addition?
^ Correot.
HR. BT2RNI Judge, that's been asked and
answered in various ways both on direot and cross,
THE COURT I It is oross eKamination ncw. I
will allow the qUe~tion. Read the question baok to me.
(Whereupon, the previous question was
read back by the reporter.)
THE WITN2BSI Correot. When he came there,
he found where to put the ridge board, how far to run the
hips up to meet the ridge board in order to line up the
original roof, to matoh the oriqinal roof.
BY MR. DEARDORFF I
Q Now, when Dan Ross had lined up those thillgs,
the ridge board, the hip boards, and lined all that up, did
you look over the work that he had done?
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o Were you .eti.tied with the work that he had
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~ Y.ah, I think I wa. .eti.tied with it.
o Did Hr, LindMay lo~k oVer the work that h.
had done?
Yeah, he wa. up there.
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o Isn't it true that both you and Hr. Lind.ay
were quite relieved that Dan Ro.. came dCWIl that da)' and
helped line up that root?
A \les.
o And wasn't there .ome urgency to get this
done becau.e you had all ot the lumber there and both you
and Hr. Lind~ay and the other mall were there to get thi. job
done?
^ correat.
o ~ow, there were no plan. tor thi. root, were
there?
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o ~o engineer or architect had been contacted
about thi. root, had they?
A I don't believe.
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So maybe on. or two proj.ct.?
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-- carp.nt.r, would you 89r.. with that?
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apprentice, your second Qr third job out ot schooL, to
deoi9n and install this root on the Adams' house, i. that
correct?
A Correct.
o NoW, Hr. Lindlay waln't up on the roct
helpinq you, was he?
A No.
0 'Iou were up there by your.elt, cornct?
A Well, I had a helper.
0 And, in fact, you had a t~xtbook with you?
A correct.
0 And you Were usinq a textbook while you were
up on the roof tryinq to fiqurd out how to put the roof up,
correct?
A Sometimes, yeah.
o When this root situatioll developed, loon
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a 1\ correct, wh.n the drywall wu belnq tlnhh.d
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21 Q What did Mr. Ron do whUe h. wu !Jon.?
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23 guy and disoovered where the ridge board would go.
24 Q Was Mr. Ross -- did anyone other than Mr.
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Q You wer.n't th.r. wh.n the jcb we. compl.ted,
rillht?
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Q You w.r.n't th.r. wh.n the root w..
compl.ted?
A Yeah, I wa. there when the root wa.
com13l.ted / but that wu complet.d beton the drywall wa..
MR. BR~SCln I That'. all I hav., Your Honor,
THE COURT I ^ny redirect?
MR, STERN I Just a tew.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
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Q Am I oorreot in ullderatandinq that Mr.
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o Whu did tha outting?
MR. DEARDOlll'l" I Asked and an.war.d, Judg..
THE COURTI Overru led.
THE WI'rtH~SS I Hr. ROBII,
MR, /l'rERNI 'l'hat's all.
I~ECI~OSS I"XAMINA'rION
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o Now, I think you've testitbd that Mr, ROil
lett the construoticn lite at the end -- during that
atternoon atter the rafterl had been plaoed, correat?
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o Did he ever -- was he ever onlled back? Wa.
Mr. Rosl ever called back by either you or Hr. Lind.ay to do
any further work on thil addition?
A Not al far al I know.
o I\.nd Hr. RoIlS wal not oalled back to do any of
the turther work on the root besidel lining up the root a.
you have delcribed and helping with the ratterl, correct?
A No.
o II that correct?
A Oh, correct, yel.
o And the da)' that Mr. RosI -- one day that Mr.
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IS MR. BRESCHII Hoth!n;,
7 'fHE COURTI sir, you IU eKcu..d.
8 MR. STERN I .rudge, it I may, it'. just in
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10 THf; COUR'!'1 oka)'. Make it quiok,
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14 Mioro-Lam beam? Was it out or moditied in anyway, do you
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16 A I belhve it 10118 out on both ends,
17 Q Who did that?
18 A I believe Mr. Ross cut the Micro"'Lam.
19 Q And who installed the beam? How many people
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5 HR. BT~RNI That'. all. Thank you.
is R~OROBB f:XANIIf,\TIOIf
7 BY HR. PE~ROOR"1
B Q Wa. that Mioro-Lam beam out 10 that it wou14
9 b. the app~opriate length to oove~ all the oe11in9 joi.t.?
10 1\ Correot,
11 Q And onoe agaill, none at the ratter. or the
12 Ikyii9ht Qr any ot those things had been attaohed to the
13 Mio~o-Lam beam when Mr. Ross was there, oorreot?
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15 HR. DEAROORFFI That's all I have.
16 'NIJI; COUR'l'r 'Iou may step down.
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ART LINOSAY, IId/b/a
OUSTOM OONTRACTING,
PLAINTIFF/
OOUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT
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HARRY ADAMS, JR. AND
OAROLE L, ADAMS,
DEFENDANTS/
OOUNTERCLAIM PLAINTIFFS
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DAN ROSS,
ADDITIONAL DEFENDANT
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I IN THE COURT OF OOMMON PLEAS OF
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Pursullnllo Pa, Rule 01 Civil Prooedure 10GB:
(1) Art Lindsay IId/b/a Cuslom Contracting, breaohed his duty to Harry Adams,
Jr. and Carole Adams by lalllng 10 oonstruol an addition 10 their home In a
workmanlike mannsr,
(2) The Adamselll owe a balanoe 01 $550,97 10 L1ndlllay on the oral contraot to
construct the addition,
(3) The reasonable cost lor the repair 01 the AdamsC9s' home ol!uaect by
Undsay's failure to OO"lslruolthe addition In a workmanlike manner was $25,700.
(4) Art Lindsay IId/b/a Custom ConJraoJlng did not violate the Pennsylvania
Unlalr Trade Praotlces and Consumer Proteotlon Law.
Illlrlonll11d by 1.I1llll1lY III repQhin~ cmekaln Ihu dl')'WIIIIIIlJIIlIS did /lIl1 rUllledy Ihu altuQlhlll, In Ihe
whllllr of 1991\, AdwlII hlld IIlso ~uslllllled wilIer dlllllll~e III Ihu celllllll MIllJ tWlI wQlla orlhe 1Il1,jllloll
duo 10 Iha poor, Imllroll11r ulld IInwlIrklllllllllku cOIIHlrllcllll1l lI/'lhu IILlllltllIn, In lI(lpf1lxlmllllll)'
Fcbl1llll')' or 1996, AdQllls conlrllcleLI wllh Illchllnl ()reenlhlld 10 Illllkll rllPlllr. 10 1111: drywllllllrlllll
wllh which Ihey continued 10 hQve prohlllllls IInd 10 Illllklllhe lIeecSSQr)' re(llllrs from Iha Wille!'
dOI11Qgo lulTereLI QI II result o/'ulIWOrkll1l1l1llku cOlIslnlcllon,
In OClober or 1')1)5, Adums Clllllllcled LlmlslI)' IIml com(llnlned orlhe bedroollls huhlll colli,
Tills wns IlIte!' delunnlned 10 bc due to Ihe unworklllllnllke consll1Jctlollln the Inslllllllllon of aiding,
repll1l.:cmclll wlndowsllnd InslIllIlllln h)' Lllldsu)', 011 or ubouI MIIl'ch Ill' I 'J9Ct, AdlllllS becllllle nWllre
oflhe dellclcncleslnlhe wlIrk perlilllned b~ Llndsu)' regJII'dlnlllnstllllullon orlhe sldlnl!,lnsulullolI
IIl1d replnccmenl windows onlhc orll!Inul home, Gups Wllre dlscove!'ed Inlhe Insulullon under Ihe
sldlnl! which hlld nol properly heen senled, unll Ihe Inslllllllon Insllllled WIIS o/' IIn Insulllclenl
Ihlckness, The cold ulr condltlollslnlhe bedrooms wcre Ihe result or LlndslI)"s poor workll1unshlll,
Allhe lime lhul Llndsll~ hud Inslullcd replucemenl windows to Ihe house, dumulle wus ulso
coused 10 IIle Inlhe blllhroom, Llndsll)' never repulred Ihls dllmlllle,
As u re6ull or l\111her Invesllllllllon, AdlllllS bccllllle uWlIre or lloor workmunshlp lInd use o/'
Illlproper Illlltcrluls Inlhll conslructlonllf Ihe 1'001' ror the uddlllon, Inspecllon or the roor syslem
revellled Ihul slllnlllcJIIllsnllglng und dellecllonln Ihe celllllg roners hlld occurred, und u suppol'lInll
mlcro.llIm clllllnll bellm Will unbmced, IlIlernll)' unsupportlld und nul cllpllble or surely supportlnll
lis design loud, The celllnll rnllcrs wcre onl)' uble 10 cllrry II live lond ornpproxftnlllely seven pounds
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worklllllnlhlp lJlIPllly ofLlndlp>, Illnrcrior pnd,lhul,ll vlolllllon ol'S~ctlon 2(4)()lvl) IlllllpbJllhcd,
COIJuJloll\Yenllh v, 1lwnlI,
l'urlhcnnorc, AdulI1s uJlellellhul Lllldsuy vlolllled Secllon 2(4)(xvll), III ordcr 10 Invoke lhls
Secllon, the Ilvc elemellls or comlllOIl IIIW IhlllLt musl he proved, Thesc Rl'e liS follows: (l)
mlsrcpreselllalloll or IIlulerlul IiICI, (2) sclelllllr, (3) IlllCllllllll b)' deehn'ulIllo Imlucll uClloll, (4)
jusllllablc rellunce b)' lhe pUI1y who wns delruuded, Ulld (S) dUl11l1lle 10 the delruuded pUI'I)' us a
prOXll11Ble rcsult, J.lrinu:.Mi:JUJi...llli, v, Yochll11, 422 JIll, Supcr, MIO, 619 A,2d 769 (19IJ:\),
The uCllollS b)' L1lldsn)' III this 11lIrllclllllr cuse cOllstllule COI11I11OI1 IIIW I'l'uuo.l, L1lldsu)'
I11lsre~lI'eSCllled severulmulerlllllilCIS 10 Adul11s, Finl, Lilldsu)' lold AdUlll6 Ihlll he kllew how 10
perli:Jnnlhejob,IlBl11ely, lhul his work WIIS OfSlllllld IlIld !!ood 'lulllily, The IiIClSlll be adduced al
trilll will cleurl)' Illdlcllle lhlll Llndsll)' did nol kllow how 10 perlonnlhe work nnd us u rcsult, hlrcd
Addillonul Pefendunl Ross 10 usslsl hll11 In dohl!! lhe roollnll, The rucls will 11150 revcullhnllhe
work WIlS substllndard ulld nol pCl'fo/1ncd In II workll1l1l1l1kc I11l1nner, FUl1hennore, 1I11he conclusion
or lhe joh, LlndslI)' slclldrll~lly I11l1illluillCd lhlll his joh WIIS ~oulld IIlld lhlllthe roorwas of sou lid
quolll)' Rlld conslnlclloll, Tills In lilet WIIS notll'lIC, 115 L1ndsuy's own expert cOllcedes,
L1lldsa)"s Inlellt rellllrdinll hisl11lsrcprcselllllliolls were tWO. fold, Inillllll)', Llndsl1y'sllllelll
WIlS 10 exploln 10 Adl1l1l5 111111 he knew whlll he WIIS doing 10 Illduce Adlll11s 10 hire him, Allhe
conclusloll oflhc work, the Inlenl for Llndsa)"sllllsrcpresclllllllolls Wllslo Induce Adnl115 10 po)' lhe
rel11l1lnlllg BI110Unls orlhe hilI.
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