HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-3263IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
COLUMBIA GAS
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Plaintiff No. 07 - -3?3 ?t v
vs.
JIM HALKIAS
Defendant
COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION
FILED ON BEHALF OF
Plaintiff
COUNSEL OF RECORD OF
THIS PARTY:
James C. Warmbrodt, Esquire
Pa I.D. No. 42524
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Co., LLC
2718 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15219
412-434-7955
W WR#05824675
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
COLUMBIA GAS
Plaintiff
Civil Action No. 07-j263 C4?--J -7:;:-
vs.
JIM HALKIAS
Defendant
COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION AND 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 an 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
32 SOUTH BEDFORD STREET
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(717) 249-3166
COMPLAINT
AND NOW comes the Columbia Gas Company of Pennsylvania by and through its counsel,
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., a professional corporation, and makes this Complaint against the
named Defendant of which the following is a statement:
The Columbia Gas Company of Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania public utility which
supplies gas to customers in the Western Pennsylvania area and has and maintains its principal offices at
650 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 15228-2703. The Columbia Gas Company of
Pennsylvania is hereinafter referred to as the "Plaintiff'.
2. JIM HALKIAS is hereinafter referred to as the "Defendant".
3. In order to furnish natural gas to its customers, the Plaintiff has heretofore, and before the
date of the acts of the Defendant hereinafter complained of, laid underneath the surface of the public
streets, lanes, and alleys of 15 HORSESHOE AVENUE, MANCHESTER PA,, gas mains, pipes, and all
other necessary appliances for conveying, transporting, and delivering gas to the public places of the city
and to the several residences and places of business of the inhabitants thereof, and to the persons, firms,
and corporations residing and doing business therein.
4. The Plaintiff has, at all times mentioned in this complaint, had the right to have and
maintain its gas mains, pipes, and appliances aforesaid in the public streets, lanes, alleys, and rights-of-
way in 15 HORSESHOE AVENUE, MANCHESTER PA,, free from disturbance, interference, or
damage by any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations whatsoever, and it was and is
and has been throughout all the times mentioned in this complaint necessary for the Plaintiff to maintain
its gas mains, pipes, and appliances laid as aforesaid underneath the surface of said public streets, lanes,
alleys, and rights-of-way of the 15 HORSESHOE AVENUE, MANCHESTER PA, in order to enable it
to fulfill its public duties and to carry out its charter rights, privileges, and duties as aforesaid.
5. The Plaintiff in laying its gas mains, pipes, and appliances has a great expense purchased
the best materials and pipes, and also at great expense caused the same to be places, laid, and established
in the most careful and highly approved manner in order to avoid damage by the bursting or breaking of
any portion of its mains, pipes, valves, conduits, and other appliances for conducting, transporting, and
delivering gas to the city and to the inhabitants thereof.
6. The Defendant, knew, or should have known, of the existence of the mains, pipes, and
appliances of the Plaintiff in and under the surface of the public streets, lanes, alleys, and rights-of-way as
aforesaid, and has, on or about SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 willfully excavated in 15 HORSESHOE
AVENUE, MANCHESTER PA, one of said public streets, lanes, alleys, or rights-of-way, causing
damage to the gas mains, pipes, and/or appliances of the Plaintiff and causing them to burst, break, and/or
be destroyed.
7. Plaintiff was required to repair the said damage at a cost of $1253.63. A full specification
of the amounts so necessarily expended is contained in the schedules hereto appended and made a part of
this complaint, said schedules being correctly copied from the account books of the Plaintiff and are
attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked as Exhibit "A".
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands Judgment against the Defendant in the sum of $1253.63 plus
costs of suit.
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James C. 7WA rodt, Esquire
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VERIFICATION
The undersigned does hereby verify subject to the penalties of 18 PA. C.S. 4904
relating
to orn falsifications to authorities, that he/she is
f> r? (NAME)
n q ?o? plaintiff
V ?`r , V V4 Ca of f a> > r.
herein, at (COMPANY)
(TITLE)
he/she is duly authorized to make this verification, and that the facts set forth in the
foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge, information
and belief.
(SIGNATURE)
This law firm is a debt collector attempting to collect this debt for our client and any
information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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SHERIFF'S RETURN - NOT FOUND
CASE NO: 2007-03263 P
COMMONTWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
COLUMBIA GAS
VS
HALKIAS JIM
R. Thomas Kline Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff, who being
duly sworn according to law, says, that he made a diligent search and
inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT
HALKIAS JIM but was
unable to locate Him in his bailiwick. He therefore returns the
COMPLAINT & NOTICE ,
NOT FOUND , as to
the within named DEFENDANT , HALKIAS JIM
3 CENTER STREET
ENOLA, PA 17025
DEFENDANT DOES NOT LIVE AT GIVEN ADDRESS.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Service
Not Found
Surcharge
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18.00 ..
28.80
5.00 R. Thomas Kline
10.00 Sheriff of Cumberland County
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61.80 WELTMAN WEINBERG REIS
06/12/2007
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this day of
A. D.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
COLUMBIA GAS
07.33
Plaintiff No. 936 IFVIL-TERM
VS. PRAECIPE TO SETTLE, DISCONTINUE
& END WITHOUT PREJUDICE
JIM HALKIAS
Defendant
FILED ON BEHALF OF
Plaintiff
COUNSEL OF RECORD OF
THIS PARTY:
James C. Warmbrodt, Esquire
Pa. I.D. No. 42524
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Co, LLC
2718 Koppers Building
436 7 h Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
WWR WWR# 05824675
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
COLUMBIA GAS
Plaintiff
VS.
JIM HALKIAS
Defendant
Civil Action No. 07-2363-CIVIL-TERM
PRAECIPE TO SETTLE DISCONTINUE AND END WITHOUT PREJUDICE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF COUNTY:
Please kindly Settle Discontinue and End without prejudice the above captioned matter upon the records of the
Court and mark the cost paid.
Sworn to and subscri?e-
Before me the
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Pa. I.D. No. 2524
Weltman, einber & Reis, Co, LLC
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436 7 h A enue
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