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HEMPT BROS. , INC., I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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VARTAN CONSTRUCTION CO. , I
Defendant I CIVIL ACTION - LAW
MOTION T9 REMOVE CASE PROM THE TRI~ LIST
AND NOW, this ~ day of March, 1999, Defendant, Vartan
Construction Company, by and through counsel, Killian & Gephart
makes the following Motion to Remove Case from the Trial List:
1, On December 31, 1997, a Complaint was filed in the above-
captioned matter,
2. On January 26, 1998, Preliminary Obj ections were filed by
Defendant,
3, The Preliminary Objections were argued and deni<;!d on
March 17, 1998,
4, In May of 1998, new counsel for Defendant entered her
appearance and an Answer, New Matter and Counterclaim was filed by
Defendant on June 4, 1998,
5" On June 19, 1998, the undersigned counsel entered his
appearance in this matter,
6, On January 18, 1999, Plaintiff listed the case for trial
and an Pre-Trial Conference is currently scheduled for March 22,
1999.
7, The only discovery which has occurred i,s the forwarding
of Interrogatories' by Plaintiff and the answering of said
Interrogatories by Defendant,
8, In the New Matter filed by Defendant, Defendant avers a
defense of Accord and Satisfaction,
9, Defendant believes and avers that the undisputed facts of
this matter are the following:
a, Following the filing of the Complaint, the Plaintiff
through its principals, met with the principals of Defendant
to discuss settlement without the presence of counsel.
b, At that meeting, the disputed, outstanding balances
were discussed,
c, At the conclusion of the meeting, Defendant asked
Plaintiff what was needed to settle the case,
d. Plaintiff agreed to accept payment of $61,806,21.
e, A check in that amount was given to Plaintiff and
the check was subsequently cashed,
10. Defendant believes and avers that the above-stated facts
make out a prima facia case of accord and satisfaction and intend
to file a Motion for summary Judgment,
11. Defendant, j,n support of its Motion, will need to depose
the principals of Plaintiff and secure affidavits from the
individuals representing Defendant,
12, The Defendant has also filed a Counterclaim alleging that
the services provided by Plaintiff were defective.
13. Defendant believes and avers that to properly litigate
the Counterclaim both parties will need to engage in further
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Vartnn in turn agreed to pny lor the mnterials and services provided by Hempt within thirty days
of the receipt of those invoices, If payments were notmade,lIempt was also entitled to collcct
onc and onc-quartcr pcrccnt intercst pcr month for nil outstanding amounts due and owing over
30 days.
Over a pcriod of limc duting back from 1995, whcnthe account was opencd, up 10 the
prescnt, Vartan ordcrcd clJrtain matcrials and services from IIcmpl. Vnrtan, over the ycars, failed
or rcfused to pay thc account in full which resulted in an outstanding balancc owed to Hcmpt, as
of the date ofthc filing of the lawsuit in this case on Deccmbcr 31, 1997, in the umount of
$77,504,28, This ineluded intercst chargcs against Vartanthat had accrued up to the time of the
filing ofthc lawsuit in this case, No tllrthcr paymcnts wcrc made on this account until May,
1998,
In May, 1998, represcntatives ofVartan called a meeting with representatives of Hempt
to discuss the pending lawsuit. Aftcr a Icngthy meeting, Hempt and Vartan reachcd an
agreement whereby Hcmpt was to receive payment in full for the outstanding balance owed to
Hempt, plus interest that had accrucd, Vm1an submitted a check to Hempt in the amount of
approximately $61,000,00,
Hempt returned to its office and discovercd thatlhe amount paid by Vartan did not reflect
the amount owed to Hempt in that it did not include payment of all of the interest that had
accrued for thc past duc account. Hempt called Vartan immcdiately and torwarded Vartan a
leller indicating that they wcre not acceptingthc paymcnt in complcte satisfaction of all amounts
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CERTIFIC~TE OF SERVICE
[ HEREBY CERTIFY that [ have this day served the foregoing PlolnllWs Pre-Trlo[
Memorandum by depositing a copy of same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, at Camp
Hill, Pennsylvania, addressed to the following:
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Bradley A, SchuOer, Esquire
Killian & Gephart
2 [8 Pinll Street
Post Officll Box 886
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0886
Thomas W, Scott, Esquire
Killian & Gephart
218 Pine Street
Pllst Office Box 886
Harrisburg, P A 17108-0886
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12, On or about July 22, 1997, Hempt invoiced Varian lor the cost of Ihe material
shipped to and received by Vartan and used on the COl!lmerce Ollice Center pl'OJect in the
amount 01'$125,352,07, in accordance with the ugrecment between the purties dated July 2,
, 1997, Attuehed hereto and murked as Exhibit B is u true and correct copy of the invoice,
13. The terms of the invoice and agreement bctween the parties was that Hempt is to
receive delinquency charges in the amount of one und one-quarter (I 1/4%) percent per month
tor all amounts due and owing aileI' thirty (30) days frol!lthe invoice date,
14, Vartan falled or refused to make any puyments on the outstanding invoice until
October II, 1997,
15, On or about October II, 1997, Vartan made a payment to Hempt in th~ amOunt of
$110,000,00, leaving an outstanding balance owed of$15,352,07,
16, Despite repeated demands by Hemptto Vartan, Vartan has falled or refused to pay
ihe remaining balance on the invoice of$15,352,07,
17, Vartan has breached the agreel!lent with Hempt by its lallure or refusal to pay Hempt
in accordance with the agreement reached between the parties and in accordance with the terms
OfHempt's invoice,
18, Hempt has been damaged in the amount of$18,166,15 as a result of Val' tan's breach
of the agreement and its fallure to pay the outstanding invoice in a<:cordance with its terms as
contained thereon,
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19, Hempt is nlso entitled to receive interest lit the rute of one IInd one,qullrter (11/4%)
percent per month for cnch IInd every moJ1lh this Invoice remllins outstanding us u result of
Vurtan's failure to puy lor the muterluls received IInd uccepted by Vurtun,
WHEREFOI{E, Hempt demunds judgment ugllinst Vurtlln in the IImoullt of $18,166, 15
plus interest at the rate of one IInd one-quurter (I 1/4%) percent per month lor all outstanding
Invoices due over thirty days until the time of judgment in this cuse, plus costs of sui\.
COUNT II
UN,JUST ENRJCHMENT . COMMERCE OFFICE I)RO,JECT
20, Paragraphs I through 19 arc incorporated herein by reference as if more fully set
forth herein,
2 J. The prices charged lor the bituminous paving material are just and reasonable lInd are
the prices which the agcnts, servants, and employees ofVartlll1, acting within the scope of their
. employment, agreed to pay for those materials, .
22, Vartan recelvcd all of the bituminous paving material identified on Exhibit Band
described by the contract between the porties identified os Exhibit A,
23, Vartan has failed or refused to poy for all of the bituminous paving material received
by it in accordance with the terms of Exhibit A and Exhibit B despite repeated dcmands by
Hemp\.
24, Vortan has been unjustly enriched at the Hempt's expense by its failure to pay for the
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bituminous paving material received and accepted by Vartan and used on the Commerce omce
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36, Vartun hus Ihiled or rcfused to puy lor thc goods und malcrials rccelved by Vartan
dcsplte repeated dcmands by Hcmpt.
37, Varian has becn unjustly cnrlched at the Ilcmpt's cxpcnsc by its lailurc to puy lor the
goods and malerials it has rcceived in the amount 01'$77.503,28. plus interest at the rate of one
and onc-quartcr (I 1/4%) percent pcr month lor all invoiccs due ~ver thirty days, us u result of its
acccptance of the goods and materials dcli vered by Hempt and used by V urtan.
WHEREFORE, Hempt dcmandsjlldgment against Varian in the nmount 01'$77,503,28,
plus interest at the rate of one and one-quarter (I 1/4%) percent per month lor alllnvoiccs due
over thirty days, to b~ calculuted until the time of jUdgment in this case, plus costs of suit.
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MI HAEL L. BANG .
Attorncy lor I'laintill .
302 South 18th Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 730-7310
Suprcme Court ID 1141263
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3, Furntlh .nd pl,cl " 10.2 wl.rtng lurflCI.
TOTAl CDSTI 3040 SY .112.13/SY " 135.875.20
Top Floor Plvlng of t 6283 5,Y, 10 IncluOl1
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TOTAL COSTI 62B3 5Y '15,76/5Y " 136.127,26
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Th. abovo 9UOlaU/llIoIId propolOloon.UIUla. . prOl.nl orror to conlnol .nd nl.Y be .cftpWd In
wrlUnl onl)'.1I)' h.vlnl tIIlo lorm lipid whll't IndlaaWd bolaw b)' In .ulhorlGCI olllear or .,.nl 01
tho purchuor IIId rtlumld Lo tho olfiue 01 HNIlpl BIOI,. lno, no Iltar lhan , , . , . , , , , , . , , , , , , , ,
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Hempt BIOI.. Inc, mak.. no wenlnllN. Uprt.. 01' Implled.lncludln, In Implied wlmnty 01 m.,.
ch.ntabWI)' or nlllNllor . portlcular purpo.., unl... IIpm.l)' OIllorth hmln. WI will not be
rt.ponllblt lor IllIurt Lo m.ke dlllYII'I' whlll pnvenled b)' In)' caUH' or ....oonl boyond our
oontrol, Inoludlnl .horlap of rlw mllortll4,
Th. prleOl quoled above art bifid on CO'" for labor and mltarf.ll pmaUlnr on tha dale Ihown
IboYI. .nd .... eubjocllo chlnplf th.,.11 .n l.croaHln our Ilbor or mallfl"1 COlli bel.....n lhl
quotaUon dllllnd dlta 01 dallve!')'l provided thfl IUch InerM...hlll onl)' rtnocl Iclulllabor Ind
!Dlllrlal 0011 ahan... II Incurred b)' HIIllJI' Broe., Ina. .
Our IIrmllrt thlrt)' ilOI dlYI nit: an. thlrt)' (801 dayl from lhl dall oIlny InYoIcl I dllln,
qu.no)' ch.r..ln 'hi .mount 01 on. Ind on. qUlrtar ~nl II Will JlII' month ..III be lllOUed on
In)' ltam or b.lanco ......INn. unp.ld. plul Ian ~r_1 liD'" ror COIl 01 coUoctlon. II .1 .ny tlm.
thl nn.ncl.1 rtlPonllbJJJlr. 01 oUILomlr beoomH ImJllllrtd or un..U,'.eLo",. lI.mpl Bm.,. Ina.
rt....,.. Ihl rI,hl Lo I'ICJU rt pl)'mlnllln adv.nce or HUlllalol')' 1II"..1ea Ihl' InvollOl ..III be
promptl)' plld when dua, In 'hllvlnlthe IInon of I contr.etl, mort th.D thirty (101 dIYI.H.mpt
8rol" Inc, Ihlll bo paid monlhly by thl lIlllh o/llch mon'h lollowlnl thl d.tarmln.Uon 01 tho
Imounl duo, (II II undo..tood thaL till pr!I:M quoted lboYII'" biNd o. our op...."n. o~n .hop,1
Tldl propooal Ind the .I,nod Icceptanoe th_n coMUlulM Ihl anU", .......manl belw..n thl
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paying damuges to other people's property, and cleaning the urea, Hempl provided the materials
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WHEREFORE, Plaintitl'demalldsJudgmcnl against Defendant ,on this coul1tcrclaim
together with costs of suit,
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MIC AEL L, BANOS
Attorney for Plaintiff,
302 South 18th Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 730-7310
Supreme Court ID #41263
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7, Hempt's Complaint fails to state that any claims are based upon a writing, Indeed,
Hempt fails to state whether the agreement it refers to in its claims is a written or oral agreement,
8, Pa,R,C,P, Rule 1019(h) also requires that if a claim against a plaintilfis baaed
upon a writing, "the pleader shall attach a copy of the writing [to the pleading]."
9, Hempt did not attach R writing to the Complaint which demonstrates a contractual
or other relationship with VCC, as alleged in paragraphs 4 through 7 of the Complaint. Indeed,
the document which Hempt attached to its complaint as Exhibit A, and to which Hempt refers in
paragraph 7 of the Complaint as providing true and correcttenns ofthe alleged agreement
between Hempt and VCC, is an unsigned price quotation from Hempt to supply construction
materials to VCC, without any indication that VCC accepted the quotation or agreed to its terms,
10, Accordingly, Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Complaint do not comply with a rule
of court, Pa,R,C,P. Rule 1019(h), and must be stricken from the Complaint.
WHEREFORE, Defendant, Vartan Construction Co" requests this Court to strike
Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, and 7 from the Complaint for failure to conform with a aule of court,
B, Preliminary Obiection Pursuant to Pa,R,C,P.. No, 1028(a)(2)
II. In Count One of the Complaint, Hempt alleges it supplied VCC with $125,352,07
of construction materials, for which Hempt acknowledges VCC paid $110,000,00, leaving an
alleged balance due Hempt 01'$15,352,07,
12, In paragraph 18, however, as well as in the llli damnum clause of Count One,
Hempt alleges VCC owes $18,166,15 as the balance due on these materials and demands payment
of that amount without explaining how it calculated that amount.
13, Pa,R,C,P, Rule 1019(a) requires "[t]he material facts on which a cause of action or
defense is based shall be stated in a concise and summary form,"
14, Pa.R.C.P, Rule 1021(a) requires "[a]ny pleading demanding relief shall specify the
relief to which the party deems himselfentitled,"
15, Pa,R,C.P, Rule 1021(b) requires "[a]ny pleading demanding relieffor unliquidated
damages shall not claim any specific sum,"
16, There are no stated facts which can establish a claim for damages against VCC in
the amount 01'$18,166,15, in direct violation ofPa,R,C,P, Rules 1019(a), 1021(a), and 1021(b),
WHEREFORE, Defendant, Vartan Construction Co" requests this Court to strike
Paragraph 24 and the lI.I1 damnum clause of Count Two from the Complaint, and to further strikll
all of Count Two for failure to conlonn with rules of court,
D, Preliminary Oblection Pursuant to Pa,R,C,P.. No, 1028(1\)(2)
27, In Paragraph 26 of the Complaint, Hempt alleges that "it agreed to set up a credit
account with [VCC) provided that all invoices evidencing materials supplied to [VCC] were paid
within thirty (30) days of receip!."
28, In Paragraph 27 of the Complaint, Hempt alleges that "[VCC] agreed to pay
Hempt for the materials provided to [VCC] in accordance with its normal credit account, that
being payment of the outstanding invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt. [VCC] also agreed
to pay the sum of one and one-quarter (1 1/4%) percent interest per month for any outstanding
invoices due over thirty days,"
29, In Paragraph 31 of the Complaint, Hempt alleges that "[VCC) has breached the
agreement with Hempt by its failure to pay for materials received pursuant to the terms and
conditions of its credit accoun!."
30, Pa,R,C,P, Rule 1019(h) requires that "[a] pleading shall state specifically whether
any claim or defense set forth therein is based upon a writing,"
31, Hempt's Complaint fails to state that any claims are based upon ,a writing, Indeed,
Hempt fails to state whether the agreement it refers to in its claims is a written or oral agreement.
32, Pa,R.C,P, Rule 1019(h) also requires that if a claim against a plaintiff is based
upon a writing, "the pleader shall attach a copy of the writing [to the pleading]."
33, Hempt did not attach a writing to the Complaint which demonstrates a contractual
or other relationship with VCC, as alleged in paragrsphs 26,27, and 31 of the Complaint,
Indeed, the document which Hempt attached to its complaint as Exhibit C does not provide terms
of any alleged agreement between Hempt and VCC and does not contain any indication that VCC
accepted any alleged or perceived terms from Hemp!.
34, Accordingly, Paragraphs 26, 27, and 31 of the Complaint do not comply with a
rule of court, Pa,R,C,P, Rule 1019(h), and must be stricken from the Complaint.
35, Without Paragraphs 26, 27, and 3 J, Count Three also fails to comply with rules of
COllrt and must be stricken,
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6, lknied, Vurtun specllicully denies ussenling 10 uny ugreelllent in which
all invoices were 10 be puid withinlhirly (30) duys of receipt. Vurtun
lilrlher specilieally denies assenling to uny ugreement in which Vurtun
would puy th" SUIll of one und one-ljuarter (1 'I. %) percent interest per
month IiII' uny uutstunding invoices due over thirty days,
7, Admilled in part und denied in part. Vurtan udlllils that on or ubout July 2,
1997. Hempt provided Vurtan with Uljuotution lilr certuin bitulllinous
puving IiII' the "Colllmerce omce Center" project. Vurtan denies thut uny
of the terms of the quute, other lhan the lotul cost, were ugreed upon,
Vurtun further denies that Exhibit A is un ugreemelll between VUI'lunund
I (empt. as it is not signed by either party to this suit,. Vartan denies
Ilempt's charaeleri7.l1tion of Plaintilrs Exhibit A because il is u writing
which speuks lor itself.
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8, Vurtun incorporales by reference ils responses contained in Paragraphs I
through 7ubove us ifth" sume ure fully setlorth herein.
9, Admilled in part und denied in purt, Vurtan udmits thatllempt provided
puving muteriallor the ground 11001' of the Vurtun's Commerce Office
Center, the total price lilr which, ifsatislllctory. would huve been
$88.718,82, Vartan udm\ts thutllempl provided paving materiullor the
specit1clllly denies lIssenting tOllny lIgreemellt with Ilemptllther thun the
price pCI' squllre yurd of sullslllctlll'Y pLlving mllteriul, '
13, Denied, Vurtlln specilicully denies lIsscnting to uny lIgrcement III which
VlIrtlln would puy the sumoI' one lInd one-qullrter (\ '/. %) percent Interest
per mOllth for any outstunding invoices due over thirty duys, Vartan
specilically denies lIssentlng to lIny ugrcement with Hempt other than the
price per squure Yllrd lIf sutislllctory paving muteriul. Vartan further
denies Hempt's churacterization of the proposul und invoice beclluse both
are wrilings which speak lor themselves.
14, Admitted, By WllY of further answer, Hempt did not supply Vartan with
satislllctory puving material or slltlslllctory workmanship, Vartan was
withholding payment until Hempt correctcd the problems that arose at the
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Commerce Oflice Center due to thc defective paving materiuls and
workmanship, Hempt has not yet corrected such problcms,
15, Admitted in part and denied ill part, Vartan specilically admits to paying
Hempt $110.000,00 on or about October II. 1998, Vartan denies,
however, that there Is any, money remuining due on the invoice. since the
paving materiuls provided by Hempt were defective,
16, Denied, Vartan specilically denies that there is an outstanding balance
remaining 01'1 the Invoice, To thc contrary. due to damages resulting from
('mINT II
20, Vurlun incorporutcs by rc'i:rcncc ils responscs conluincd in Purugruphs I
through 19 ubove us if Ihc sumc ure fully sct 'bnh herein,
21, Denied, "'lcr rcusonublc invcstigution, Vurtun is without knowledge or
in(imnulion sufliciellllo limn u bclief us 10 the truth of the ullegutions
eontuined inl'urugruph 21, und the sume mc therelilre dcnied, By wuy of
furlhcr unswcr, Vurlun dcnies tllUlthe price churged IiII' the bituminous
paving mUlcriul ure just und reasonable,
22, Denicd, Vurllln speeiticully denics reeeiving sUlis'uctory paving mUleriul
fromllemp!. Vurtun spccllicnlly dcnies asscnling to uny conlract with
Hemp!. Vartunlllrlher dcnics Hempt's churucteri7.ation of Plaintiffs
Exhibit ^ bccuuse it is u wl'iting which spcaks IiII' itself,
23. Denied, Vurtun speeifically dcnies that it hus luiled or rcfuscd to puy for
ull of the pnving n1l\terial dclivcrcd by Hcmp!. Vartun dcnics that there is
an outslunding balance remaining on the invoice, To the contrury, due to .
damngcs resulting from IIcmpt's defectivc paving muteriuls and poor
workmunship,lIempt owes Vurtan $200,000,00 as further described in
Vartan's counlcrclaim, Vurtnn furlhcr denics IIcmpt's eharacteri:llItion of
Plaintifl's Exhibits ^ and U becnuse both urc writings which speak for
Ihemscl Yes,
24, D~nil;d as a conclusion ot'luw, '('0 the ~xt~nl unnnsw~r is ncc~ssary,
Vurllll1 sp~cilicully d~nl~s uss~nling touny ugr~~mcnt in which all
invoices were to h~ puid wilhin thirty (30) duys of receipt. Vurtun
spccilically d~nics uss~l1ling to uny agr~em~nt in which Vartan would pay
th~ sum of one und one-quarter p~rccnt quarter (I '/. 'lIo) interest per month
lor uny outstunding invok~s du~ ovcr thirty (30) days, Vartan denies that
there is an outslanding hulunee remaining on the invoice, To the contrary.
. du~ to dall1nges resulting frumllempt' s detcctive paving materials and
poor workmanship, II~mpt owes Vurtan $200,000,00 as farther described
in the eount~rclaim,
WHEREFORE, Defcndants d~mund thut Pluintiffs r~qu~st for relief he deni~d
und thut Count II ofPluintilfs Compluint be dismissed,
COllNT III
25, Varian incorporates by reference its responses contained in Paragraphs I
through 24 ahove us ifth~ sam~ arc fully sellllrth herein,
26, Deni~d, Vartan specilieally denies assenting to any agreement in which
all invoices wer~ to he puid within thirty (30) days of receipt.
27, Denied, Vartan specilieally d~nies assenting 10 any agreement in which
all invoices were to be paid within thirty (30) days of receipt. Vartan
specilieally denies assenting 10 any agreement in which VarIan would pay
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I, oUlstanding invoices duc over thirty (30) duys,
28, Dcnicd, Varta~ specifically dcnics that Pluintill's Exhibit A is Hcmpt's
Accounts Rcccivablc Dctail Listing Report, If Hcmptmcans to eitc
Plaintitl's Exhibit C, thcn Vartan admits that Hcmpt sold and dclivcred to
Vartun certain goods und materiuls inthc umounts sct forth on Hcmpt's
Accounts Rcceivablc Dctail Listing Report. Howcver. Vartan dcnies that
the prices set forth were ugreed to by Vartan, To the contrary, V artan ~nd
Hcmpt agreed to deeper discounts than thosc indicated on Plaintiff's
Exhibit C,
29, Denied, Vurtun spccificully denics it rcceivcd allmatcrial rclercnccd on
Plaintitl's Exhibit C.
30, Denied, Vartan specilically denies that it has failed or refused to pay
Hempt for the material received by Vartan that is identilied on Hempt's
Accounts Rcceivable Detail Listing Report. Additionally, Vartan and
Hcmptmet and agreed that Vartan was entitled to a discount price, which
was promptly paid,
31, Denied as a conclusion of law, To the cxtent that an answer is necessary, .
Vartan spceilically denies that therc was any agreement to the terms and
conditions ofa credit account, Vartan specilieally denies that it has failed
to pay lor the materials it reccived, .
37., Dcnicd as a conclusion of law, To thc cxtcnt tlJUt an answer is neccssary,
Vurtan spccifically dcnics that thcrc was any agrecment bctwcen Hempt
lInd VlIrtnn, V~rtan specifically dcnies tlJUt it has failed to pay fhr the
materials itrcceived, By way of further answer, the mailer of Hempt's
damages has becn sellled in accordance with Vurtan's payment of
$6 I ,806,2 I to Ilcmpt on May 18, 1998, On May 18, 1998, Hempt
rcquestcd this sum us full reconciliation of\:'urtun's account, and Vurtan,
in the spirit ofrcconciliation, promptly paid it.. Ilcmpt acceptcd Vartan's
chcck as full puymcnt and cashcd thc chcck on May 19, 1998, A copy of
thc check is attachcd as Defendant's Exhibit A,
33, Dcnied, VlIrtun spccifically dcnies ussenting to uny agreemcnt in which
all invoices were to be paid within thirty (30) days of receipt. Vartan
speclficr.i1ly denies assenting to any agrcemcnt in which Vartan would pay
the sum of one and one-quarter perccnt (\ Y. %) intcrest pcr month for any
outstunding invoiccs due over thirty (30) days, Vartan further specifically
denies that it has failed 10 pay for Ihe matcrials it received,
WHEREFORE, Defendants demand thut Pluintiffs rcquest for relief be denied
and that Count III of Plaintill's Complaint bc dismissed,
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COUNT IV
34, VUI'tun incorporutes by reference its responses eontuined in l'urugruphs I
through 33 ubove us if the sume Ure fully set lilrth herein,
35, Dcnied, Aller reusonuble investigulion, Vurtun is without knowledge or
inlimnution suflicientto form u belief us to the truth of the ullegutions
contulned in l'urugruph 35, und the sume ure tlwrelore denied, Vurtun
speciticully denies thutthe prices ehurged on Hempt's Accounts
Reccivuble Deluil Listing Report ure the prices orully ugreed upon by
Hempt und Vurtun, To the contrury, Vurtun contends that the partics
ugrced to deeper discounts thunthe oncs indicutcd onl'luintift's Exhibit C,
36, Denied, Vartan speciticully denies thm it has failed or refused to pay
f1emptlor thc matcrial rccelved by Vartanthut is identilicd on Helllpt's
Accounts Reccivuble Dctuil Listing Reporl. Additionally, Vartan and
f1emptmct and agrccd thut Vartan was cntitled to a discount pricc, which
was, in the spirit of reconciliation, promptly paid, Further, the mailer was
settled by the parties on May 18, 1998, with Vartun's payment of
$61,806,21 in full rcconciliation of Val' tun's account with Hempt.
37, Dcnied as a conclusion of law, To the extent that an unswer is necessury,
Vartun speciticully denies ass~'nting to uny ugrecmcnt in which ull
invoices were 10 be puid within thirty (30) duys of receipt. Vurtun
spcciticlllly dcnies asscnting to uny ugrecmcnt in which Vurlun would PllY
Ihc SUlllof onc und onc-l/lUu'tcr (I '/., %) pcrccnt intercst pCI' month Il)r any
outslunding invoiccs duc ovcr thirty (30) duys, Vurtun spcdlieully dcnics
thut it hus Ihilcd to puy Il)r thc mutcriuls it rcccived,
WIIEREFORE, Dclelldunts dClllund thut Pluintiffs request/llr relief be denied
und thut Count IV of Pluintill's Compluint bc dismissed,
NEW MATTER
In f1ll1hcr ul1swcr to IIclllpl's Compluint, Vartun uvcrs the /l)lIowing ncw muller:
A/lil'lllativc Dclensc: Failure to Statc II Cluim
38, lIempt's c1uims tail to state u c1uim /l)r which relief may be grunted
against V urtun,
Aflirmative De/ense: Accord und Sutislhetion
39, The ueeounts /01' which Hempt claims Vartun owes Hempt were sellled by
Varlun and Hcmpt in Vartun's o/lices on May 18, 1998,
40, At lhaltime, Hemptusked /l]r und Vartan, in the spiritofrecondliation,
agreed to pay and Hemptagreed to ucccpt $61,806,21 in full satisfaction
ofull claims, ^ copy ofthc selllemenl check is attached as Delendant's
Exhibit A,
41, Hempt uceepted und cushed this check as Varian's linal payment on it's
account.
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CHECK DATE, 5/18/98
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FOR: VARTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
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Ddendant: I CIVIL ACTION - LAW
PRAECIPE
TO: THE PROTHONOTARY OF SAID COURT
Kindly mark Defendant's counterclaim in the above-captioned
matter settled and discontinued.
Respectfully submitted,
KILLIAN & GEPHART
Esquire
17108-0886
Dated: (.,,\,,0.'1
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