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Home My WebLink About01-5910IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS, INC., Plaintiff, VS. ABR APPRAISERS,. CIVIL DIVISION NO.: ~_ ~/0 Defendant. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO PLEAD TO THE ENCLOSED COMPLAINT WITHIN T~ENTY (20) DAYS MAyFROMBE~$ERVI E OF EFAULT JUDGMENT ATTOi~EYIEO~IFF - TYPE OF PLEADING: CIVIL ACTION - COMPLAINT IN BREACH OF CONTRACT COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR THIS PARTY: Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire Pa. I.D. #55650 JAMES, SMITH, DURKIN & CONNELLY LLP P.O. Box 650 Hershey, PA 17033 (717) 533-3280 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN iNSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS, INC., Plaintiff, VS. ABR APPRAISERS, Defendant. CIVIL DIVISION NO.: ~./~ NOTICE TO DEFEND 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. LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 Phone (717) 249-3166 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS, INC., Plaintiff, VS. ABR APPRAISERS, Defendant. CIVIL DIVISION NO.: AVISO USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO/A EN CORTE. Si usted desea defenderse de las demandas que se presentan mas adelante en las siguientes paginas, debe romar action dentro de los proximos veinte (20) dias despues de la notificacion de esta Demanda y Aviso radicando personalmente o por medio de un abogado una eomparenceneia escrita y radicando en la Corte por escrito sus defensas de, y objecciones a, las demandas presentadas aqui en contra suya. Se le advierte de que si usted falla de romar action como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier suma de dinero reclamada en la demanda o cualquier otra reclamation o remedio solicitado por el demandante puede set dictado en contra suya por la Corte sin mas aviso adicional. Usted puede perder dinero o propiedad u otros derechos importantes para usted. USTED DEBE LLEVAR ESTE DOCUMENTO A SU ABOGADO IMMEDIATAMENTE. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO O NO PUEDE PAGARLE A UNO, LLAME O VAYA A LA SIGUIENTE OFICINA PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE PUEDE ENCONTRAR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 Phone (717) 249-3166 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS, 1NC., Plaintiff, VS. : CIVIL DIVISION ABR APPRAISERS, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION -COMPLAINT IN BREACH OF CONTRACT AND NOW, comes American Insurance Administrators, Inc. ("Plaintiff'), by and through its attorneys, lames, Smith, Durkin & Connelly LLP, and files this Amended Complaint in Breach of Contract as follows: 1. The Plaintiffis American Insurance Administrators, Inc., having its principal place of business located at 4550 Lena Drive, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055. 2. The Defendant is ABR Appraisers, Inc. having its principal place of business located at 603 Gap Road, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17070. 3. On and after 1998, Plaintiff and Defendant entered into a certain oral agreement wherein Plaintiff'~vas to provide certain insurance agent services for Defendant and Defendant were to pay Plaintiff for same as billed, including, but not limited to, advancement of premiums for policies issued for the benefit of Defendant. 4. Between August 22, 1998 and December 15, 1998, Plaintiff provided the aforesaid services to Defendant and Defendant accepted same, with Plaintiff's bills totaling $2,569.00 as evidenced by the Billing Statement attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof. 5. To date, Defendant have failed or refused to pay the Invoices in breach of the agreement between Plaintiff and Defendant. 6. Any and all conditions precedent to payment to Plaintiff have been satisfied. 7. Notwithstanding Plaintiffs demands for payment, Defendant's obligation to pay for the services provided by Plaintiff under the terms of their agreement remains unsatisfied. Due to Defendant's breach, $2,569.00 remains due and owing by Defendant to Plaintiff. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment in its favor and against Defendant for the total amount due of $2,569.00, with interest at the statutory rate from December 15, 1998 plus Plaintiff's attorneys' fees and costs. DATED: JAMES, SMITI-I, p~telF~ CONNELLY BY: Scott~'A/Di~ck, i!!sqt~ire PA I. ~. g55650 A~omeys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 650 Hemhey, PA 17033 (717) 533-3280 EXHIBIT "A" Ami Insurance Administraton 4550 Lena Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Phone (717) 591-8280 (800) 292-0134 .......... STATEMENT .......... ABR Appraisers P.O. Box L 603 Gap Road New Cumberland , PA 17070 Statement Date 08/28/01 Bill To Code A~BR.AP Producer(e) DRW Total Balance $ 2,569.00 Page: 1 77898 08/22/9E CPP0671915 Cincinnati Insurance Co. 109.0( Renewal Commercial Package Installment 1 of 4 1st Installment for the term of 8/22/98-99. Quarterly billing. Please call with any questions. Thank You! Tara Lakis 77899 08/22/98 WC181534102 Cincinnati Indera~ity Company 206.0C Renewal - Workers Compensation Installment 1 of 4 Work Comp renewal for 8/22/98-99 Quarterly installments. Please call with any questions. Tara Lakis CSR 7871E 11/22/98, CPP0671915 Cincinnati Insurance Co. 108.00 Installment - Commercial Package Installment 2 of 4 787t~ tt/22/9E WCt81534t02 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 206~00 Installment - Workers Compensation Installment 2 of 4 79863 02/22/9S CPP0671915 Cincinnati Insurance Co. 108.00 Installment - Commercial Package Installment 3 of 4 79864 02/22/99 WC181534102 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 206.00 Installment - Workers Compensation Installment 3 of 4 81182 05/22/9~ CPP0671915 Cincinnati Insurance Co. 108.00 Installment - Commercial Package For total balance see last page. ABR Appraisers P.O. Box ,L 603 Gap Ro'ad New Cumberland STATEMENT , PA 17070 Statement Date Bill To Code Producer(s) Total Balance 08/28/01 AB P-~A.P DRW $2,569.00 Page: 2 Installment 4 of 4 8118z. 05/22/99 WC181534102 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 205.0( Installment - Workers Compensation Installment 4 of 4 8348f 08/22/99 WC181534103 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 211.0( Renewal - Workers Compensation Installment 1 of 4 First of 4 installments for the Workers' Compensation renewal policy, effective 08/22/99 through 08/22/00. Please forward payment in the enclosed self-addressed envelope. Thank you! Sincerely, Tara L. Lakis/dlc 717-774-8280 83704 08/22/99 CPP0671915 Cincinnati Insurance Co. 118.25 Renewal - Commercial Package Installment 1 of 4 Package renewal for the term of 8/22/99-2002 on annual billing. Please call with any questions. Thank you! Tara Lakis CSR 774-8280 83716 11/22/9S WC181534t03 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 212.00 Installment - Workers Compensation Installment 2 of 4 83717 11/22/9~c CPP0671915 Cincinnati Insurance Co. 118.25 Installment Commercial Package Installment 2 of 4 8487z. 02/22/00 WC181534103 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 212.00 Installment - Workers Compensation Installment 3 of 4 84875 02/22/00 CPP0671915 Cincinnati Insurance Co. 118.25 Installment - Commercial Package Installment 3 of 4 8618~c 05/22/0( WC181534103 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 211.00 Installment - Workers Compensation For total balance see last page. 8619 8793 8860 89, 8947, 9152 AJ~ ,ApPraisers P.O. Box L 603 Gap Road New Cumberland , PA 17070 Statement Date Bill To COde Producer(s) Total Balance 05/22/0 o8/22/o, 08/22/0c 11122/0 11/22/0( 2/lS/oc i2/15/0, CPP0671915 534104 CPP0671915 WC181534104 CPP0671915 CPP0671915 WC181534104 Cincinnati Insurance Co. Installment ~ Commercial ~ackage Installment 4 of 4 Cincinnati Indemnity Company Renewal _ WOrkers Compensation Installment 1 of 4 Cincinnati Insurance Co Renewal _ Commer Install- _~ cial s~ = ~e~u 1 of ~ =~age ~-~onu year ann,,i o-Year POlicy t~;~ premium on Cincinnati Indemnity Company Installment _ Workers Compensation Installment 2 of 4 Cincinnati Insur Installment _ _ ance go. Cincinnati Insur Cancel ~H ~ ance Co - - Ommercial ackage POlicy Cancelled elf 12~15/00 Cincinnati /nde ~ancelled _ ~,~_ ?nlty Company ~0"' ,,urgers Com -- . · ~cy Cancelled A ..... pensat~on due to non_pavm ~ u~rect notice effect4 ...... , -ent .... · z/15/O0 of premium Make C~^_, ************ · ~==~s Payable To: ***** American /ns. Administrators ABRAp DRW $2,569.00 Page: 21i ilS. 210.0 118.00 '87.00 -576.00 2,569.00 VERIFICATION I, Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire, attorney for American Insurance Administrators, Inc., depose and say subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.A., §4904 relating to unswom falsification to authorities that the facts set forth in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of my information, knowledge and belief. Sco~uire SHERIFF'S ~CAS~ NO: 2001-05910 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND AMERICAN INSUPJ~NCE ADMINISTRAT VS ABR APPP~AISERS RETURN - OUT OF COUNTY R. Thomas Kline Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff who being duly sworn according to law, says, that he made a diligent search and and inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT , to wit: ABR APPRAISERS but was unable to locate Them in his bailiwick. deputized the sheriff of YORK County, serve the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE He therefore Pennsylvania, to On November 7th , 2001 , this office was in receipt of the attached return from YORK Sheriff's Costs: Docketing 18.00 Out of County 9.00 Surcharge 10.00 Dep York Co 33.11 .00 70.11 11/07/2001 Sheriff of Cumberland County JAMES SMITH DURKIN CONNELLY Sworn and subscribed to before me this ~ day of~_Z__ A.D. Prothonotary~ ! COUNTY OFYORK OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF 28 EAST MARKET ST., YORK, PA 17401 SHERIFF SERVICE PROCESS RECEIPT and AFFIDAVIT OF RETURN 1. PLAINTIFF/S/ American Insurance Administrators, Inc. 3. DEFENDANT/S/ ABR Appraisers SERVE SERVICE CALL (717) 771-9601 2. C RT ER . 4. TYPE OF WRIT OR COMPLAINT Notice and Ccrnplaint 5. NAME OF INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY, CORPORATION, ETC. TO SERVE OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TO BE LEVIED, ATTACHED, OR SOLD ABR Appraisers 6. ADDRESS (STREET OR RFO W/TH BOX NUMBER, APT. NO., CITY, BORO, TWP., STATE AND ZiP CODE) AT 603 Gap Rd. 7, IN,CATE SERVICE: [3 PERSONAL NOW October 15, New Ct~aberland, PA 17070 PERSON IN CHARGE X~ DEPUTIZE ,..?__C~RT. ~_IL. O 1 ST CLASS MAIL [3 POSTED [3 OTHER , 20 01 I, SHERIFF ~'~'~UNTY, PA do hereby deputize the sheriff of to law. This deputization being made at the request and risk of the plaintiff. SHERIFF OF ~ COUNTY 8. SPEC~L INSTRUCTIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL ASSIST IN EXPEDITING SERVICE: CLrnber.l.and ADVANCE FEE PAID BY CUMRRRLAND COUNTY SHERIFF NOTE ONLY APPUCABLE ON WRIT OF EXECUTION. N.B. WAIVER OF WATCHMAN - Any deputy shedlf [ewrng upon or attaching any property under within writ may leave same without a watchman, in custody of whomever is found in possession, after notifying persde of levy or attachment, without liability on the pad of such deputy or the sheriff to any plaintiff 9. T~ d A RE,S.S,,Of ATT NEY / ORIGINATOR and SIGNATURE 10. TELEPHONE NUMBER 11 DATE FILED PO BOX 650, HERSHEY, PA 17033 (717) 533-3280 10/11/01 12. SEND NOTICE OF SERVICE COPY TO NAME AND ADDRESS BELOW; (This area must de ,.~,,~b;elm~ ~f notice is to be mai[ed). CrJMRR~Y-JkND COU~fY SHERIFF L' ----. ---- -- 13. I acknow;,~9~ receipt of the writ or complaint as indicated above. J ' T'UDWI G ~0/17/0114' DATE RECEIVED JJ 15,11/10/01Expiration/Hearing Date 16. HOWSERVED: PERSONAL~ RESIDENCE ( ) POSTED ( ) POE ( ) SHERIFF'S OFFICE ( ) OTHER ( ) SEE REMARKS BELOW 17. [3 I hereby certify and return a4rNOT FOU N D because I am unable to locate the individual, company, etc. named abo~e. (See remarks below.~,t 23. Advance Costs 24. Service Costs 25 N/F 26 M eage 27 PO~ 28 SubTotal 29 Pound 30 Note 31 Surch ' ..... P/ · g. 32, Tot. Co,ts 33 C~ts(:kJe ChechNo. \34.~',,;~;~,,CountyCosto 13$.AdvanceCostsr:~ Serv ce Costs 137 Notan~Cert I~,'M;*=.~,=~'.~ 41. AFFIRMED and SUbSCribed to before me~is ? I 44 ' It .- SO ANSW. ERS~ , ,~'_A._ '-"' . S)gnatu York ~ -" ~ . Signature of Foreign OF .~FHORIZED ISSUING AUTHORITY AND'T~'LE 1. WHITE * I~uing Authority 2. PINK - Attorney 3. CANARY - Sheriff's Office 4. BLUE -Shedff's Office 47. DAT~: 11-2-01 49. DATE J51. DATE RECEIVED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS, 1NC., Plaintiff, VS. ABR APPRAISERS, Defendant. CIVIL DIVISION NO.: 01-5910 Civil PRAECIPE TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT Please mark the Complaint filed at the above-captioned term and number WITHDRAWN, without prejudice. Respectfully Sul JAMES SMITH sBcYo:tt A. 13~e. t~ r nitted: ,I~ONNELLY LLP ~q~fire Attorneys for Plaintiff PA I.D. # 55650 P.O. Box 650 Hershey, PA 17033 (717) 533-3280