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CIVIL AC'J'IO/,! . LAW
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MICijAELk' MARTIN, INC,
% Louis J. dlelJ. Esquire
ADLER & CLAKA VAL
125 Locust Streel
P.O. BOll 11933
Harrisburg. PA 17108
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO FI.LE A WRI'J'TJ;!N RESPONSE TO THE
ENCLOSED DEFENDANTS' ANSWER AND NEW MATTER TO PLAIN'fIFF'S
COMPLAINT WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS FROM SERVICE HEREOF OR A
JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU,
Date: July 25, 1997
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CUMBERLAND COli'NTY, PENNSYL VANIA
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BYl TIfEODORE A. ADLER. ESQUJRE
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TIfOMAS O. WJLLIAMS, ESQUIRIl:
Atlqmey I,P. No, 67987 '
2331 Markel St{eel
Camp Hill, pA 7011
re1epilo,ne: (717) 763.13~3
Auqmeys fill' Pefendant~
MICHAEL L, MARTIN, INC,. a
Penflsylvan'a Corporation,
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DY AN R. HOROWITZ, hIs wife,
. Defe/ldant~
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Admitted.
2, Admitted.
3. ' Admitted.
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4, Adm.ltted In part, denied In part, It Is admitted I~at the parties executed a HUD-I
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regarding Ihe real eslate transaction belween the parties. i\J1 remaining averJ)lents of paragraph .4 relating
10 the HUD-I are denied in as much as the BUD-I as a wrltlel) document, speaks for itself.
S. Admitted.
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6, Denied. The Seltlemenl Escrow Agreement as a wrillen docllmenl, speaks for Itself, To
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the extent Ihe averments of paragraph 6 are Inconslstenllherewlth same are denied.
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7. , DCI,'ttJ. 1'~e Selllemenl EscrQw Agreeme/)I /lS a wrlttell dQcumentspeaks fQ' Ilself. 'J'Q
Ibe extentlhe avermellls of parallrap" 7 are hlconslslent Iherewltb. same are denIed,
8, De"ltd. ' Tbe Seltlemenl Escmw Aweeme/JI as a, wrjlle/l doeumelltspeaks fQr Ilself. TQ
tbe extent the avermenls of paragraph 8 are Inconslsle.nltherewlth, same are denjed.
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9, Denied. II is denied Ihallhe PI~'lIl11'has completed all work. ay way oflUrtber resPQnSO,
DefendanlS Incorporale by reference bereilllhe New Maller wldcll follows,
10, ' Admllled 'n part, dellltd 1/1 part. It Is odm'tted Ihot DefendalllshaVll aUlhQr!zJd t~o
release Qf $1 0,200.00 of Ihe escrowed I)1ollles to Plaintiff. It Is denied that Plalntilf bas eompleled Its
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work In accordance wltb lhe terlllS of Ihe agreement belw~en the' partlcs. Slrlet proof Is therefQro
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demanded lit trial. By way oflUrther answer, Pefendanls Incorporate by reference herei/llhe New Maller
wbich follows,
, II. Admitted In part, denied In part. It Is admllled tbat pefendanls bave refused to
authQrIzo Ihe release Qftbe balance oflhe escrowed monies 10 Ihe Plwntilf and Ibat said escrowed monIes,
remalnlntbe escrQW aceounl of 10M F, Fellslermacher. Esquire, of Fellstermacher and Assoclalos. Any
and all express or Implied avermenls Ihat Plalnlilf has satlsl1ed Ihe lerms of Ihe escrow agreement and
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is entitled 10 the balance of Ihe escrowed monies are denied,
WHEjtEFORE. Defendants respectfully request Ihls Honorable Court to dismiss Plalnlll1's
complaint, enter Judgmenl In Defendants' favor and award Ihe Defendanls' the costa Incurred In
defendingtbis action,
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12., . Dqr~Il~lslncqlJ>orBle by refere~ce herelnlhe averm",UB QfparBgrap~s one (I) lp,rOUB~
eleven (II) above a. if Bel fort~ fu/ly, '
I~, . PJallJliff's complallll rails 10 siBle a cause of al;,tiQ/l upon wnlc~ reliefcan b.e grallled,
14, Plalnllff's complaint Is barred by I~e doclrlne of laches,
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Plaintiff's complaInt Is barred by Ihe doctrines ofwaiver and estoppel,
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Iii. Plalnllff materially breached lIs agreement with I'Je Defendants and Is, t~erefore, barred
tl'om recovery ag~lnstthe Defendanls,
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17, ,PlalntilTfailed 10 perform a subslolltial portion oflts work I.n ,a workmanlike mallner In
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kCllp11l$ W/lhsenerally ~epled slandards ofwor~manshlp ~d quallly of conslructi()Il, and, In particular,
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a. Install the elevalor and elevalor door;
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b, inslall and/or repair Ihe plaslerboard in Ihe garalle ceiling;
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c. Inslall t~e hardwood noorlng;
d. install th,e olltslde air conditioning unit;
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e. ,Inslall the proper archways as specified In the contract and by I1llling to properly Install.
and/or repair Ihe arenways it did Install;
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Install the heallns system so Ihallhe .healls provjded ,10 Ihe eplryways and Ihe eleyalO,
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lnstalllpe ~ilchelJ Ilghls SQ Ihal they Qperale properlY;
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h, lllslalllhe microwave ovelli
I. 'pstallllud/or repair I~e floor lOlhe master ball1room which CO/ltalns cracks;
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j, Jnslall and/or repair the ~oor belween Ihe 4en and ~reakfast area which eonlaips .erack"
k,al1PlY and/or repair srout Ira Ihe bathrooms;
, l. install and/or repair Ihecrown'moldlns WhIch ha~ separaled trom wall ,and celJi/lSi
m. install and/or repair moldlns in Ihe den and master bedrOOlJl whIch has spilt or separaled;
II, install the necessary screws In the dinin,S room window lever,
0, install and/or repair door and window moldings Ihat are l1Urrelltly separatlllS, QrspllltilJS;
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p. install the courtyard dQor and olher doors whiCh are OllW oul of pluI/lb; ,
q. repair cracks in Ihe drywalllhroushout the house;
1', paint the Interior of Ihe house In accordance with the plans andspecifleatlons; and
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s, repair cl'acks in the IUe on Ihe ouUlde pallo,
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'8. j)IaJIIIJIl' performed portions of jls WQr~ hlColl,lslelll wlt~ I~e plalls and speci/lcallO/ls
proYlded 'I) j)Ial,llllf.
'9, AJ a resul.t of PlaintIff's failure 10 perform Its wor~ In a wor~rna.lllj~e manner, I~e
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pefendal)lS ~ave Incurred, and will cQ/lllnue 10 InclIr, expe/lses I" remedylns I~e ~'\linllll' s wor~,
20. The eosls required 10 remedy PlalntlWssubslandard Wor~ exceedsl~e llmoOnl of
Plah)t11l'5 clall)1.
2' , Defend~nls' ore elllJlled to set oil' allolll~t PlallltlW s e/aim I~e cosla Incurred, and yello
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be Il)curred, III remedyl/)g I'loilltlWs wQrk,
22. . Defendanls .are e/)lllled lQ a recoUPme/)1
23, Oefe/ldanl" re~~ 10 aUlhonze Ihe release ofl~e remailllnll escrowed mOllie5IsJl!sl'/led.
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24, PlalntlWs claim is barred In whole or ill part because ofl\'aud.
25: I The ~greemenl belween the partie51noorporales by reference Ihe plans for I~e ~ome whlc~
plans include reylsions made by Ihe Defendanl's archllect,
26, The plans required archways that conform 10 Morgan Millwork specilleatlons.
27, Despile Ihe requirements oflhe plans, Ihe Plaintiff, wl,houl the' knowledge of I~e
Oefendanl5, 8ub51ltuted less costly archways,
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28, At or before Ihe Defendants' closing on Ihe pur~hase oflhe home, PlalntltTrepresenled
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to Defendanls lhatthe home had been buill In acco.rdance wllh the plana and speciflcatlons for Ihe project,
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29. Based oJl Philnlltrs repreae/llallons, De'cl/Jdanls pal4 PlalJlll/fal' bill $4,600,00 oft~e
~olJlracl price, .
30, Plal/lI'!f~Ilew, 0' should have klll/W, lhat Ihe pelOndanls would rely OJl lIs repreaenlallolla
that Ihe ~ome was built in accordance wllh I~e plana and apecIOeallo/ls,
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shrubbery ,
The agreemelll provided l~al Defelldanls were to receive a $5,000,00 allowance for
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PlallltllT purchased and planled the shrubbery wltholll consulting Defendanls.
33, Subseque/ll to Ihe p'allllng of Ihe s~rubbery, Defelldanls asked PlalnlllT aboUllheJr
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shrubbery aJlqwancc and were told by Plalmlfflhal he /uid /!ollen Ihem a "great ,deal" onlhe shrubs w~e/l,
In facl, P'ai/ltlff~ad 1l0t spellt $5,000,00 Olllhe s~rubbery,
34,. . Plaintiff knew at Ihe Ih)Je Of the aforementioned conversation l~at he had not spem
$5,000.00 on Defenda/lla' shrubbery, '
35, Defelldanls relied on Plalntltrs representations and eloaed on Ihe sale oflhe houae,
3<l, Plaintltl's represenlallonsregardln8 Ihe arc~ways and ahrubbery were a malenal
m1SSlatement of /'act.
37. Defendants have been damaged by Plalnlill's mlsrepresenlatlons,
38, The conduct ofPlalnlllTwaa fraudulent,
39, Defendanls have paid Plaintiff more than the value.ofPlalntlll's work.
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We, pemJ1s Jlorowllz and' pyon ,~: ~lorowlt1., verily 1/)lItlhe ~lllle/lle!)IB made In'IM loregolng
doeurnelll 8rc lrue 81ld eorreello Ihe bcsl 01' our ~now'cdge, I/llormatloll and belieI'.
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We understal,d I~~t IiI'se stalcme/Us here',ll ore made subject 10 t1)e ,Iellaltles of IllPa,'C:S,
Seello/! 49Q4, relatlns 10 unsworn 'illsillelll'o/llo IIlllhorltles,
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, ANO NOW, Il)l~ .;/B~I\day of -=:J.u~ 1997, I hereby verilY Ihal ~ have cau~ed a lrue .and
OQrreCI copy Qflhe foregoing dOCUl)lenllo ~e placed In Ihe V,S. )lIall. lIrsl class, po,lage prepaid and
addre~sed as follows:
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AOLER & CLARAV AI..
12S Locusl Slreel
jl,O. Box 11933 ,
HarrIsburg. jl A 171 o~
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Allorneyl.D. No, 67987
2331 Markel SI(eel
Camp Hill, PA 7011-4642,
Telephone No. 717)763-1383
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PYAN R. HOROWXT~/ hi. wif./
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12, Plaintiff inoorporates by refere/-'lce herein paragraphs
1 through 11 of its Complaint as if set forth fully in response to
the incorporation by reference by Defendants of the incorporation
by reference of paragraphs' 1 through 11 of their Answer.
13, Denied. Paragraph 13 is merely' a conclusion of law
to which no responsive pleading is required.
14. Denied. Paragraph 14 is merely a conclusion of law
,to which no responsive pleading is required.
15. Denied. Paragraph 1" is merely a conclusion of law
to Which no responllive pleading is required,
16. Denied. It is denied that, Plaintiff breached its
agreement with Defendants in any respect, materially or otherwise.
On the' contrary, 'it, is averred that Defendants breached the
agreement of the parties by failing to release the balance of the
~scrow ~ben it became'due,
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17. Penied. It i~ denied that the Plaintif~ ~ailed to
,l?e!:fo!:m a aul:mt.antia:). portion of it~ worlt in a wor~manHk,e manne!!:'
in keepin~ with atanda!:d wo!:kman~hip o!: quality of conat!:uotion.
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Mo!:e partioula~ly, in !:e~poijae to Pefendanta' ave!:menta, Plaintiff
allegea aa followal '
(a) Any p!:Qblema with the elevator door, if there
are any, were cauaed by the Pefendant~ in that they had adjuatmenta
and aUbfltitutionamadel
(b) ~he in~tallation of pla~terboa!:d in the ga!:age
ceiling is inatalled a~ !:equired,
(c) The hardwood floo!:ing waa p!:ope!:ly installed,
(d) The outside air oonditioning Unit was properly
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(e) The archwaya were properly installed initially.
The parties had agreed, to a modification in the arohways specified
in the original contract in that additional expense ~ould have been
required of the Defendanta to in,stall the arohwaYI3 originally
specified which they declined to incur,
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(f) AltholJgh baseboard heat was ,specified for the
entryway and the elevatol;' shaft I Defendants directed that they did
not want baseboard electricl
(g) The kitchen lights properly operate in flO far as
Plaintiff is aware, In the event a problem has arisen, it il3
merely a call back item which was not addressed beoause of
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was not addresse4 because of Defendants' antioipatory breaoh aa
more particularly aet forth hereafter,
,(0) Plaintiff ia not aware of any door ,or window
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moldings that are separating or aplitting. In the event a problem
has arisen, it ia merely a call back item which was not addresaed
becauee of Pefendantp' antioipatory preach as more particularly set
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fortll hereafter,
, (p) Plaintiff is not aware 'that t~e courtyard door
or other cj.oors are OUt of plump. In' the event a problem has
arisen, it is merely a c,a11 back item which was not addressed
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,pecause of Defendants I anticipatory breach as more partioularly set
forth hereafter,
(q) Plaintiff ia not aw~re of cracks in the dry wall
throughout the house. In the event a problem has arisen, it is
merely a call back item wpich was. not addrespecj. beoause of
Defendants' anticipatory breach as more partioularly set forth
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~8, Penied. It i/'l denied that portion!! of the, WOJ:k
performed py pldntiff Were iJlconsistent with the plans and
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speQifications pJ:ovided to plaintiff, ay way of fUJ:ther aJlsweJ:
theJ:eto, it is aveJ:red that a nlllnbex' of items were modified with
the approval and agJ:eement of the Defendants,
19, penied. It is denied t.hat. Plaintiff failed to do itl9
worlt il'} a workmanlike manner and therefore Pefendants will incur nq
exp~nije because of any alleged failure on ~he part of Plaintiff.
20, Denied. It il9 denied that Pefendants are entitled to
reoover any sums whatsoever for the reasons set forth above and
hereinafter or further that Plaintiff'~ work Was qubstandard.
21, penied. The avermentl9 contained in thi19 paragJ:aph
are denied for the real9or.s 1get forth in the previous paragraph;
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22. Denied. It is denied for the reason~ set forth in
the foregoing paragraphs,
23. Penied, It is denied fOJ: the reasons set forth in
the fOJ:egoing paJ:agJ:aphs.
,24. Penied. There weJ:e no misrepresentations whatsoever
made by Plaintiff to Defendants, nor was there any fJ:aud
preoipitated by the Plaintiff upon Defendants,' On the contrary, it
is Defendants who have preoipitated a fraud in failing to pay the
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sums due while representing that said sums would be paid upon
completion of certain items, which were in fact completed, yet
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Dej;endant~ X'efulled to releaee the fund/3 held a/3 required, IInd in
other rellpect/3 throughout,
25. ~dmitted in part and denied in part. The agreement
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arohiteot, but in pther re/3pecte tho/3e revi/3ions were not included
by agreement of the partie/l.
26. Admitted in part and denied in part. The paFtie/3
agreed that" ,the Morgan Millwork /3pecification/l would not be
utilized a/3they would require an additional expen/3e to Defendant/3
to which they did not wi/3h to incur.
27. Renied, ,The parties /3pecifically di/3cu/3/3ed the
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substJ.tute archwaY/l and agreed to them /3ince the Morgan Millwork
I10uld have, requit'ed an addition,al expenditure on behalf, of the
Defendant/lwhich they did not wish to incur.
28, Denied. It ~s denied that any representations
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accordance with the plan/3 o~ /3pecificationll were made by Plaintiff
to DefendantE,l at or before th,e clo/3ing or at any other tim~.
29. Denied. The repre/3entation/3, having be'en denied,' it
i/3 denied that thi/3 wa/3 the ba/3i/3 for Defendant/3' withholding p'aying
all but $4,800. On the contrary, it i/3 averred that,tlie $4,80~ wa/3
due upon the completion of the initial uncompleted items, which
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owing.
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reliance. ay way of further answer tpereto, it h averl:'ed' that the
unit was ccn\~lete~ in accol:'dapcl!l ~ith the a~reernent; as modified joy
the ~artieSI
31, Deni!3d. rht'l ij~reemel'lt I )oeing a doqument in wdtin~,
the tel:'mll,of said document s~~ak for themllelvell.
32, i\dmitted, l3y way of furthel:" anllwer thereto, it ill
avel:'red that the shruppery is instalj,ed as ~art of the condominium
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and that ~ro~ortionately the Defendapts' unit penefitted from'the
ex~enditure that was intended to pe made,
33, qenied, It is ,dElnied that ,~laintiH failed to ",~end '
$5,000 ~ro~ortionately for the shruppery in the area of Defendants'
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34, Denied, The ,avermentll contained in Paragraph 34 are
den~ed for tpe reasol')s oontaineq in the foregoin~ pa~a~raph.
35, Denied.
It is denied that Plaintiff made, any
te~r.esentations whatsoever as alle~ed
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Defendants could not haVe relied upOn
by Defendantll and therefore,
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36, Denied.
Since there were no misre~resentations
regarding the archways or the shruppery I there were no matedal
misstatements of fact, material or otherwise.
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37, penied, Since there were no misrepresentations, no
damage could have oC,curred thElrofrom.
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36. Denied. The averments contained in eaid para~ra~h
are merElly a conclueion of law to Wilioh no rEleponeive pleading ie
required, To the'extent that a reaponeive pleading ie appropriate,
the Defendante in their pleadin~ have mierepreeented and mieetated
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: Plaintiff I a conduct , all of which ryae peen denied herein.
39. Denied,
The Defendant~ are. still indebted to
plaintiff in the amount of $4,600.
. WJJIl~Il"'O~Il, Plaintiff demande j ud~meot against tne
Defendante in the a~ount of $4,600 together with coste of eUit,
Reepectfully eubmitted,
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PA Attorney I,D. No. 19222
P.O. Box 11933
125 Locuet Street
ijarrieburg, PA 17106
(717) 234 -3269
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New Matter are true and correct.
etaternents herein are made subject to the.penaltiee of
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I hereby certify that I am tilie day eerving a true and corrllct
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depositing eame in tl-)e U~Hted Statee ma.l.l, with first clase
postage, Prepaid, from HarriSburg, Pennsylval}ia, as followsl
Theodore A. Adler, Esquire
REAOER & ~DLER, P.c,
2331 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011-4Q42
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Ro ert F. ,claraval, Esqu re
PA Attorney I.D. 'No. 19222'
P.O. Box 11933
125 Locust Street
Harrisburg, PA 17106
(717) 233~478()
'Attorney for Defendant
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