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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-06383 , ' I' IN '1111! mLl1{1' OF ~X)~I!I~1N PI.I(I\'\ n)~llHllJ.ANIJ COllt\'Ii'. PI!NNSYLVANI ^ NO. ' CI VI" ^GI'ION . "^W .,,' , ( ,;),,, '\1 ( 'I'''i l I. . ) ( NOBlE PI\Oll!ICrS, LNC" t/d/h/u ZOO PIK..C; It\'rnllNNl'lONN., Plulllti rr 1.,' 1;"1 I 1\ , , ,I v. II , , " GINGEl1BIlllAll MAN. INC" lb rIJ11Jull t ;(IJ .5'u f'K1 ' d'4 ~~~.,r -f.S:-f.L) /: ,:jA ~ " J, " mw Li\I NT , , tfJ:9'l/IC/t33 ;Jf!I" 5' ri ~CJ I , j " 'I 'I , " ' " '. FRIEDMf,N & FRIEDMf,N, P,C. ATTORNEYS 1.1: LAW, eoo N. SEeOlf" ST, PElfTIIOUSE SUITE P.O. Box De4 ,HAJf:RISDURO. PSNNSYLVANIA 17108 I,' 'j' .' NOBLE PRODUCTS/ INC., t/d/b/a ZOO PIKS INTERNATIONAL, Plaintiff IN T1iE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY/ PENNSYLVANIA v. NO. (1'7. (,3<;:" '3 CIVIL ACTION - LAW ti.tl ~(\:::j)/wl GINGERBREAD MAN, INC., Defendant NOTICE TO DEFENDANT NAMED HEREIN I You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this Cc~plaint and Notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by , attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you, and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or othe~ rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. COURT ADMINISTRATOR Cumberland county Court House, 4th Flr. 1 Courthouse Square carliSle, Pennsylvania 17013-3387 (7P) 240-6200' Le han demandado a usted enla corte. si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientes, usted tiene viente (20) dias de plaza al partie de. la fecha de la demanda y la notificacion, Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita 0 en persona 0 por abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sus defensas 0 sus objeciones alas demandas en contra de su persona. Sea avisado que si usted no se defiende, la corte tomar'a medidas y puede entrar una orden contra uated sin previo aviso 0 notificacion y por cualquier queja 0 alivio que es pedido en la peticion de demanda. Usted puede perder dinero 0 sus propiedades 0 otros derechos importantes para usted. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA.A UN ADOGADO IMMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO TIENE ABOGADO 0 SI NO TUNE EI. DINERO SUFICIENTE DE PAOAR TAL SERVICIO, VAYA EN PERSONA 0 LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABAJO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SE PUEOE CONSEGUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. COURT AbMINISTRATOR cumberland county Court House, 4th Plr. 1 Courthouse Square Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013-3387 (717) 240-6200 Dated'l1(flJe~~13J Iqcrl 17108 " , NOBLE PRODUCTS, INC., t,ld/b/a 200 PIKS INTERNATIONAL, Plaintiff IN THE cOUR'r O~' GOMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. NO. 'I?"' I" ~ J 1 (I~"U 1~".. GINGERBREAD MAN, INC., Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW COMPLAINT AND NOW oomes the plaintiff, Noble produots, Ino., t/d/b/a 200 Piks International, by and through its attorneys, Friedman and Friedman, P.c., and brings this cause of aotion against the Defendant and avers as folloWSl 1. The Plaintiff, Noble Products, Inc., t/d/b/a 200 Pike International, is a Texas corporation with a business address of 3809 Pipestone Road, Dallas, Texas 75212, and is engaged in the business of selling plastic novelty items. 2. The Defendant, Gingerbread Man, Inc., is a pennsylvania oorporation with a business address of 114 E. Allen street, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055. 3. On or about December 7, 1993, the Plaintiff entered into an oral contractual agreement with the Defendant, whereby the Defendant agreed to purchase plastic stirrers and plastic picks on an "ongoing" basis for. the Defendant's use in its restaurant/bar businesses. A copy of the initial purchase order from the 'Defendant to the Plaintiff is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein by reference. 4. on or about April 28, 1995, the Defendant did order, and the plaintiff did ship, thirty-six (36) cases of Gingerbreftd Man stirrers, and thirty-two (32) cases of oingerbread Man picks, said shipment being made to the Gingerbread Man, ATTNI Sherry, 114 E. Allen street, Mechanicsburg, Pennsy1,vania 17055. 5. The total charge for the items purchased, which was agreed to by the parties, was $7,378.92 for the stirrers ($204.97 per caso) and $8,832.00 for the picks ($276.00 per case). 6. Under the terms of the contractual agreement between the parties, the Defendant agreed to pay shi.pping charges, which were incurred in the amount of $389.58. 7. Under the terms of the contractual agreement between the parties, as memorialized on the invoice form utilized by the Plaintiff throughout the relationship between the parties, the Defendant ~greed to a late payment charge of 2% per month or the maximum amount allowed by pennsylvania state law, if less, to be applied to the balanoe owed under the invoice when invoioe becomes due. The invoice form is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "B", and incorporated herein by reference, 8. Under the terms of the contractual agreement between the parties, as memorialized on the invoice form utilized by the Plaintiff throughout the relationship between the parties, the D~fendant agreed to pay all of the Plaintiff's reasonable attorney's fees incurred. in the collection of any amount owed hereunder and not paid when due. The invoioe form is attaohed as Exhibit "B". 9. An invoioe WIlS issued by the Plaintiff in the above-referenoed transaotion on April 2B, 1995, terms net 15 days. See Exhibit "B". 10. subsequent to the issuanoe of the invoioe, payments' were made by the Defendant to the Plaintiff in the following mannerl .llA.la Cheok No. Amount January 26, 1996 1B245 $ 200.00 April 5, 1996 9320 500.00 May 21, 1996 29540 500.00 May 21, 1996 30B06 500.00 May 21, 1996 26233 500.00 June 11, 1996 26274 250.00 June 11, 1996 . 9527 250.00 June 21, 1996 19404 1,000.00 August 20, 1996 149B3' 250.00 August 20, 1996 9575 1,621.50 For a total paid by the Defendant of $5,571.50. 11. There remains due and owing by the Defendant to the Plaintiff a principal amount of $11,029.00. . 12. Despite demands, the Defendant has refused, and oontinuesto refuse, to make any further payment to plaintiff. 13. At no time has the Defendant raised any issue regarding the quality of items reoeived from Plaintiff. VERIFICATION 'I, Nathan Long, hereby aoknowlodge that I am an agent for the Plaintiff in the foregoing aotion, that I have read the foregoing complaint, and the faots stated therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, infurmation and belief. I understand that any false statements herein are made subject to pen~lties of 18 Pa. c.S. seotion 4904, relating to unsworn falsifioation to authorities. ~1~7 'I , " '1'1 . , ~ s . ) " I) " @ " ) /, . ! . . l ! ~ " i ,.. / - I , ' '33801 '. I , I Qumrirv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DE I ION E ~-~cci.cS-.(i)-.I--&x.L-; ~,-~ H\ ,\:'(S. .. 0..\.1 Eh r: ..! . I '~\~ . I~.. eN ___, o ,j.'t ';,' ,', ..-"..,~~..~';. ,.;," PURCHASl', ORDJ. L. . MBtR MUST APPIAR "fM~~~~"!P,. . ,_ <<11'1),~ YOUR ON ^U.INVOICl~:i p-,\CKAGlS,nc. I . CE.W1.J!"l ORIGlNAlllU.Of ~~' ,'. .". PlEASE NOTIfYus'IMMEOIATllY If You AAl . .. . H ,,,. ~a\fD,~~-C~.,~OlR8Y P^Tl "PRC~~~;, ,'~ ORIGINAL LX: !lfl.ll ,Q) Mill 111111 '" .1 ..W I I .. II) 0' 01 'DN ~j ~ ~ j ~ ~ J 'tl "'N III .. 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I i* ,~ J.'iJ :P~B ~ ~i ~ ~~I dIu " , , I " , , , " , ' , ' 'J , I " ~ .. , 't SHERIFF'S RETURN . REOU~AR CASE NOI 1997-06383 P ggOn~~W~~L6tlM~~RE~n~SYLVANIAJ NOBLE PRODUCTS INC ET AL VS, QIHgERBREAD MAN INC WESLEY COOK . Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within COMPLAINT was served upon GINGERBREAD MAN INC the defendant, at . 1645100 HOURS, on the ~ day of November 1922, at 114 E ALLEN STREET MECHANICSBURG. PA 17055 . CUMBERLAND County. Pennsylvania, by handing to CINDY PRYOR. ,SECRETARY AND ~ERSON IN CHARGE o true and attested copy of the COMPLAINT together with NOTICE and at the same time directing ~attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's CostSI Docketing Service Affidavit Surcharge 18.00 6.20 .00 2.00 "'26.210 So ans~~ e r " --, ~ R, Thomas ne, ::;~er Sworn and subscribed to before me this )'.At" day of 111,.,,,,..)......, ~RIEDMAN AND FRIEDMAN 11121/1997 ,~J I~ by ,~~~" . I t' 1JtfI u y er ::/ 19 (17 A,D. (-.k"f'-'"' Q. ~~ ~,<J&;. I. ~rot ono art I .' NOBLE PRODUCTS, INC., t/d/p/a I IN TilE COURT OF COMMON l'LEAS ZOO PIRS INTERNATIONAL, I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA plaintiff I I v. I NO. 97-6383 civil Term I GINGERBREAD MAN, INC., I CIVIL ACTION - LAW Defendant I P.Bi1Ef:JEB Rindly mark the above-captioned matter as settled and discontinued with prejudice. " Respectfully sUbmitted, FRIEDMA!I AND-'FRIED I ) t'" Datel ~ t o-vJ~n9~7 17108 . I" , '