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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-0512 FX cl~~~~ ~ ~ . 1 " ---!$)\ In the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania UGI Utilities Inc. Plaintiff Civil Action - No.O/_ ~/;;}...; vs. Cumberland Valley Excavating Defendants ARBITRATION COMPLAINT 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, PA 17013-3387 (717) 249-3166/ (800) 990-9108 In Law C 10 ~l 1€./2...Jr\ .~-~~" ~ 1- ~'.... "- ~','~k In the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania UGI Utilities Inc. Plaintiff vs. Civil Action - In Law No. 01-51:2 G..:M ~ Cumberland Valley Excavating Defendants ARBITRATION COMPLAINT 1. This is an action by plaintiff, UGI Utilities Inc. to recover damages from defendant arising out of damage to property owned by UGI Utilities Inc.. 2. UGI Utilities Inc. is a Pennsylvania corporation duly organized and existing and licensed to do business as a public utility under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a principal place of business at 225 Morgantown Road, Reading, PA 17602. 3. Defendant, Cumberland Valley Excavating, is a Pennsylvania corporation conducting business at 6355 Bashore Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. ij~~ ~ , . . ~- ' -"- r COUNT 1 UGI Utilities Inc. vs. Cumberland Valley Excavating 4. At all times relevant hereto, plaintiff was engaged in the business of producing, furnishing, supplying and distributing utility service to persons and businesses who requested utility service in accordance with the Rate Schedules and General Rules and Regulations of Plaintiff's Tariff presently on file with the Public Utility Commission. 5. Defendant did not comply with the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, Act 187 of 1996. 6. Defendant performed excavation work on July 7, 1999 at Columbia & Race Street, Middletown, PA. 7. Defendant did not request to identify the location of underground pipes through the Call One System. 8. Defendant did not exercise due care and did not take all reasonable steps to avoid damage or injury to property owned by UGI Utilities Inc.. 9. Defendant damaged a utility line owned by plaintiff. 10. Plaintiff made demand on defendant to repay the sums then due and owing to plaintiff, but defendant has refused and continues to refuse to pay plaintiff. . ~ , 11. Plaintiff has been damaged in the amount of $441.46 plus costs and attorneys fees. WHEREFORE, there is now due and owing from the defendant to the plaintiff the following sums: Amount Past Due: Attorney Fees: Court Costs: Service Costs: TOTAL DATED: January 17, 2001 $ $ $ ::; $ 441.46 250.00 45.50 100.00 836.96 Respectfully submitted, Krzywicki and Associates By: n~ P. Krzywicki Box 505 New Hope, PA 18938 215-862-4390 Attorney for Plaintiff Attorney I.D. 23754 ~~, !1i_I'MY'-~,!k! -:;:;='-- - . ,,.'" -"~ "': ".L-. VERIFICATION I, Cynthia E. Coffin, an employee ofUGI Utilities, Inc., being authorized to do so, verifY that the statements made in the foregoing pleadings are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. To the extent any averments therein are inconsistent in fact, I have been unable, after reasonable investigation, to ascertain which are true, but I have knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief that one of them is true. This statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 P.A. C.S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. UGI Utilities, Inc. Dated: I It 710/ BY: ~ f~ Cynthia E. Coffin . (j) FilED-OffiCE . Or.- -j-I-;;' oDr-JTIJn~.lOTMlf { , 'L i' ,'"" "..'" QIJAN 2L~ Pl1 3: 22 CUMBERlJIl'JD COUN1Y PENNSYLVANIA , I I I I ~ . ~ , '~ i .:146. SO c S:OO- Sa-f-. ~~S--O -J:>c:LIJJ"-j C~ S/'I9 I~ 16(,.7s:.s I '_f -~ ,~ 1 " I ~ . I ~ ~ " ,~: 0' m J t I .& ~ ". ~ "'~ .. c. . .,~J ,'- ~'w_;." SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR CASE NO: 2001-00512 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND UGI UTILITIES INC VS CUMBERLAND VALLEY EXCAVATING DOUGLAS DONSEN , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon CUMBERLAND VALLEY EXCAVATING the DEFENDANT , at 0010:45 HOURS, on the 30th day of January , 2001 at 6355 BASHORE ROAD MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 by handing to ANN BARR (ADULT IN CHARGE) a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE together with IN ARBITRATION and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Service Affidavit Surcharge 18.00 6.20 .00 10.00 .00 34.20 So Answers: ~-~ R. homas Kline Sworn and Subscribed to before 01/31/2001 KRZYWICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. By:~ ~ '---/A L <. -t-A.. ~puty Sheriff me this :/, "^""" day of }.,Lq ..." A.D. P'-'lo'tr:1o~~" ',A ~"7 '," ., . ~ ~"".ili!il :rnJffit:,j, KRZYWICKI & ASSOCIATES Anthony P. Krzywicki, Esquire John L. Shearburn, Esquire P.D. Box 505 New Hope, PA 18938 (215) 862-4390 Attorney for Plaintiff Attorney ID. 23754/26852 UGI utilities Inc. plaintiff Court of Common Pleas Cumberland County Civil Action No. vs. Cumberland Valley Excavating Defendant 01-512 PRAECIPE TO SETTLE. DISCONTINUE AND END TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Kindly mark this matter settled, discontinued, and ended, for the defendant upon payment of your costs only. KRZYWICKI & ASSOCIATES BY: ywicki Plaintiff DATED: February 20, 2001