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Home My WebLink About12-4408MATTHEW C. FITZGERALD, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLV ANIA 19-q y0% e'vll NO V. . _ G C DANIEL L. KOVLAC and rn =-n TEREZA S. KOVLAC, CIVIL ACTION - LAW = rte-- Defendants X ?', JURY TRIAL DEMANDED r--z 5:= 77 NOTICE u, •? 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, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 32 S. Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Phone: (717) 249-3166 or (800) 990-9108 (3) w} %I2.7S?d0 ? 5939 ? µ?u 80 MATTHEW C. FITZGERALD, Plaintiff V. DANIEL L. KOVLAC and TEREZA S. KOVLAC, Defendants IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA : NO. : CIVIL ACTION - LAW : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED AVISO USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO/A EN CORTE. Si usted desea defenderse de las demandas que se presentan mds adelante en las siguientes pdginas, debe tomar acci6n dentro de los pr6ximos veinte (20) dias despu6s de la notificaci6n de esta Demanda y Aviso radicando personalmente o por medio de un abogado una comparecencia escrita y radicando en la Corte por escrito sus defensas de, y objeciones a, las demandas presentadas aqui en contra suya. Se le advierte de que si usted falla de tomar acci6n como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier suma de dinero reclamada en la demanda o cualquier otra reclamaci6n o remedio solicitado por el demandante puede ser dictado en contra suya por la Corte sin mds 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, LLAME O VAYA A LA SIGUIENTE OFICINA. ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERLE INFORMACION A CERCA DE COMO CONSEGUIR UN ABOGADO. SI USTED NO PUEDE PAGAR POR LOS SERVICIOS DE UN ABOGADO, ES POSIBLE QUE ESTA OFICINA LE PUEDA PROVEER INFORMACION SOBRE AGENCIAS QUE OFREZCAN SERVICIOS LEGALES SIN CARGO O BAJO COSTO A PERSONAS QUE CUALIFICAN. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 32 S. Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Phone: (717) 249-3166 or (800) 990-9108 James L. Goldsmith, Esquire Attorney I.D. #27115 David J. Evenhuis, Esquire Attorney I.D. #308120 3631 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 P: (717) 232-7661 F: (717) 232-2766 j goldsmith@CKLegal.net devenhuis( ,CKLegal.net Attornevsor Plaintiff Matthew C. Fitzgerald MATTHEW C. FITZGERALD, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V. : NO. DANIEL L. KOVLAC and : TEREZA S. KOVLAC, CIVIL ACTION - LAW Defendants JURY TRIAL DEMANDED COMPLAINT AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, Matthew C. Fitzgerald, by and through his attorneys, James L. Goldsmith and David J. Evenhuis, CALDWELL & KEARNS, P.C. and files this Complaint against Daniel L. Kovlac and Tereza S. Kovlac, and in support thereof, avers the following: PARTIES 1. Plaintiff Matthew C. Fitzgerald is an adult individual, who resides at 4 Foxfield Court, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050. 2. Defendants Daniel L. Kovlac and Tereza S. Kovlac are adult individuals, who reside at 18501 Fontana Lane, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879. On or about October 15, 2010, Defendants Daniel L. Kovlac and Tereza S. Kovlac (hereinafter "Defendants") executed an Agreement of Sale with an offer to purchase the residential property of Plaintiff Matthew C. Fitzgerald (hereinafter "Plaintiff") located at 4 Foxfield Court, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (hereinafter "Property"), for $807,000.00. 4. Upon information and belief, on or about October 18, 2010, Defendants escrowed $10,000.00 with listing broker, the Homestead Group Realtors, located at 4075 Market Street, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011, as a good-faith deposit to purchase the property. Upon information and belief, on or about October 19, 2010, Defendants were informed that Seller-Plaintiff had filed for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy on September 29, 2010, prior to the execution of the Agreement of Sale. 6. All parties to the sale of the Property were informed, pursuant to the requirements of federal bankruptcy law, that the sale of the Property had to be approved by Plaintiff s Bankruptcy Court. 7. On or about October 20, 2010, Plaintiff signed the Agreement of Sale and modified several contingency deadline dates in the Agreement to conform with the bankruptcy approval process. 8. On or about October 22, 2010, Buyers-Defendants initialed and dated the contingency deadline modifications in the Agreement of Sale. 9. On or about October 22, 2010, Buyers-Defendants emailed Seller-Plaintiff an Appraisal Contingency Addendum to the Agreement of Sale, which was executed by the Buyers- Defendants on or about October 15, 2010, the initial execution date, and which provided the Buyers-Defendants with a contingency period of ninety (90) days from the execution date of the Agreement of Sale to obtain an appraisal of the Property. 10. On or about October 25, 2010, Plaintiff signed and dated the Appraisal Contingency Addendum. 11. In an Order dated December 28, 2010, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania approved the sale of the Property for the sum of $807,000.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as set forth in the Agreement of Sale. 12. Following approval by the Bankruptcy Court, parties orally agreed to move the Settlement Date to April 1, 2011, which had been set for 45 days after Court approves sale. 13. At no time did Defendants attempt to modify the 90-day deadline in the Appraisal Contingency Addendum. 14. Defendants failed to obtain an appraisal of the Property within the contingency period of ninety (90) days from the execution date of the Agreement of Sale, as set forth in the Appraisal Contingency Addendum. 15. The Appraisal Contingency Addendum provides the following: "If Buyer does not terminate the Agreement of Sale or enter into a mutually acceptable written agreement with Seller within this Contingency Period, Buyer waives this contingency." 16. On or about March 8, 2011, Buyers-Defendants executed a Notice of Termination of the Agreement of Sale, demanding a distribution of the escrowed deposit money of $10,000.00 to the Buyers-Defendants and alleging violations of Paragraph 27a of the Agreement of Sale and the terms of the "Appraisal Contingency Valuation." 17. On or about March 14, 2011, Seller-Plaintiff signed the Notice of Termination after amending the document to strike out Defendants' allegations for termination and modifying the distribution of deposit monies to be paid instead to Seller-Plaintiff. 18. Defendants neither signed nor initialed Plaintiff's modifications in the Notice of Termination. 19. Defendants failed to settle on the Property by the deadline of April 1, 2011. 20. Defendants' failure to settle on the Property by April 1, 2011, is a breach of contract. 20. The Defendants' breach of contract was the proximate cause of damages suffered by Plaintiff. 21. Plaintiff demands damages in the amount of $10,000.00, which represents the full amount of liquidated damages available as set forth in Paragraph 22 of the Agreement of Sale. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff hereby demands judgment against Defendants in an amount less than the jurisdictional limits of arbitration, together with such costs, expenses and attorneys' fees as authorized by law and that this Court deems just, necessary, and appropriate under the circumstances. Respectfully submitted, CALDWELL &KEARNS Dated: July 13, 2012 By: James L. Goldsmith, Esquire Attorney I.D. #27115 David J. Evenhuis, Esquire Attorney I.D. #308120 3631 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 p: (717) 232-7661 f. (717) 232-2766 jgoldsmith@CKLegal.net devenhuis@CKLegal.net Attorneys for Plaintiff Matthew C. Fitzgerald 12162-001/191863 VERIFICATION I, Matthew C. Fitzgerald, verify that the averments in this Complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. I understand that false statements are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. § 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Dated: July , 2012 ByUI --?,?` Matthew C. Fitzgerald SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ronny RAnderson 4 ~,~}°l)~' fl~fl~~~~g Sheriff ~ ~~~ ~~ -~]~ ~Z~ Jody S Smith (7 Chief Deputy ~ ~`t yi.; ~~~~. ~uG ~ ~ Richard W Stewart `~~ ~'~~~~~ Solicitor ~~~E : ° -~= s~~r~~~~ ~•~ ~~~~ ~Q~~~~ Matthew C. Fitzgerald vs. Daniel L. Kovlac (et al.) Case Numb 2012-4408 SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE 07/17/2012 On this date Ronny R. Anderson, Sheriff mailed the within Complaint and Notice by certified mail, retu receipt requested to Daniel L. Kovlac. 07/17/2012 On this date Ronny R. Anderson, Sheriff mailed the within Complaint and Notice by certified mail, retu receipt requested to Tereza S. Kovlac. 07/27/2012 Ronny R. Anderson, Sheriff, who being duly swom according to law, states that he served the within Complaint and Notice upon the within named defendant, Tereza S. Kovlac, in the following manner: C July 17, 2012 the Sheriff mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested a true and correct copy of tt within Complaint and Notice to the defendant's last known address of 18501 Fontana Lane, Gaithersb MD 20878. The certified mail return receipt card was received by the Cumberland County Sheriffs Of signed by Teresa S. Kovlac on July 25, 2012. 08/03/2012 Ronny R. Anderson, Sheriff, who being duly swom according to law, states that he served the within Complaint and Notice upon the within named defendant, Daniel L. Kovlac, in the following, manner: Oi July 17, 2012 the Sheriff mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested a true and correct copy of th within Complaint and Notice to the defendant's last known address of 18501 Fontana Lane, Gaithersb Maryland 20878. The certified mail return receipt card was received by the Cumberland bounty Sheri Office as "Return to Sender", "Insufficient Address", and "Unable to Forward" by the Unitad States Po: Service on August 3, 2012. SHERIFF COST: $56.35 August 09, 2012 SO ANSWERS, l/-~ C~ RON RANDS SHERIFF jc) County5uite Sheriff, Teleosoft: Inc. m ru ~ • ~ a~ m ~a a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pos~9e ~ N Poste S p p p Certllleed Fee p Certttled Fee p Postmark p p RetumRe~ptFee (Endorsement Requlr~f) Here p (EndoraemeMR RIrad) Postmark p RestrkXed Delhrery.Fee p Restricted Delivery Fee Here ~ (Endorsement Regwred) ~ (Endorsemerd Required) p Total Postage F ~ p Total postage P ~ yr 3 `~ Daniel L. Kovlac p t ~ _ 18501 Fontana Lane ~ a ~~~~"10,," Gaithersburg, MD 20878 city, siaie,'ziR+< Docket# 2012-4408 ^ plMrt i R ~ Irt drMM1~L d 1tw 141~)UaR 11l~ iJ01k N>1pIM'1~ ~1Td. 1. ` IAddweed 10: • 1~ nl~ ~d an1~ ewlwlM +M a~n t~rlraen and b ~. ^ 1Ms a~I !D U1/ Teresa S. 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Attorney L D. #27115 ~ ' - .l J :.` ti ~ ~ E a` ~' ~- David J. Evenhuis, Esquire ..,, s; ; ~~ ~~, , .~ ~ :.. ,-, ; t-. Attorney I.I). #308120 3631 North Front Street Harrisburg, i'A. 17110 P: (717) 232-7661 F: (717) 232-2766 jgoldsmith~d,~CKLegal.net devenhuisC>,~~KLegal.net Attorne s' or ~lczinti~f Matthew C. Fitzgerald ___ M.AT"['HEW C. FITZGERALD, Plaintiff v. DANIEL L. KOVLAC and TF,REZA S. KOVLAC, Defendants IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. ~ a`- LI~'I ~b ~-~~ ~~ CIVIL ACTION - I_,AW JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO DEFENDANTS' NEW MATTER AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, Matthew C. Fitzgerald, by and through his attorneys, James L. Goldsmith and David J. Evenhuis, CALDWEL,L & KEARNS, P.G., and Liles this Reply to Defendants Daniel L. Kovlac and Tereza S. Kovlac's New Matter and, in support thereof; avers the following: 22.. No response required. NEW MATTER 2 ~. Denied. The averments of Paragraph 23 constitute conclusions of R_~_iw ilo which no response. is required under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. ~. Denied. The averments of Paragraph 24 constitute conclusions of law *o which no response is required under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. 2~. Denied. The averments of Paragraph 25 constitute conclusions of law to which no response is required under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. 26. Denied. The averments of Paragraph 26 constitute conclusions of law to which no response is required under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. ??. Denied. The averments of Paragraph 27 constitute conclusions of law to which no response is required under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. 28. Denied. The averments of Paragraph 28 constitute conclusions of law to which no response pis required under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. 29. Denied. After reasonable investigation, Plaintiff is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments set forth in Paragraph 29 and they are therefore denied, with strict proof demanded at trail. 30. Denied. Plaintiff has alleged liquidated damages available pursuant to ~Ihe Agreement .:,f Sale and the concept of mitigating such damages is irrelevant and impossible. 31. Denied. After reasonable investigation, Plaintiff is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments set forth in Paragraph 31 and they are therefore denied, with strict proof demanded at trial. By way of further answer, the referenced document speaks for itself. WHEREFORF,, Plaintiff hereby demands judgment against Defendants in an amount less than the jurisdictional limits of arbitration, together with such costs, expenses and atto~~neys fees as authorized by law and that this Honorable Court deems just, necessary and appropriate under the circumstances. Respectfully submitted. CALDWELL & KEARNS Dated: October 25, 2012 By~ ~ '`~ ~`--~~---- ~ ~ _~- J es L. Goldsmith, Esquire ~•Attorney LD. #27115 David J. Evenhuis, Esquire Attorney LD. #308120 3631 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA l7l 10 p: (717) 232-7661 f: (717) 232-2766 jgoldsmith@CKLegal.net devenhuis@CKLegal.net Attorneys for Plaintiff Matthew C. Fit:ugerald CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have served a copy of the within Reply to New Matter th~.s 25th day of October. x:012, on the following by depositing a true and correct copy of the satr~e~ in the U.S. Mails at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, postage prepaid, addressed to: David R. Galloway, Esq. 54 E. Main Street Mechanicsburg, PA 19055 Counsel fo~° Defendants CALDWELL & KEARNS ' Pa K. Vl~'ol~ - - 12162-(iG111962d5