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Home My WebLink About04-1926HEATH A. FREELAND, Plaintiff TIMOTHY F. GORI<U~. and MARILYN J. GORKA, Defendants IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Action In Equity 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 32 S. Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 NOTICIA Le han demandado a usted en la code. Si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siquientes, usted tiene viente (20) dias de plazo al padir de la fecha de la demanda y ia notificacion. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita o en persona o por abogado y archivar en ia code en forma escrita sus defensas o sus objeciones a las dernandas en contra de su persona. Sea avisado que si usted no se defiende, la code tomara medidas y puede entrar una orden contra usted sin previo aviso o notificacion y por cualquier queja o alivio que es pedido en la peticion de demanda. Usted puede perder dinero o sus propiedades o otros derechos impodantes para usted. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO IMMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO IENE ABOGADO O SI NO TIENE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE DE PAGAR TAL SERVlCION, VAYA EN PERSONA O LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECClON SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABA JO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SE PUEDE CONSEGUIR ASlSTENCIA LEGAL. Cumberland County Bar Association 32 S. Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 HEATH A. FREELAND, Plaintiff TIMOTHY F. GORIC~ and MARILYN J. GORI4Dk, Defendants 1N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA No.: Oq- ~q.Z.t,, Action In Equity COMPLAINT IN EOUITY Plaintiff, Heath A. Freeland, is an adult individual residing at 2416 Rye Circle, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055. 2. Defendants are Timothy F. Gorka and Marilyn J. Gorka, husband and wife, residing at 650 Stoney Run Road, Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania 17019-9501. 3. On or about March 16, 2004, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into an agreement for the sale of a property ("Agreement") located at 5500G Gloucester Street, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Plaintiff submitted deposits totaling $1,000 to Defendants. As required under the agreement, the deposit is being held by Defendants' real estate broker and is believed and therefore averred to have been placed in an interest-bearing escrow account pending the settlement. A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". 4. The legal description of the subject real property is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference at Exhibit "B". Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, settlement was scheduled for April 29, 2004. 6. Defendants failed and refused to attend the settlement and convey the subject real property in accordance with the Agreement. 7. As a result of Defendants' wrongful conduct in revoking the Agreement with Plaintiff and their expressed intention not to convey the property to Plaintiff, the Plaintiff has suffered unique damages for which no adequate remedy exists at law. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffrequests that the Court award him the following reliefi (a) Order Defendants to perform specifically the agreement of sale between the parties; (b) Order Defendants to convey to Plaintiff marketable title, free of all encumbrances; (c) Order Defendants to sign, seal, acknowledge and deliver a deed to the Plaintiff in proper legal form; (d)Award to Plaintiff his costs; and (e)Order such relief as may be appropriate. Date: April 29, 2004 Respectfully s ub/m~ Thei~d~ore A. Adler, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 16267 Thomas O. Williams, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 67987 2331 Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 Telephone: (717) 763-1383 Attorneys for Heath A. Freeland 2 STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE A/S-2K ~ELLER'S BUSI~_. S REL&~ONSl~ WrrP.~ LICENSED BROKER · BROKER(Cosapany) ~-~_~,.~\~ ~:~ ~.¢~ ~ k.._~.~,...~(> ~....x ¢.sc,~~ PHON~ ~"~l.~. BROKER IS T~ AGENT FOR S~LER. ~ted Ag=t(s) for ~er, if app~cable: OR ~ BHER'S BUtI~ATIONS~ ~TH PA LICENSED BRO~R ', Panna~lvanla Association of EXHIBIT "A" a~l.~S~v~,a~so~.,,x~o~o,~=,~ooz- ~ ~'; ~ 6. MORTGAGE CONTINGENCY 0 '02) ~0 o~ [] WAIVED. 'Uals sale is NOT contingent on mortgage financing. ~1 COPIES OF ALL AVAILABLE IF. ST REPORTS wffi be delivered to Buyer with fids Agreement. SELLER DOES NOT WAR- RANT EFIIqF~ THE METHODS OR RESULTS OF ~ TESTS. [] 2. Seller has lmowledge that the Properly undenvent radon reduction measures on the date(s) and by the method(s) indicated below: DATE RADON REDUCTION METHOD ~c B~Ter ~cep~ ~ ~opc~ ~ ~ ~? a Ccrt/ficate containing the provLsions set forth in §3407(a) of the Act. ~8 Buyer Initials: ]~ A/S-2K Page 6 of 8 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO PROPERTIES THAT ARE PART OF A CONDOMINIUM OR A PLANNED COMMUNITY. BUYER 617 618 634 634 ALL T~AT CERTAIN piece, parcel or tract of ground, situate, lying and being in the Township of Lower Allen, Cumberland County, Pennsylvaniai bounded and described as ahown on the final Site Plan of Mid-Easter~ Development Corporation, prepared by Buohart Horn, Consulting Engineers and Plannersf' and bearing dated of March 24, 1975, as latest revise~ January 15, 1979, said Plan being recorded in the Office of the Recorde~ of Deeds in and for Cumberland County in Plan Book Volume 34, Page 126~ and being furUher known as Williamsburg. BEGIN/qINGH at a point on a line intersecting the northern right of way line of Oxford Drive and a line thirty-nine and three one-hundredths (39.03) feet East of and parallel to the eastern right of way line Gloucester Street, and being referenced North twenty (20) degrees ~orty~ one (41) minu~es seventeen (!7) seconds West, a distance of two hundre$ uwo and four one-hundredths (2'02.04) feet; thence along said line North . twenty (20) degrees forty-one (41) minutes seveateen (17) seconds WestI a distance of twenty-four (24) feet to a point; thence through house #55500G and #$500H No~th sixty-ni~ (~9) degrees eighteen (18) minute~ ~orcy-three (43) seconds East~ a distance of one hundred nineteen zero one-hundredths (119.00} feet to a point; thence along lands Cynwood Investments South ~wenty (20) degrees forty-one (41) minute~. seventeen (17) seconds East, a distance of twenty-four (24) feet to point; thence through party wall of house #5500G and #SS00F South sixtyq nine (69} degrees eighteen (18) minutes forty-three (43) seconds Wes~ (erroneously stated in prior deed as forty-three (43) seconds East) a distance of one hundred nineteen and zero one-hundredths (119.00) fee~ to a point, the place of BEGiNlqING. SAID LOT containing 2,'856 square feet. BEING Lot %7, 'Building ~6 on Plan of Williamsburg North, Plan Book 36,! Page. 47, also in accordance with Plan of Suz-vey of Gerrit J. Betz Associates, Inc., dated May 9, 1980 ~nd bearing drawing #80-103, known and. numbered as 5500G Gloucester Street, Lower Allen Township. EXHIBIT "B' VERIFICATION I, Heath A. Freeland, verify the averments of the foregoing document are tree and correct to my personal knowledge, information and belief. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904, relating to unswom falsification to authori- ties. Date: By: HEATH A. FREELAND, Plaintiff TIMOTHY F. GORKA and MARILYN J. GORKA, Defendants IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA No.: Action in Equity PRAECIPE FOR LIS PENDENS TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Please enter the above as a Lis Pendens against premises 5500G Gloucester Street, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The legal description is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". I certify that this action involves the specific enforcement of an agreement to purchase the above premises. Date: April 29, 2004 Theefdore A. Adler. Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 16267 Thomas O. Williams, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 67987 2331 Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 Telephone: (717) 763-1383 Attorneys for Heath A. Freeland ALL T~{AT CERTAIN piece, parcel or tract of ground, situate, lying an~ being in the Township of Lower Allen, Cur~berland County, Pennsylvani'a~ bounded and described as shown on the final Site Plan of Mid-~aster~ Development Corporation, prepared by Buchart Horn, Consulting Engineers and Planners;' and bearing dated of March 24, 197S, as latest revise~ January 15, 1979, said Plan being recorded in the Office of the Recorde~ of Deeds in and for Cumberland County in Plan Book Volume 34, Page 126, and being further known as Williamsburg. i REGINlqINGH at a point on a line intersecting the northern right of way line o~ Oxford Drive and a line thirty-nine and three one-hundredths (39.03) feet East of and parallel to the eastern right of way line of Gloucester Street, and being referenced North twenty (20) degrees one (41) minutes seventeen (17) seconds West, a distance of two hundre~ two and four one-hundredths (2'02.04) feet; thence along said line twenty (20} degrees forty-one (41) minutes seventeen (17) seconds WestI a disSance of twenty-four (24) feeZ tO a point; thence through house %55500G and ~SS00H No~th sixty~ni~ (69) degrees eighteen {18} minute~ ~oruy-three (43) seconds East~ a distance of one hundred nineteen an~ zero one-hundredths (119.00) fe~t to a point; thence along lands Cynwood Investments South twenty (20) de~rees forty~one (41) minute~ seventeen (17} seconds East, a distance of twenty-four (24) lest to point; thence through party wall of house %5500G ~nd ~S500F South sixtyj nine (69) degrees eighteen (~8) minutes forty-three (43) seconds W~s~ (erroneously stat%d in prior deed as forty-three (43) seconds East) dissance of one hundred nineteen and zero one-hundredths (1~9.00) fee~ ~o a point, the Dlace of BBGINNING. SAID LOT containing 2,'856 square feet. BEING Lot %7, Buildin~ ~6 on Plan of Williamsburg North, Plan Book Page. 4~, also in accordance with Plan of Survey of ~errit J. Betz Associates, Inc., dated May 9, 1980 ~nd bearing drawing #80-103, known and nu~f0ered as 5500G Gloucester Street, Lower Allen TownshiD. EXHIBIT "A" SHERIFF'S RETURN - CASE NO: 2004-01926 P ~"~?. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND FREELJ~ND HEATH A VS GORKA TIMOTHY F ET AL OUT OF COUNTY R. Thomas Kline , duly sworn according to law, and inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT GORKA TIMOTHY F but was unable to locate Him deputized the sheriff of YORK serve the within COMPLAINT - says, that he made a diligent to wit: Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff! who being search and in his bailiwick. County, EQUITY He therefore Pennsylvania, to On June 18th , 2004 attached return from YORK Sheriff's Costs: Docketing 18.00 Out of County 9.00 Surcharge 10.00 Dep York County 44.50 .00 81.50 o8/18/2oo4 REAGER & ADLER Sworn and subscribed to before me this 2~ day of~ A.D. Prothonotary , this office was in receipt of the R. ~homas Kline / Sheriff of Cumberlan~ County SHERIFF'S RETURN - CASE NO: 2004-01926 P COMMONWEALTH OF PEN-NSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLJiND FREELAND HEATH A VS GORKA TIMOTHY F ET AL OUT OF COUNTY R. Thomas Kline duly sworn according to law, and inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT GORKA MARILYN J but was unable to locate Her deputized the sheriff of YORK serve the within COMPLAINT , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff! who being says, that he made a diligent, search and to wit: in his bailiwick. County, - EQUITY He therefore Pennsylvania, to On June 18th , 2004 , attached return from YORK Sheriff's Costs: Docketing 6.00 Out of County .00 Surcharge 10.00 .00 .00 16.00 o6/18/2oo REAGER & ADLER Sworn and subscribed to before me this ~( day of ~,, , A.D. . · 7 Prothonotary ' ' this office was in receipz of the So answers~z_~- /~: R Thomas Kline - Sheriff of Cumberland County COUNTY OF YORK i of 2 OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF 45 N. GEORGE ST.,YORK, PA 17401 SERVICE CALL (717) 771-9601 SHERIFF SERVICE PROCESS RECEIPT and AFFIDAVIT OF RETURN I PLAINTIFF/S/ Heath A. Freeland 3 DEFENDANT/S/ SERVEAT PLEASE TYPE O~LY UNE 1 THRU/2 DO NOT DETACH ANY COPIES z coueT NUMBER /<:~<~ civil OY- 4 TYPE OF WRIT OR COMPLAINT Timothy F. ~rka et al Notice & C~la~t ~ ~ity 5 NAME OF INDI~DUAL, COMPANY. CORPO~TION. ETC TO SERVE OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPER~ TO BE LEWEO, A~ACHED, OR SOLD T~othy F. ~rka 6 ADDRESS (STREET OR RFO ~TH ~OX NUMBER, APT NO, CI~. BORO, ~ . STATE ANO ZIP CODE) ~[O~Stoney ~ ~d Dills~9, PA 17019 7 INDICATE SERVICE: [3 PERSONAL O PERSON IN CHARGE ,~ DEPUTIZE U~T~t_t.d ~ 1ST CLASS MAIL U POSTED U OTHER NOW May 3 ,20 04 l, SHERIFF OF ~ COUNTY, PA, do hereby deputize the sheriff of York COUNTY to execute ~ke ?!urn t~:~a~ccording to law. This deputization being made at the request and risk of the plaintiff. · SHERIFF OF~ll~llt COUNTY 8. SPECIAL iNSTRUCTiONS OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL ASSIST IN EXPEDITING SERVlCEoL,~ of Please mail return of service to Cumberlan~ County Sheriff. %Dv~NC~ F~7~ PD ~Y aTmORN-~Y NOTE: ONLY APPUCABLE ON WRIT OF EXECUTION: N.B. WAIVER OF WATCH~ - A~ dep~ sh~ ~wing u~n m a~i~ any prope~ u~er wi~in writ may leave ~me ~ A. ~R, ~. 2331 ~ ST. ~ HI~ PA lT0ll I 717-763-1383 04-30-2004 C~ ~ ~IFF'S D~. ~~ ~A M. ~NS / ~T 05-04-2004 1 05-30-2004 16 HOWSE~ED: PER~L ( ) RESIDENCE~ POSTED ( ) POE ( ) SHERIFF'S OFFICE ( ) OTHER ( ) SEE RE~RKS BELOW 22 REMARKS: 23 Adva~Costs 24 ~i~Cost$ 25 N/F 26 M,le~age 27 I='o~ga 28 SubTo~l ]29. Po~d~O ~ ~3i s~ m32T~.comm33~mnd~heckNc w.oo 12g I I I 0. SO l I .sol ' ' !0 ' ~ I ~ ~.~ ' COUNTY OF YORK 2 of 2 OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF 45 N. GEORGE ST.,YORK, PA 17401 SHERIFF SERVICE PROCESS RECEIPT and AFFIDAVIT OF RETURN PLAINTIFFIS~ DEFENDANT/S/ Heath A. Freeland Timothy F. Gorka et al SERVICE CALL (717) 771-9601 ~ISTRUCTK)NS PLEASE TYPE OI~.Y ~ 1 THRU 12 DO NOT DETACH ANY COPES 2 COURT NUMBER 04-1926 civil 4 TYPE OF WRIT OR COMPLAINT Notice & Complaint in Equity SERVE /' 5 NAME OF INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY. CORPORATION, ETC TO SERVE OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TO BE LEVIED, ATrACHED, OR SOLD Marilyn J. Gorka 6 ADDRESS (STREET OR RFO WiTH BOX NUMBER. APT NO, CITY. SURD, T~NP . STATE AND ZIP CODE) AT %,~/0,~9'Stoney Run Road Dillsburg, PA 17019 ,.D, TES..V,CE PERSO" L PE"SO.,.C" RGE D.PUT.ZE ,STC 'SS.A,. POSTED ' OTHER OW Hay 3 ,20 .04 I, SHERIFF OF ~ COUNTY, PA, cio hereby deputi~e~he sheriff of COUNTY to execute t~%~'iWa~'~J;I,~ake r~eturn tl'~j~ccgrding [~ law. This deputization being made at the request and nsk of the plambff SHERIFF OF ~1[ COUNTY SPeCiAl. INSTRUCTIONS OR OTHER INFORM~TION THAT WiLL ASSIST IN EXPEDITING SERVIC~[~}ut Of CO~-!~.y -- C~[~bE~la~d Please mail return of service to C%~berland County Sheriff. ADVANCE FEE PD BY ATTORNEY tOTE: ONLY APPUCABLE ON M/RIT OF EXECUTION: N.B. WAIVER OF WATCHMAN - Any deputy shmlff levying uf~n o~ aUachin~ any property under within writ may leave same THEODORE. A. ~DLRR, ~.qQ. ?~1 ~wRm ~. ~AMP ~IT.T. PA 17011 717-763-1383 04-30-2004 13 1lO4nowledgere<~fptofthewr~t 14. OATERECEIVED Date ~0mmamtas~mo.~o~ RONDA M. AHRENS / RAT 05-04-2004 05-30-2004 16 HOWSERVED: PERSONAL~"~ RESIDENCES.. POSTED( ) POE{ ) SHERIFF'BOFFICE( ) OTHER( ) SEE REMARKS BELOW I? O I hereby ce~fy and return a NOT FOUND because I am una~e to locale the indivMual, company, etc named above. (See remarks below.) 47 DATE 6- 1 0-0/4 49 DATE DATE RECEIVED