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Home My WebLink About04-2039POST & SCHELL, P.C. BY: PAULA J. MCDERMOTT I.D. #:46664 240 GRANDVIEW AVENUE CAMP HILL, PA 17011 (717) 731-1970 PRESBYTERIAN HOMES, INC., tJd/b/a FOREST PARK HEALTH CENTER, Plaintiff SHEREE JOHNSON, Defendant ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF PRESBYTERIAN HOMES, INC., t/d/b/a FOREST PARK HEALTH CENTER 1N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. CIVIL ACTION - LAW 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 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 AF-FORD 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 800-990-9108 AVISO Le han demandado a usted en la corte. Si usted quiere defen-derse de estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguien-tes, usted tiene veinte dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notifica-cion. Hate falta ascentar una comparencia escrita o en persona o con un abogado y entregar a la corte en forma escrita sus defensas o sus objeciones a las demandas en contra de su persona. Sea avisado que si usted no se defiende, la cone tomara medidas y puede continuar la demanda en contra suya sin previo aviso o notification. Ademas, la corte puede decidir a favor del deman-dante y requiere que usted cumpla con todas las provisio-nes de esta deman-da. Usted puede perder dinem o sus propieda-des u otros derechos importan-tes para usted. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO IMMEDIATA-MENTE, SI NO TIENE ABOGADO O SI NO TIENE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE DE PAGAR TAL SERVICIO, VAYA EN PERSONA O LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABAJO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SE PUEDE CONSEGUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 800-990-9108 POST & SCHELL, P.C. BY: PAULA J. MCDERMOTT I.D. #:46664 240 GRANDVIEW AVENUE CAMP HILL, PA 17011 (717) 731-1970 PRESBYTERIAN HOMES, INC., t/d/b/a FOREST PARK HEALTH CENTER, Plaintiff SHEREE JOHNSON, Defendant ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF PRESBYTERIAN HOMES, INC., t/d/b/a FOREST PARK HEALTH CENTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. NO. 0% 2029 CiVIL ACTION - LAW COMPLAINT AND NOW, comes Plaintiff, Presbyterian Homes, Inc., t/d/b/a Forest Park Health Center (hereinafter "PHI"), by and through its attorneys, Post & Schell, P.C., and in support of this Complaint avers the following: 1. Plaintiff, Presbyterian Homes, Inc. is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation with an address of 1217 Slate Hill Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA 17011. Plaintiff PHI operates Forest Park Health Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Defendant Sheree Johnson is the Power-of-Attorney for her late mother, Florence 3. Johnson. 4. Sheree Johnson signed a Financial Guarantor Agreement guaranteeing to make payments to Forest Park Health Center out of her mother's funds. 5. A true and correct copy of the Financial Guarantor Agreement signed by Sheree Johnson, POA, is incorporated hereby and attached hereto as Exhibit "A." 6. The late Florence Johnson died in January, 2004. 7. Defendant Sheree Johnson controlled her mother's funds and undertook a legal obligation to apply them to her mother's care at Forest Park Health Center, 8. The late Florence Johnson has an unpaid balance on her account of $8,958.94. 9. Defendant Sheree Johnson has refused to pay this amount out of her mother's funds which she controlled, and, accordingly, has breached her contract with Plaintiff PHI. COUNT I - BREACH OF CONTRACT The averments of Paragraphs 1 ~9 are incorporated hereby as if set forth fully and I0. at length. 11. Defendant undertook a contractual obligation to apply her mother's funds to her mother's care at Forest Park. 12. Defendant has breached that contract. 13. PHI has been damaged by that breach in an amount of $8,958.94. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff PHI respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant judgment in its favor and against Defendant in the amount of $8,958.94, together with interest, costs, attorneys' fees, and whatever other relief the Court may consider just and equitable, which amount is below the jurisdictional limit for compulsory arbitration. COUNT II - FRAUD The averments of Paragraphs 1-13 are incorporated hereby as if set forth fully and 14. at length. 15. bills. 16. Upon information and belief, Defendant used her mother's income to pay her own Defendant concealed her mother's income from Plaintiff and has fraudulently failed to provide her mother's funds for her mother's care at Plaintiff's facility. 2 17. Defendant's conduct was intentional, outrageous and should subject her to liability for punitive damages. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff PHI respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant judgment in its favor and against Defendant in the amount of $8,958.94, together with interest, costs, attorneys' fees, punitive damages, and whatever other relief the Court may consider just and equitable, which amount is below the jurisdictional limit for compulsory arbitration. Respectfully submitted, POST & SCHELL, P.C. Date: May 5, 2004 PAULA g MCDERMOTT, ESQUIRE Attorney I.D. # 46664 240 Grandview Avenue Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717) 731-1970 Attorneys for Plaintiff FINANCIAL GUARANTOR AGREEMENT (Resident Name) will be financially responsible for my personal accounts during my stay at w~J[o.~ot be resj~onsible for my personal finances during my stay at ~.~'T- ~ ~ 0 Co~f~ {~J~-~ and designate ~-~t o..~ ~_ ..'~--~ ~ sd-q as my guarantor. As Power of Attorney for ~ agree to make payments to from his/her personal funds and assist with making other payment arrangements when personal funds are no longer available. ,I Guarantor or POA Signature: ~.j~...~._~~ P(~ Guarantor Address .~X~ (~(O.A-, ~r. ~L)~..~ Phone Number: ~_~cj _ O(~S"{- Date: I,~- '-~-O~ Resident Signature: '~o,.<.~.~ Date: 1,2- ~ '-I--O ~ Witness Signature:~ ~ Date: I ~- ~-0 ~ 10/2002 Rev. Original Business Office VERIFICATION I, 3{~474~ ~1,~i$ , a duly authorized representative of Presbyterian Homes, Inc., t/d/b/a Forest Park Health Center, Plaintiff in the foregoing action, hereby affirm that the facts and matters set forth in the foregoing Complaint are tree and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. The undersigned understands that the statements made therein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: ~pri I ~, ,2004 PRESBYTERIAN HOMES, 1NC. BYName: ~.~ ~.~ ~ . Title: O_.h'~eg 1~'n~c~5-~{ Otc4~e-~r' SHERIFF'S RETURN CASE NO: 2004-02039 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERIJtND PRESBYTERIAN HOMES INC ETC VS JOHNSON SHEREE - REGULAR SGT. DAVID ZEIGLER , Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon JOHNSON SHEREE DEFENDANT , at 1335:00 HOURS, on the 10th day of May at CUMBERLJ~ND CO SHERIFF'S OFFICE ONE COURTHOUSE SQUARE CARLISLE, PA 17013 by handing to SHEREE JOHNSON a Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of who being duly sworn according to law, true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE the together with 2004 and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing 18.00 Service .00 Affidavit .00 Surcharge 10.00 .00 28.00 Sworn and Subscribed to before me this ~ ~ day of ~ So Answers: R. Thomas Kline O5/lO/2OO4 POST & SCHELL / / Deputy ~ei~J~f pRESBYTERIAN HOMES, INC., t/dPo/a FOREST PARK HEALTH CENTER, Plaintiff SHEREE JOHNSON, Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. NO. 04-203!9 CIVIL ACTION - LAW PRAECIPE TO SETTLE~ DISCONTINUE AND END TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Kindly mark this action as settled, discontinued and ended on the docket. POST & SCHELL, P.C. ~-COERMOTT, ESQUIRE Attorney I.D. # 46664 240 Grandview Avenue Camp Hill[, PA 17011 (717) 612.-6012 Attorneys for Plaintiff Date: July 13, 2004