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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-6264 MICHAEL L. BANGS, ESQUIRE ID. #41263 429 SOUTH 18m STREET CAMP HILL, PA 17011 (717) 730-7310 HEMPT BROS., INC., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Plaintiff ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 2004. I&:J1J{ C:lC'>~ l '[- CULvt') JURY TRIAL DEMANDED AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, 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 South Bedford Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Telephone: (717) 249-3166 HEMPT BROS. INC ./ CERTIFIED PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGIES. INC / DISK 79 MICHAEL L. BANGS, ESQUIRE ID. #41263 429 SOUTH 18TH STREET CAMP HILL, PA 17011 (717) 730-7310 HEMPT BROS., INC., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Plaintiff ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. CIVIL ACTION - LAW AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant NO. 2004- JURY TRIAL DEMANDED COMPLAINT AND NOW comes the Plaintiff, HEMPT BROS., INC., by and through its counsel Michael L. Bangs, Esquire, and in support thereof files the following Complaint: 1. Plaintiff, HEMPT BROS., INC., is a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal place of business at 205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17011. 2. Defendant, AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, is a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal place of business at 2407 Park Drive, Suite 200, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17110. 3. On or about July 14, 2004, Plaintiff entered into a contract with Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc. ("Certified") to perform certain work and provide materials to the West Shore School District ("Project"). Attached hereto and marked as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the subcontract agreement. 4. Plaintiff performed certain work and provided material pursuant to the terms of the subcontract agreement and billed Certified for the work performed. 5. The total amount due under the terms of the contract is $6,957.50. 6. Plaintiff made repeated demands to Certified to pay the outstanding balance due. 1 HEMPT IlROS . INC ./ CERTIFIED PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGIES. me. / DISK 79 7. Plaintiff believes and therefore avers that Certified filed bankruptcy and Plaintiff is unable to collect the amounts due and owing from Certified. 8. Defendant provided a certain payment bond to secure payment to all entities who provided labor and materials used on the Project. Attached hereto and marked as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the payment bond. 9. Plaintiff has made a demand upon Defendant to make payment of the amounts due and owing Plaintiff on the Project in accordance with the terms of the payment bond. Attached hereto and marked as Exhibit C is a true and correct copy of the demand. 10. Defendant has failed or refused to make payment on the claim. 11. Defendant has breached its duty to provide payment under the payment bond on the Project as a result of its failure to make payment for the materials supplied and work performed by Plaintiff on the Project. 12. Defendant has an obligation under the payment bond to make payment since Certified, by filing bankruptcy, will not be paying Plaintiff for the work performed on the Project. 13. Plaintiff has been damaged in the amount of$6,957.50 as a result of the failure of Defendant to make payment on the payment bond and in accordance with its terms. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment in the amount of $6,957.50, plus interest, plus costs of suit. The amounts due and owing are within the arbitration limits. Respectfully submitted, ~~Gst Attorney for Plaintiff 429 South 18th Street, Camp Hill, P A (717) 730-7310 7- _0' ."......./<' 11(3) 17011 2 HEMPT BROS.. INC .1 CERTIFIED PE1ROLEUM TECHNOLOGIES. INC.I DISK 79 VERIFICATION GEORGE F. HEMPT, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the President of Hempt Bros., Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and that as such officer, he is authorized to make this Verification on its behalf and that the facts set forth in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, and further understands that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. HEMPT BROS., INC. / ~ BY:~ J -LDEORGE yrn President 3 EXHIBIT A ,NOY-29-2004 MON 02:45 PM HEMPT BROS, INC, FAX NO, 7177615019 'l7'.04 7177?17f'S6 CEfn~ FUEL SYSTEf'.'1S - ~ .....iI\lI~ '1......~~__I".IIU-'.I- ~ - ~-... \-IE.MP1' SR05 ~NC P. 01 FlAGE 01 flAG\;. \::1":1 t).. 87/:2S/2t:l134 ~ -I~~I EMPT BRO~.,Jn(:. -. ..-' - ,,' ., ...... . '." II ,. ~tI -. . "'. wrr , PA17011" ~AX (7'7) 76'.SO'G, T' 7e~,Meo I TO~A"e; 4aS-!W' ---'l \ . 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I);('tr flI\d Qr\'lmllt \; J:.1I\1 1-l.rn01 8'0:\ , 1'10, ll)f tl1,. ",orfrm''1.,rr.lt (If ll\I,.,lC> IN "~r\r'fr, 1.\" 'C:tl"IlfM~<< 12:)'1-:''''. tor("r,'lin" "11~ r,opv \6 >111, IlI1Cl r~.t,~lrlro II \'l1'PV (t;ir ',,'1J1 rl~Drc;.. $(r~T~YI HIMPT 'A~Cl>""'J ~ ,..,--' By . .."...~.'. ..,~~.:...".. ~~.,.. ......".... ....,.,. . . ... fI' I ~. ........,. A.CeS~'TANCE ~".~ "," ."""."."""..., "':;'l) "f. ."" . ...,...". ".."........, ,.... .. '... ....".. ".'''''v' ~t-.~~. ~l. · ,o,\~. . ....". .~.."d:. 9......,......, ..,. . .,...."..... . "" , ,.."..,," ..". SIGN^TUI\!t".. -..-.J " ...- . ~ "".11 "'I~"."" EXHIBIT B NOV-30-2004 TUE 10:14 AM WSSD MAINTENANCE " AlA Document A312 FAX NO. 717 932 1844 P. 04 Performance Bond Bond No. .810005529 Any singulilr reference to Contra~or. Surety. <?wner or other pany shall be_~~n$idered plural wher~.l!!Pplicable. CONTRACTOR (Name and Address): Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc. 75 South 13th Avenue Lebanon. PA 19050 OWNER (Name and Address); West Shore School District 507 Fishing Creek Road Lewisberry, PA 17339 SURETY (Name and Principal Place of Business): Aegis Security Insurance Company 2407 Park Drive, Suite 200 Harrisburg, PA 17110 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: Amount: Fifty Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and 00/100 ($50,824.00) Description (Name and Location); West Shore Tank Removal and Installation, Remove and install underground storage tanks Purchase Order # 03-3475 BOND Date (Not earlier that Construction Contract Date): June 11. 2004 Amount: Fifty Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-F=our Dollars and 00/100 ($50,624.00) Modifications to this Bond: 0 None 0 See Page 2 CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL Company: Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc. (Corporate Seal) Signature: Name and Title: .':4. ',~ ,'" (Any additional signatures appear on page 2.) .' (FOR INFORMATION ONLY - Name, Address,and Telephone) AGENT or BROKER: I The ContractQt and the Surety. jointly and se\lerally, bif"ld themselves. their heirs. executors, administtators, successors and assigns to the Owner for the performance of the Construction Contract, which is incorporated herein by reference. 2 If the Contractor performs the Construction Contract. the Surety and the Contractor shall have no obligation und(,jt this Bond. except to pCirticlpate in conferences as provided in Subparagraph 3,1, 3 If there is no owner O$fal,Jll, the Sutety's obligation under this Bond shall arise after: 3.1 The Owner has notmed the Contractor and the Surety at ilS addtass dQscribed in Paragraph 10 below that the Owner Is considering declaring a Contractor default and has requested and attempted to arrange II conference with the Contractor and the Surety to be held not later than fifteen days after receipt of such notice to discuss methods of performing the Construction Conll'aCI. If the Owner, the Contractor and the Surety agree. the Contractor shall 'De allowed a reasonable time to perform the Construction Contract. JUN 1 5 200lt Page 1 of 2 SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Aegis Security Insurance Company Signature: _..~ . _." . Name and TitiE:("" /~in J. Hellman Attorney-in-Fact OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE (Architect, Engineer or other party): but such an agreement shall not waive the Owner's right. if any. subsequent to declare a Contractor Default; and 3.2 The Owner h<!l$ dElelarGld a Contractor Default and fOtmally terminated the Contractor's right to complete the contract, Such Conttactor Default shall not be declared earliet than twenty days after the COntractor and the Surety have reeeill€!d notice as provided in Subparagraph 3.1: and 3.3 The Owner has agreed to pay the Balance of the Contract Price to the Surety in acoordanee with the tenns of the Construction Contract or to a contractor sQlected to perform the Constn.Jction Contract in accordance with the terms of the contract with the Ownur. 4 When the Owner has satisfied the conditions of Paragraph 3, the Surety $hall promptly and at the Surety's e.x~n$e take on8 of the follOWing actions: ,NqV-30-2004 TUE 10:15 AM WSSD MAINTENANCE '4.1 Al:range for the Contractor. with consent of the Owner, to perform and complete the Construction Contract: or 4.2 Undertake to perform an~ complete the Construetion Contract itself, tl'lrough its agents or through independent contractors; or 4.3 Obtain bid:;. Qr negotiated proposal$ from qualified eontractors acceptable to the Owner for a contract for performanee and completion of the CQnstruction Contract, arrange for a contract to be prepared for exe~tion by the Owner ...nd the contractor selected with the Owner's concurrence to the securad with performanc:e and payment bonds executed by a qualified surety equivalent to the bonds issued on tM Construction Contract, and pay to the Owner the amount of damages a~ described in Paragraph is in E:xcess of th$ Balance of the Contract Plice incurred by the Owner resulting form the Contractor's default; or 4.4 Waive its right to perform and complete. arrOlnge for completion, or obtain a new contractor and with reasonable promptness under the circumstances: .1 After investigation. determine the amount for which it may be liable to the Owner and. as 500n as practicable after the amount is determined, tender payment therefor to the Owner, or .2 Deny liability in whole or in part and notify the Owner clting reasons therefor, , 5 If the S\,lr~y dOfilS not proceed as provided In Paragraph 4 with reasonable promptness, the Surety shall be deemed to be in default on thiS Bond fifteen days after receipt of an additional written notice from the Owner to the Surety demanding that tne Surety perform its obligations under this Bond, and the owner shall be entitled to enforce any remedy llvailable to the ONner. (I After the Owner has terminated the Contractor's right to complete the Con5truc:t.ion Contract, and if the Surety $lects to act under Subparagraph 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 abovlt, then the responsibiliti.s of the Surety to the Owner shall not be greater than those of the Contractor under the Construction Contract, and the responsibili~es of the Owner to the Surety shall not be greater than those of the Owner under the Construction Contract. To the limit of the amount of this Bond, but subJeet to commitment by the Owner of the Balance of the Contract Price to mitigation of costs and damages on the Construction Contract, the Surety is obligated without duplication for. 6.1 The responGibilities of the Contractor for eorrection of defective work and completion of the Construction Contract 6.2 Additional legal, design professional and delay costs resulting from the Contractor's Default, and resulting from the actions Or failure to ad of the Surety under ~ra9raph 4: and 6.3 Liquidated damlllg$$, 01" If no liquidated damages are specified in the Construction Contract, actual damages caused by delayed performance or non-performance of the Contractor. MODIFICATIONS TO THIS BOND ARE; AS FOI.l..OWS~ FAX NO, 717 932 1844 p, 05 7 The Surety shall nOt be liable to the Owner or others for obligations of the Contractor that are unrelated \0 the Construotion Contract. and the Balance of the Contract Price shall not be reduced or set off on account of any suetl unrelated obligations. No right of action shall accrue on this Bond to any peT$On or entity other than the Owner of its heil"$, exeeutors. administrators or succeS$Qr$. $ The Surety hereby waives notice of any ehange. inclUding changes of time, to the Construction Contract or to related subcontracts. purchase orders and other obligations. 9 MY proceeding, legal or equitable, under this Bond may be instituted in any COurt of competent juri.sdietion in the location in which the work or part of the wor\( is located and shllll be instituted within two years after Contractor Default or within two years after the Contractor cea$ed working or within two yea/"$ after the Surety refU$8S to perform its obligations under this bond. whichever occurs first if the provisions of this Paragraph are void or prohibited by law, the minimum periOd of limitation available to sureties as a d$fense in the jurisdiction of the suit shall be applicable, 10 Notice to the Surety, till} OWner or the Contractor shall be mailed or delivered to the address shown on the signature page. 11 When this Bond has been fumi$hed to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the location where the contract was to be performed, any provision in this Bond conflicting with said stabJtory or legal requirement deleted herefrom and provisions conforming to such $tatutoty or other legal requirements shall be deemed incorporated herein. The Intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a stabJtory bond and not liS a common llilW bond. 12 DEFINITIONS 12.1 Balance of the Contract Price; The total amQunt payable by the Owner to the Contractor under the Construction Contract af\Qr all proper adjustments have been made, including allowance to the Contractor of any amounts received or to be receiv$d by the OWner in settlement of insurance or other claims for damages to which the Contractor is entitled, reduced by all valid and proper payments made to or on behalf of the Contractor under the Constrwctiol'l COI'Itract. 12.2 Construction Contract: The agreement between the Owner and the Contractor identified on the signature page, including all Contract Documents and changes thereto. 12.3 Contract Default: Failure of the Contractor which has neither been remedied nor waived, to perform or otherwise to comply with the terms of the Construction Contract. 12.4 Owner Default failure of the Owner which hilS neither been remedied nor waived, to pay the Connc:tor as required by the Construction Contract or to perform and complete or comply with the other terms thereof. (Spil08 is provided below for additional signatures of added parties. other than those appearing 011 the eoIJ8r page.) CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: Signature: Name and Title: Address: (Corporate Seal) Signature: _ Name and Title: Address: Page Z of 2 NOV-30-29.04 TUE 10: 15 AM WSSD MAINTENANCE FAX NO, 717 932 1844 P. 06 Bond # B10 005 529 AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Power Certificate No. PA 063 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY docs hereby ml:lk.e. con!ltitute and appoint MAR'tIN J. HELLMAN iLlllJue and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, to make. execute and deliver On its behalf surety bonds. undenaking and other instruments of similar nature as follows: $1 MlLLJON This Power of Allamey is granted and scaled under and b)' the authority of tile following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on the 4th day of February. 1993. "Resalved. Thatlhe President. any Vice President, the Secretary and any AssISlant Seercl:lTY appointed for tl)at purpos~ by the orflcer in charge of surely operations shall each have .authOf'ily 10 appoint individu.:ils as Allomey.in-Facl or under other appropriate lilies wilh authority 10 execute on behalf of the Company, fidelity and surety bonds and other documents of similar character issued by the Company in the course of its b\lJiness. On any inst~ment making or evidencing such an appoinunent, the signatures may be affixed by facsimile. On any instnlment ' conferring such authority or on any bond or undertaking of the Company, the seal or rac:simile thereof may by imposed Or fixed Dr in any other maMI:r reproduced; provioed, however, that the seal shall not be necessary to the validity of any such instl'\lment or undenllking." I'Rescllved. That the signature of each of the following officers; President, Viee President. any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary or As$istant Sa:retafy apd the seal oflhe Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or to any C~ificale relating theretO. appointing Ilesident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in-Fact for the purpose only of executing and attesting bonds and undertaking and other writings upon the Company and any such power required and eertificcl by such facsimile signature and faes;mile seal shall be: valid and binding on the Company in the furore with rcsp~t to any bond or undenllking to which it is anached." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY has caused its official i>eal to be hereunto affixed, and these presents to be signed by its President this ~ day of .\pril .2004. Commonweahh or PennsylvlJlil I I $.5: Harrishurg I BY: CGunIY of Dauphin . On this 13th day of April. 2004, before me personally came Oarlecn J. fritz to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that she is President of AEGIS SECVRI1Y INSURANCE COMPANY, the corporation described herein and which executed the above instrument; that she knows the seal of the said oorporation. that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was sO affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation and that she signed her name thereto by like order. Wt4~..Q2:.L R[BECCA LIDDICK NQlary Publlt My Commission Expires July 2.5,2005 ~ eM." .. : " "" II: fI.~ * ~_. ~~T\.~N ~ I. the \Indersilned. Secretary of AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pcnn5ylvlnla i:orporalion. DO HERtB" CERTIfY lhalthe rDresoing and auacheG Power or Attorney rtmains in full force and has not been revoked; a.nd furthel1Tlore that Ihe RC5QlullOn of the Board of Dir('Clors. ~et rOr1h in the said Power oi Anomey. is now In foree. -i :r Vi ." o :E m JJ 2 C r r >> Z o < o 6 :y, z c ~ tll m :D (ji Z o .... Z :Jj f'1\ o EXHIBIT C ., . '" '1:~ BANGS LAW OFFICE O~^,; 4-29 SOUTH 18TH STREET , 'or'l CAMP HILL, PA 17011 Y "..; E-mail: mikebangs@verizon.net QI; PHONE: 717-730-7310 FAX: 717-730-7374 ,~o( MICHAEL L. BANGS, Attorney-at.Law ~r'~( WENDY S. CHESBRO, Paralegal i-- 1 J WILLIAM E. MILLER, JR. Of Counsel October 1, 2004 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 7002 1000 0005 0081 9359 Aegis Security Insurance Company 2407 Park Drive Post Office Box 3153 Harrisburg, P A 17110 1-=~ ,-_E RE: My client: Project: Contractor: Hempt Bros., Inc. Lemoyne Middle School Paving Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc. To Whom It May Concern: Please be advised that I represent Hempt Bros., Inc., who provided certain work for Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc., at the Lemoyne Middle School in July this past year. Hempt Bros., Inc., completed the project and billed Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc., in accordance with the terms of the contract the amount of $6,957.50. Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc., has failed to pay my client and has recently filed bankruptcy. We understand from the West Shore School District that they have not paid Certified Petroleum Technologies, Inc. We understand that you provided a bond for this project. Please accept this letter as a claim upon the bond. I ask that you send me a full and complete copy of the bond so that we may file suit if necessary . I look forward to receiving a copy of the bond from you as soon as possible. Very truly yours, wsc ~Mi1.I~st cc: Hempt Bros., Inc. West Shore School District - ~ ~ t f ~ ....., C) ('") c-:> ( t:.~ en 8 ~, --l r.::J ~::~~ 0; ~ " r-'-~ c', ~ rr ..j::- ~ ),L) W ,:,1 , ~ ~., I~ 2.'j "-'''I n ~ Ij ~ ..... ,." C,) ---I ',":~" ..I~. ~), ~ r~-' -, -,- SHERIFF'S RETURN - OUT OF COUNTY CASE NO: 2004-06264 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND HEMPT BROS INC VS AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE CO R. Thomas Kline , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff who being duly sworn according to law, says, that he made a diligent search and and inquiry for the within named DEFENDANT , to wit: AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY but was unable to locate Them in his bailiwick. He therefore deputized the sheriff of DAUPHIN County, Pennsylvania, to serve the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE On December 29th, 2004 , this office was in receipt of the attached return from DAUPHIN Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Out of County Surcharge Dep Dauphin County 18.00 9.00 10.00 30.00 .00 67.00 12/29/2004 MI CHAEL BANGS ./;/ ? So answers ;...>,:,--7 /_<_-~-./~/ .-;;;jit~/~~-- ~;<;. ..._;--- R. ~~~~~:;ine~:~-- Sheriff of Cumberland County Sworn and subscribed to before ~ (1 this 10 day Of~ - .) :kO) A.D. (f.t'~ eJ;~i~ry~' me The Court of Common P'leas of Cumberland County, Penn.sylvania Hempt Bros Inc VS. Aegis Security Insurance Company No. 04-6264 civil No\-v, December 16, 2004 , I, SHERIFF OF ClJMBER.LAND COu'NTY, P A, do hereby deputize the Sheriff of Dauphin County to execute this Writ, this deputation being made at the request and risk of the Plaintiff. ~' .....,~" . . /n' I /~ .//.....:;.F. ~.L. .'f!-:r-~"''' ..... '" ;?".~yR . ..r.,..:~....e...~ .'~ '.....-.. -- .~ J' <II ,.... ,r;"l ......".{_~.-....-r Sheriff of Cum berland County, P A AJfidavit of Service ,20_, at 0' clock M. served the Now, within upon at by handing to a copy of the original and made known to the contents thereof. So answers, Sheriff of County, P A Sworn and subscribed before me this ~ day of , 20 COSTS SERVICE MILEAGE AFFIDA \TIT $ $ @iHce of tlt~ ~Ir~:riff William T. Tully Solicitor 1. Daniel Basile Chief Deputy Mary Jane Snyder Real Estate Deputy Michael W. Rinehart Assistant Chief Deputy Dauphin County Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 ph: (717) 255-2660 fax: (717) 255-2889 Jack Lotwick Sheriff Commonwealth of Pennsylvania HEMPT BROS, INC vs County of Dauphin AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY Sheriff's Return No. 7150-T - -2004 OTHER COUNTY NO. 04 6264 AND NOW:Decernber 211 2004 at 2:00PM served the within COMPLAINT upon AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY by personally handing to EM AVERY-ASST TO PRESIDENT 1 true attested copy(ies) of the original COMPLAINT and making known to him/her the contents thereof at 2407 PARK DRIVE SUITE 200 HARRISBURG, PA 17110-0000 Sworn and subscribed to So Answers, JK~ before me this 22ND day of DECEMBER, 2004 Sheriff of Dauphin County, Pa. ~A/ NOTARIAL SEAL MARY JANE SNYDER, Notary Public Highspire, Dauphin County My Commission Expires Sept. I, 2006 Sheriff's 11L~.<t'i,14 Ii 5tn:/A~ rleputy Sheriff Costs:$30.00 PD 12/20/2004 RCPT NO 202432 By TS MICHAEL L. BANGS, ESQUIRE I.D. #41263 429 SOUTH 18TH STREET CAMP HILL, PA 17011 (717) 730-7310 HEMPT BROS., INC. Plaintiff ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. NO. 2004-6264 CIVIL TERM AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY CIVIL ACTION - LA W JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PRAECIPE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Please mark the above-referenced matter settled and discontinued with prejudice. Respectfully submitted, 11 r1 ~ J ('? /l /'/ ) V ~/~/l/ J;Y'... ' MICHAEL L. BANGS / Attorney for Plaintiff r/" 429 South 18th Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717) 730-7310 Supreme Court ID #41263 Date: April 18, 2005 C~ ('-. !'-', L~;:'J -.:-'..:.) -=...n () --'l ;"3 $ .,-, ~.' -;:) r~? r<)