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Home My WebLink About03-0491IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY CARLISLE PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM R. GRACE and THE DOCKYARD, INC. d/b/a DOCKYARD SERVICES Plaintiff NO. 03- ,Z/q! Civil Action TOTAL FILTER RECYCLING, INC. and: LANDMARK COMMERCIAL REALTY, INC. Defendants NOTICE 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 Complaint 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 OTHER 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. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (800) 990-9108 NOTICIA Le hah demandado a usted en la corte. Si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siquientes, usted tiene viente (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notificacion. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita o en persona o pot abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sus defensas o IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM R. GRACE and THE DOCKYARD, INC. d/b/a DOCKYARD SERVICES Plaintiffs NO. 03- '~'~! Civil Action TOTAL FILTER RECYCLING, INC. and LANDMARK COMMERCIAL REALTY, INC. Defendants COMPLAINT 1. Plaintiff, William R. Grace, is an adult individual residing at 1705 Edgar Lane, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA. ~'~t~./~lp ,~i(oO/,/' / ~ 2. Plaintiff, The Dockyard, Inc., is a Pennsylvania corporation with offices at 119 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, PA. 3. Defendant Total Filter Recycling, Inc., is a New Jersey corporation registered to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with offices at 2323 Woodlawn Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA. 4. Defendant, Landmark Commercial Realty, Inc., is a Pennsylvania corporation with offices at 20 Erford Road, Suite 215, Lemoyne, Cumberland County, PA. 5. At all times mentioned herein, defendant Total Filter Recycling, Inc. was the owner of the real property at 597 Salem Road, Fairview Township, York County, PA (hereinafter referred to as the "Real Estate"). 6. Defendant Total Filter Recycling, Inc. agreed to sell the Real Estate to Dockyard Services or its assigns for the sum of $485,000.00 in accordance with the terms of a written agreement of sale dated May 29, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement of Sale"), a true copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 7. On June 17, 2002, Plaintiff William R. Grace, the chief executive officer of The Dockyard, Inc. and signatory to the Agreement of Sale, and in accordance with the terms thereof, paid Defendant Landmark Commercial Realty, Inc. the sum of $20,000.00 as a deposit on account of the purchase price. 8. Section 5 of the Agreement of Sale, "Special Clauses" provides in pertinent part that "This agreement is expressly contingent upon the following terms and conditions being met or waived or this agreement shall become null and void and the deposit together with interest shall be returned to the BUYER and neither BUYER or SELLER shall have any further obligation to the other..." SELLER grants BUYER a forty-five (45) day Due Diligence Period commencing upon SELLER'S acceptance of this Agreement to ascertain, at BUYER'S sole discretion, the suitability of the property for BUYER'S intended use. 9. By virtue of an Extension of Agreement For the Sale of Commercial Real Estate, a true copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B," the Due Diligence Period was extended until August 15, 2002. 10. By letter to defendant Landmark Commercial Realty, Inc. dated August 14, 2002, a true copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "C," Plaintiffs gave notice of their intention to decline completion of sale of the Real Estate, citing as their reason their determination that the Real Estate was not suitable for Buyer's intended use, and requesting refund of the $20,000.00 deposit. 11. Despite this request and repeated demands thereafter, and notwithstanding the defendants' liability to repay the deposit with interest, defendants have wholly failed and refused to do so. WHEREFORE, plaintiffs demand judgment against defendants for the sum of $20,000.00, with interest from June 17, 2002, and costs including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees. The amount claimed does not exceed the jurisdictional amount requiring arbitration referral. Mich~el L. Solomon Attorney for Plaintiff Supreme Court ID 36031 212 Locust Street, Suite 500 Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 255-7600 VERIFICATION I, WILLIAM R. GRACE, hereby verify that the facts contained in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I understand that false statements herein are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. DATE: January ~O, 2003 William R Grace VERIFICATION I, WILLIAM R. GRACE, in my capacity as President of The Dockyard, Inc. and with full authority to do so, hereby verify that the facts contained in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I understand that false statements herein are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. DATE: January ¢,,~O, 2003 Wdham R GrbS"e, President EXHIBIT "A" A/S-C i x. T'/~$AGREEMENT, d,t~d~.~ 20_ 2002 ~0 a~ (0) ' - ' 36 ~ B~~ ~ f~ ~ ~ ~ ~ h~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ of 44 .- ~.5 (C) ILliCLUDED f~,.t=o~ ~d n~ts: 47 5, ~ ~0 50 5~ 53 55 56 ~? 58 11;46 ?177~1~765 -~ 2~166~ NO.~ ~5 5. - Spec/al Clausos (Continued): This agreement is expressly cO~/ag~.t upon thc following ~ ~ ~ons ~ ~ or ~ or ~s ~t ~h~ b~omc n~i ~d void ~d ~ d~s~ to~ SETI.I~I~ gnmta BUYER a fort,-five (45) day Due Diligeac~ Period commamcing upon SELL~:~:S acc~pmacc of this Ag~¢emem to ascartain, a~ BUYER'S sole dizcr~ion, the SELLER shall provide to BUYBR ~ the first ~ (10) days of Due Diligence Period all cure,at environmental studies in SI~.T.ER'S po~sezsion es well as any drawings or plans of the 88 ~) ' 105 ~ ~ i~. Wi~h 108 ~. ~n 1, W~ia ~* 113 ~ Op~oa 2, ~ ~ ~r ~ (~ ~~ ~ ~ ~) ~m 116 (A) ~~[ ~m~ ~ ~. i i ~ ~) Buy~ w~l pay ~ 119 (~) ~a~ u~v~~ 129 130 131 132 13~ 140 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~e ~ ~ n~ ~ ~ ~: (1) ~ p~ ~e ~ ~ ~ ~y s~ m ~ ~ w~ ~ t~-4~,~ (2) ~ ~o~' ~ w~ta~% ~ pi~. ~ ~ (~) A:ay no~dc~ of improvemca~ ~r ~ zcc~lVe4 ou ~r be~re th~ daxe iff ~ll~e - ~) ~ ~ ~ law, ~ p~ m ~ m~l~t 181 ~ ~ ~e ~ Y~C~ er ~) B~ng ~ a~ -,o-i,- .a~ ~.. ~ 157 ~) ~uY~ ~ ~ z~ ~ ~a~; (1) T~ ~ ~e ~u~ ~d/~r ~ ~ 1~ l{. CO~NO~ 196 n~a ~ fa M tc~i~ ~ l of~ A~ of I~y I99 211 ~ ~O~G (~1) ~ ~ n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ °f~ R~ ~D~ ~ ~ ~ o~ o~ ~ ~ of~bHc 218 ~gi~ ' · 7t9 ' ~ °n ~ ~ ~° ~ ~, It ~ ~ ~d~ ~, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~I. D~O~~y~) ~3 ~ m~ ~ ~ ~W ~u~ ~ ~n~,~*~ .. ~ ' ......... ~ ~ w~ will 225 ~) - ~9 247 2~ 261 ~. 266 ~9 2~ ~0 293 2~ ~3. CO~ W~ OF CO~ ~, a~d any 0~C~ or P~ ~any one of ~m ~ any o&~ ~N, ~ or ~ON ~o ~ATION8 (HI) ef&e ~nm~ ~m~ m~ ~ ~ ~ or of ~sd~ens ~ ~ ~e ~ ~* .it Pr~~ b ~ ~ s~ ~ ~R~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bu~. ~ ~ m~ 1) on ~ of~ ~~~m~l~~1445of~h~eC~ 7o 334 337 340 3~ ~at tti,%'T ~- DAli; _~ mr~.S) NAM~ . , SS'TI# 367 M,~i_a,~ Ad. ess ~ 367 ~ ~ ~ r~ a ~t ~effs ~ ~ ~ ~n~ A~mt 370 ~0f~W~~ ~~~U~d~nm~a,~,t~,~ 379 ~ . , SS/il # FAX~ ~0 EXHIBIT "B" NO. 88(3 ~11 ~// i "~I! t ii ; \il t / 1...,_ __ {^~~ , // EXHIBIT "C" 11/01/~:~2 I1:4~ ?17~187G5 + ~3~1~8 N0.880 ~i3 Au~ 14~ ~00~ ,Mr. l~ W. B.~y V~ 20 Erford Koad ~uitc 215 Lemoyne, PA 17O43 RE: ~Agreemem of Sale Please accept this as notice of our intemion to decline compk~on of sale ~ 1o ~ properiy icaowa ~ J9 ~ Sat~rr~ ~a~ Etter~ P~n,~-~-P,'ania ia Townsh~ Coumy of ~iami. Pursuant to paragraph 5(a) ofthe .~'eem~m of Sale ~ at a hte~ date by. ar~k (1) ofthe Ex~emion of]he A~rcemcnt of Sal~, thc property/~ her~b~ determined ~ot auiz~bk'for Bu.~'s intended use. Enclosed please f~d a release to be ex~u~ed bv To~al Filter Recycling and upon Box 301, N~ C~h~ PA 17070 ~ yo~ ~H~ ~n~. F'~, p~ If you have any questions or would like any further or differem informstion, please do not he~ha/~ m contact me. /, ~ /// ORIGINAL IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM R. GRACE and THE DOCKYARD, INC. d/b/a DOCKYARD SERVICES Plaintiffs NO. 03 - 491 Civil Term Civil Action TOTAL FILTER RECYCLING, INC. and: LANDMARK COMMERCIAL REALTY, INC. Defendants PRAECIPE TO SETTLE AND DISCONTINUE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Please mark the docket in the above-referenced case Settled and Discontinued. Dated: March 11,2003 Respectfully submitted, Attorney I.D. #36031 212 Locust Street, Suite 500 Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 255-7600 Attorney for Plaintiffs JAHIDIRO