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Home My WebLink About04-1903IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW ACE WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. 72-01 51sT AVENUE WOODSIDE, NY 11377 Plaintiff VS. MICHAEL F. BARNES 817 SURREY COURT CAMP HILL, PA 17011 Defendant NO. O'4- NOTICE TO DEFEND YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth against you in the following pages, you must take action within (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 defense 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 claims 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 17103 (717) 249-3166 (800) 990-9108 Date: By: NIKOLAUS & HOHENADEL, LLP Attorney I.D. #47394 Attorney for Plaintiff 212 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 299-3726 NOTICIA 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 accion dentro de los pr6ximos veinte (20) dias despu6s de la notificacion de esta Demanda y Aviso radicando personalmente o pot medio de un abogado una comparecencla escrita y radicando en la Corte pot escrito sus defensas de, y objeciones a, las demandas presentadas aqui en contra suya. Se le advierte de que si usted falla de tomar accion cmo se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo pot cualquier suma de dinero reclamada en la demanda o cualquier otra reclamaci6n or remedio solicitado pot el demandante puede ser 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 INMEDIATAMENTE. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO O NO PUEDE PAGARLE A PUEDE ENCONTRAR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17103 (717) 249-3166 (800) 990-9108 Date: By: NIKOLAUS & HOHENADEL, LLP Attorney I.D. #47394 Attorney for Plaintiff 212 North Oueen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 299-3726 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW ACE WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. 7201 51sT AVENUE WOODSIDE, NY 11377 Plaintiff VS. MICHAEL F. BARNES 817 SURREY COURT CAMP HILL, PA 17011 Defendant NO. COMPLAINT 1. The Plaintiff in this matter is Ace Wire & Cable Co., Inc., a New York business corporation with an address at 72-01 51st Avenue, Woodside, New York, 11377. 2. The Defendant is Michael F. Barnes, an individual with a residence at 817 Surrey Court, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011. 3. Defendant is an officer of B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc., a Pennsylvania business corporation with a principal place of business at 689 Yorktowne Road, Lewisberry, Pennsylvania 17339, and, upon information and belief, is a principal shareholder of B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. COUNT I BREACH OF CONTRACT 4. The averments of paragraphs i through 3 above are incorporated by reference as though set forth at length herein. 5. On or about June 3, 2003, the Plaintiff entered into an agreement with B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. pursuant to which Plaintiff agreed to sell and deliver to said B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. wire and cable products and B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. agreed to purchase such goods and to pay Plaintiff for such goods. 6. On June 3, 2003, the Defendant, Michael F. Barnes, executed and delivered to Plaintiff a Personal Guarantee of payment pursuant to which Defendant agreed to guarantee the payment of any and all bills for merchandise sold by Plaintiff to B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. A tree and correct copy of the Defendant's Guarantee is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit "A". 7. But for Defendant's execution and delivery of the personal guarantee, Plaintiff would not have given credit to B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. on the same terms and conditions, which favorable terms and conditions were consideration for Defendant's execution and delivery of the personal guarantee. 8. Between June 3, 2003 and January 23, 2004, the Plaintiff sold and delivered to said B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. wire and cable products at the agreed price. 9. B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. has failed to pay all sums due to Plaintiff so that there is a balance due and owing Plaintiff in the amount of $88,889.42, plus interest in the amount of $2,127.75, making a total of $91,017.17. See Plaintiff's Statement of March 10, 2004, reflecting invoices due and owing as attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 10. B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. has filed for Chapter 1l bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, at Docket No. 1-04-01370 and, upon information and belief, B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. has listed Plaintiff as a creditor. 11. Prior to the bankruptcy filing of B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. on December 9, 2003, Plaintiff had demanded that B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. pay the balance then due in full, by letter from its New York counsel attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit "C'. 12. B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. failed and refused to pay in accordance with Plaintiff's demand, paying only $20,000.00 on a previous statement. 13. At the time that B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. filed for bankruptcy, it owed the Plaintiff the sum of $88,889.42, plus interest of $2,127.75 for a total of $91,017.17. Complaint - 2 - 14. Plaintiff has demanded of Defendant Barnes that he honor his personal guarantee and pay Plaintiff the said sum of $88,889.42, plus interest of $2,127.75 for a total of $91,017.75 by letter of its New York counsel attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference herein as Exhibit "D', which demand the Defendant has failed and refused to honor. 15. By refusing to pay the sum demanded, the Defendant, Michael F. Barnes, has breached his contract of guarantee with the Plaintiff. The Defendant's breach is material. The Plaintiff's consequential damages upon the Defendant's material breach total 16. 17. $91,017.17. 18. In addition, under the terms of the personal guarantee, the Defendant is obliged to pay the Plaintiff's attorney's fees in an amount of 25% of the sum due, which amount to an additional $22,754.29. WItEREFORE, the Plaintiff demands judgment in its favor and against Defendant in the amount of $88,889.42 in damages plus $2,127.75 in interest plus $22,554.29 in attorney fees for a total of $111,643.71, reflecting damages and attorney's fees, plus costs of suit and other costs allowed by law. COUNT II BREACH OF CONTRACT 19. The averments of paragraphs 1 through 18 above are incorporated by reference as though set forth at length herein. 20. Within 90 days prior to the institution of bankruptcy proceedings, B&B Commnet-Spectron, Inc. paid to Plaintiff the sum of $20,000.00 on previous invoices. 21. Pursuant to Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code, the said payments may be deemed preferential transfers by a Trustee in bankruptcy in the B&B Comnet-Spectron, Inc. proceeding. Complaint - 3 - 22. In the event the payments of the said $20,000.00 are deemed preferential transfers, then, in that event, the Defendant, Michael F. Barnes, will owe Plaintiff as damages an additional $20,000.00 pursuant to the personal guarantee. 23. In addition, the Defendant, Michael F. Barnes, will owe the Plaintiff $5,000.00 in attorney's fees as to that $20,000.00. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment in its favor and against the Defendant in the amount of $20,000.00 plus attorney fees in the amount of $5,000.00 for a total of $25,000.00, in addition to the $111,643.71 prayed for in Count I for which judgment is demanded in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant, plus costs of suit and other costs allowed by law. NIKOLAUS & HOHENADEL, LLP pkins, Esquire I.D.# 47394 Attorney for Plaintiff 212 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 299-3726 Complaint - 4 - · ~ Exhibit A Exhibit B _J ~ar-15-04 I?:Zl From- T-315 P.05/05 F-?3g wire and oal le co., inc, 'I'ATEMEN DISTRIIIUTOK~ OF ~LE~TRICAL WIRE A~D CABLE PLEASE ~BM~ I~OICE NUM.~ wl~ pAvu~ OF ~1~, L~ZSBE~Y PA i~339 0~/~0/200. ~CDMM lb'VOICE OAI~ ''11M~ '.YOTJL. &69'~04 669~9~ 06/~/0~ ZHU 51.~5 67049~ 07/16/03 Z~V, 670~3 07/1~03 D1~645 07/21/03 67~072 07/24/03 XHq 45.00 D13682 0B~05/03 DM ~09.22 671762 ~/06/0~ Z~ 540.~6 67176~ ~/0~ INV 4~7.01 671849 ~/07/03 ZNV Z,8~6.68 671876 671941 O8/OB/O~ ZNU 67~.992 OB/Og/O~ ZHV 7,9~.00 672079 08/11/03 ZNV 192.0~ 67~73 08/13/~ ZH~ 2s292.05 672277 08/1~/0~ ~NU 3~3.5B 6~2~&7 6726~0 0~20/0~ ZNU 67~5 08/20/0~ ~NU 1~318.75 672757 08~1/0~ ZNU 379.51 672~5 08/21/~ ~NV ~6,02 6~876 0~2~0~ ~HU q~027.2~ 6~agz oa/2~o~ I~/I#IBIT ~-gO DAYS II*~DAI~ 51.2~ ~4~.00 4.27 45.00 1~0~3.00 109.22 740,38 540.~ lo3.1,p '2)B26.6~ ~6.~7 ~,67B,eO ,7,?~0,~0 258. ~ 186.02 4,027.2~ 1~058.0~ ~TATE;MENT , j ~ar-16-04 T?:~I From- T-315 ?.06/~ ;-?3g wir, ancl cable inc. DISTRIBUTOJ~$ O~ ~L~CTR~CAL WIRE AND CABLe 0~ ~151ST AV~uE 3 ~ W~DE, AY. 11~ CAR~R~, ~ ~ &7~20~ 08/27/0~ INV 67~259 08/~7/0~ ZNU- 09/~/Q3 ZNV 09/~5/0~ ZNV 674X00 09/1X/0~ 67~42~ 09/~6/0~ 6744~ 09/X6/0~ ZNV 674640 09/Xa/~ ZNU 67~67 09/t8/03 09/~9/03 09/~0/0~ XHU ~0/30/0~ ~ 0~/2~/0~ 0~/~/04 ~90.0~ qO.?6 ~0.61 39~.4Q 47.21 776.90 i~661,90 2,05Z.~0 Zq.~9 q09,8~ ~5.00 lo~.ao ,1~7~5.00 40.76 5~70 ~O.&X 4.90 5.57 ~7.~3, 56,&5 ,qog.B! 2~016.1B. ~.67 1~-00 0,00 0.00; 2. lg?,,7,~- 9~1,057.. 3.7 STAI'~MENT Exhibit C Apr-DS-04 14:30 From- T-aZ8 P.03 F-I~5 December 9, 2003 B & B Commnct - Speclron, Inc. 689 Yorktown Road Lewisberty, Pennsylvania 17339 Re: Ace Wire & Cable Co.. Inc. Gentlemen: We are the attorneys for Ace Wire & Cable Co., Inc., which hn~ turned over to us for collection your unpaid balance of $112,009.88. We will afford you this last oppo~mi~ to pay in full the outs~mding balance within 10 days from the date of this letter. In the event that you fail to make payment, immediate legal action will be commenced to recover the amount owed plus interest, legal costs and disbursements. We hope this will be t1333aeccsss_~j. Very tr~ ly yours, HSB:erz cc: Mr. Jerry Firestone/Ace Wire & Cable Co., Inc. Exhibit ^pr-05-04 14:~0 Fro;- T-SZ8 P.O4/1D F-185 December 9, 2003 Mr. Michael F. Barnes $17 Surrey Court Calnph{ll, Pcnn.qylvania 17011 P~: Ace Wire & Cable Co., Inc. Dear Mr. Barnes: We are the attorneys for Ace Wire & Cable Co., Inc., which has turned over to us for collection an unpaid balance of $112,009.88 owed by B & B Commuet - 8peetron, Inc. Pursuant to the Personal Guarantee of Payment dated June 3, 2003, we will afford you this last opportunity to pay in full thc outstanding balance within 10 days from the date of this letter. In the event that you or B & B Commuet fail to make payment, immediate legal action will be commenced to recover the amount owed plus interest, legal costs and disbursements. We hope this will be unnecessary. HSB:erz cc: Mr. Jerry Firestone/Ace Wire & Cable Co., Inc. VERIFICATION The undersigned verifies that he is an officer of ACE WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. in the foregoing litigation, and that, having been duly and properly authorized to do so, he verifies that the facts set forth in the foregoing Complaint axe me and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. The undersigned acknowledges that had he knowingly made false statements in this document, he would be subject to the penalties of a misdemeanor of the third class pursuant to 18 Pa. C.S.A. §4904 regarding unswom falsification to authorities. ACE WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. IN THE COURT OF' COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW ACE WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. 7201 51sT AVENUE WOODSIDE, NY 11377 Plaintiff VS. MICHAEL F. BARNES 817 SURREY COURT CAMP HILL, PA 17011 Defendant PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Please enter the appearance of Nikolaus & Hohenadel, LLP by Anthony Marc Hopkins, Esquire, on behalf of the Plaintiff, in the above-captioned case. Date: By: NIKOLAUS & HOHENADEL, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff I.D.//47394 212 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 (717 299-3726 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW ACE WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. 7201 51sT AVENUE WOODSIDE, NY 11377 Plaintiff VS. MICHAEL F. BARNES 817 SURREY COURT CAMP HILL, PA 17011 Defendant NO. 04-01!903 CIVIL TERM PRAECIPE TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT PREJUDICE Please withdraw the Complaint at the above term and number without prejudice as the Defendant resides in York County, Pennsylvania. NIKOLAUS & HOHENADEL, LLP Anthony Marc Hopkins, Esquire I.D.# 47394 Attorney for Plaintiff 212 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 299-.3726 SHERIFP'S RETURN ~ NOT SERVED CASE NO: 2004-01903 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ACE WIRE & CABLE CO INC VS BARNES MICHAEL F R. Thomas Kline , Sheriff , who being duly sworn according to law, says, that he made a diligent search and inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT , to wit: BARNES MICHAEL F unable to locate Him COMPLAINT & NOTICE but was in his bailiwick. He therefore returns the the within named DEFENDANT NOT SERVED , as to , BARNES MICHAEL F 817 SURREY COURT CAMP HILL, PA 17011 GIVEN ADDRESS IS LOCATED IN YORK COUNTY. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Service Affidavit Surcharge 18 00 00 00 10 00 00 28 00 i~. Thor%a~ K1 ~he Sheriff of Cumberland County NIKOLAUS & HIHENADEL 05/03/2004 Sworn and subscribed to before me this /3(~ day of ~ ~A.D. Prothonotary