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OOMMONWl::AI. TII of PI=NNSYI. VANIA
OOUNTY OFL. cmm~RUAWD
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T11I8 18 TO NOTIFY yoU THATI
JudOlnont: -..FOILJ.lLAIN!J.lII!l1' "
IXl Judomllnl was 01'1101'11(1 for: (NAmo) -flliAN-,J;ILUC'l!IUCL
Ii] ,ludonlllnl was llntoroel110nlnst: (Namo) --C,OLQIL.MILMINR_____.____________,__,_____
In 1110 amount of $ ___.2..Jt'l1i..2fl_ on:
o Oefllnclants aro jointly and sllvorully lIablll,
o l)mmlOlls will bo assossod on:
o This OI\SO dismissed wllhoul prejuelloe,
(Onle of ,Juelomen!)
(Dnte & Tlmo)
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Amounl of ,Iuelomont
Judomenl Oosts
Inlorest on Judomont
Allorney Foos
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$ 62.00
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$ .Oll
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AlluohmonllAol 5 of 1090 $__...._._..__,.......__,__...._
I~J I.ovy Is stayeel for _._ duys or [J oenorully stuyod,
Posl ,lud(Jmflnt Oracllls
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Date:
o Oll)oollon 10 lovy 110s been IlIecl nncll1earlng WlllllO 1101d:
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ANY PARTY HAB THI! RIGHT TO APflF.Al WITtIlN 30 DA YB AFTr:1l THI! ENTRY OF JUOGMIJNT DY FiliNG A NOTlcl!
OF APPI!Al WITH Tltl! flROTHONOTA W/CLIiRK-O/i..TU~rH OF cOMMON fllr:Afl, CIVil DIVIBION, YOU
MUST INClUOI! A C,OI'Y 01' THIs at)r: OF JlIOGME~NBCRlI'T FOI1M WITH YOUR NOTICI! OF A"I'EAl,
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I oorllfy ll1ut Il1ls Is a tn,e unci 0 rreol 00lDWf1l1iJ"i Ct;; of 1110 r;roOOOiliTT08.~~alnln(J tho Judgl11ont.
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My cOl11l11lsslon oxplros 111'81 Moncluy of JUl1llmy I
AOPO 316,00
2004
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SWAN El..r:qHlC,
Plaintiff
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COW" Mr: MINe,
Pefenqant
PISmtCT COUHT 09-3-04
CV-0000585-90
illSClJ.SSION
[)avld Miller andl<lm/Jerley Swan were uneqllal partners In a new
buslnes!> venture I<nown tis Color Me Mine (Pefendant), As part: of tile start
up tl'I(;), Pcf::nd\.1r,t: .:nga~.::c v:1rlul1::; profoElfllor,ol servlciJ;> to P;"'I~'o\~.J Ul~
pllyslcClllocatlon of tile /JuslneElS site, The electrical services were provlcled
In port IJY P. Swan I)eslgn (site electrical design), Plaintiff sWan Electric
(Instflllatlon), the landlords electrlc;lan (Instf111utlon), In mldltlon a carporute
design firm prepared specific total site design plans tllat Inclucled specific
IIglltlng reqLllroments. p, Swun and Plaintiff are business entities of Pwlght
Swan, the husband of 1<lmberley Swan, Plaintiff was chollen by Miller to do
the deSign and certain Installation work upon recormnendat:lon of 1<lmberley
Swan. I Plaintiff performed services as requested for Cl variety of electrical
Installations and progress billed f'or the worl< performed and Illl:lterlf.1ls used,
Defendant has pClld f'or all services of p, Swan Peslgn and all Plalntlrr's
Invoices but !t02413 , 78, Plaintiff has brought a claim seel<lng tills alT10L1nt for
services rendered,2
The sole Issue to be addressed Is whether Dr not PlaintifF Is entitled to
an award for services rendered to Pefendont, II' Is necessary to dotermfne If
the services were reasonable and necessary In tile perFormance of the
requested worl<, DWight Swan testified that tile rate cllElrged for man hOLIf'
was !~18,OO, Tills rate WElS beloW tile range generally paid to electrlr.lans.
Tile worl< was performfld on an aFter 110urs basis al:J Swan's other worl<
sclledule permitted Elnd materials were avullable, Time became an Issue, In
part bocL1use certain lighting units obtained by tile Defendant were not
l:Imely available and addltlonul serYlces were requested. Swan Indicated thut
tile orlglrlEllly delivered units were Inconsistent with tile design and l1ad to be
replElced, Furtller, Swun testiFied tl1at tl10 other materials were billed to
DeFendant at cost,
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I The thellly behind tills contracting decision and apparently all other contracted servlcos
was the sllund busU,ess pracuco of maxlmlzlnu the vnluo rocolvod for dollors spent,
2 I'lalntlrr's cflllll1 f01'1l1 wos slunud by ond opporontly comprotod by 1<lll1borloy M, 5wfln, Tho
coso prosentod belore the Colllt wos by DWight Swon In his copoclty os proprletol' of tho
bu~lness.
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Miller tes~lflecl for Pefendan~ tlmt 11e made the IJusln\3ss decisions after
consulUng wltllhls partner. Miller Indicated tlHlt the pills were above his
contemplateclbljclget for tile electrical worl<, This Was cOmpounqecllJY the
fuct that 1<lmberley swan, who olJtalneq the lights on tlehalf of the
Defenliant, plt1cecllnaccllf"ate're'lUlsltlans for tllem, Tile delClY caused by
this together with the t:ot:alman hours worl<ec:l prougllt about the conclusion
that the Defendant Wt1S SUbjectivelY overcharged, further, Defendant 11t1S
Pt1lcll<lmbElrley SWt1n In settlement of t111 clallns tllat could be made by the
SW<1ns,
In reviewing tile reasonableness of tile cllargeS, tile evidence Inc:llcates
th<1t the labor r<1te was below market tlne) done by qualified profellslonals.
There Was no IncllcAtlon that tile I:lrne SflfHll' rlr,lna p"';'r'~" "'! cj:1c.:;lflc tilsk:;
W<1S Inflated to artifiCIally' Increase the labor rate. Tha evidence shows tllat
the charge for tile m<1terlals W<1S neither marl<ecl up nor pl.lI"chases made
beyond the n€leds of this specific job, All witnesses Indlci.lted t/l<1t the worl<
done was necessary to the opening of the business, Thus, the Plaintiff Is
entitled to a juclgment for tile services rendered;
1<lmberley SWt1n's Interest In the. partnership /s not pmrt of this
IItloatlon, Slle Inc:llcates that payment made by Defendant to I</mberley
SWan was only for her worl< and not In settlement of otller claims, Thill
position Is sUpported by defense exhibit two (2), TIlliS, no reduction of the I
award owed Plalntl('f Is ordered,
It Is the jUdgment of this Court for tile Plaintiff In the amount of
!/i2413,78 plus costs, The parties have prevlOl~sly been advised of their
appealrlght(1 and the exhibits are being retuf'l1ecl to the presenting party,
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PRAI:OIPE FOR AITAOHMENT EXEOUTlON
IUBue writ of atlaol1mont to tl10 8110rlff oL___'_"___"_~"___h______' oounty, tor (10111, InloroBt ancl
oosla, as abovo, dlroollng atluolllnonllloalnal tl10 obovo.nfJIIlOCll1nrnIBhoo(B) for tl10 followlno proporty (If roal
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WRIT OF J:XJ:CUTloN Ilntl/or ATTACHMf.NT
C10MMONWr:AL Tit OF PJ;NNSYI,VANIA)
COUNTY OF (JUMIlEIRANP)
TO nil: SIWIlIFF OF ,_ml~lIlmllltI\NIL.~~~._"., .,. .""COUNTY:
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