HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-0923Johnson, Duffle, Stewart & Weidner
By: Michael J. Cassidy
I.D. No. 82164
301 Market Street
P. O. Box 109
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109
(717) 761-4540
Attorneys for Plaintiff
AT YOUR SERVICE HOME BUILDERS, LLC
P.O. Box 232
Lewisberry, PA 17339,
Plaintiff
JOSEPH STANTON and CARMEN STANTON,
husband and wife
2413 Rolling Hills Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055,
Defendants
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. ~..~"J - ?'~ ~'"/IO"LT~/'/''/~
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NOTICE TO DEFEND
To the Defendants:
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 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 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
2 Liberty Avenue
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
Telephone: (717) 249-3166
Johnson, Duffle, Stewart & Weidner
By: Michael J. Cassidy
I.D. No. 82164
301 Market SWeet
P. O. Box 109
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043-0109
(717) 761-4540
Attorneys for Plaintiff
AT YOUR SERVICE HOME BUILDERS, LLC
P.O. Box 232
Lewisberry, PA 17339,
Plaintiff
--PH STANTON and CARMEN STANTON,
husband and wife
2413 Rolling Hills Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055,
Defendants
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
AND NOW, this 2°'~day of February 2002, comes Plaintiff, AT YOUR SERVICE HOME
BUILDERS, LLC, by and through its undersigned attorneys, Johnson, Duffle, Stewart & Weidner, and files
this Complaint, and in support thereof avers as follows:
1 Plaintiff, AT YOUR SERVICE HOME BUILDERS, LLC, is a Pennsylvania Limited Liability
Company with a place of business at 1809 Pottsville Road, Etters, York County, Pennsylvania 17319, and a
mailing address of P.O. Box 232, Lewisberry, Pennsylvania 17339.
2. Defendants, JOSEPH STANTON and CARMEN STANTON, husband and wife, reside at
2413 Rolling Hills Drive, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055.
3. On or about January 25, 2001, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into an Agreement whereby
Plaintiff agreed to perform certain improvements in or upon certain improved real estate owned or to be
purchased by Defendants and located at 2413 Rolling Hills Drive, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, for the consideration of Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($20,000.00) to be paid by
Defendants to Plaintiff. A copy of the aforementioned Agreement is attached hereto, made a part hereof,
and marked as Exhibit "A."
4. Defendants received and accepted the labor and services described in Exhibit "A."
manner.
Plaintiff performed its obligations set forth in the Agreement completely and in a workman-like
6. At some point on or before January 8, 2002, Defendants closed on the purchase of the
aforementioned improved real estate giving a mortgage in favor of First Bank of Delaware, which said
mortgage has been recorded with the Recorder of Deeds of Cumberland County.
7. Defendants failed to pay Plaintiff the Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($20,000.00) at
closing, in direct violation of Defendants' obligations set forth in the Agreement.
8. Although demand has been made, Defendants have failed to make payment of the Twenty
Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($20,000.00) due to Plaintiff in direct violation of Defendants' (~bligations set
forth in the Agreement.
WHERE. FOI~E, Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendants, Joseph Stanton and Carmen
Stanton, in the amount of Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($20,000.00), together with interest, costs,
and attorney fees, if available.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHNSON, DUFFLE, STEWART & WEIDNER
Michel. Cassidy
Atto~Qe'y I.D. No. 82164
301 Market Street
P.O. Box 109
Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109
Telephone (717) 761-4540
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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A jreement
THIS AGREEMENT made this ,~ ~-~. day of January, 2001, by and between AT YOUR SERVICE
HOME BUILDERS, LLC (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Builder") and JOSEPH STANTON AND
CARMEN STANTON (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Buyer").
The Builder and Buyer agree the Builder will repair the following items within two weeks of the date of this
agreement unless otherwise noted:
1. insulate pipes in bathroom
2. repair leak behind wall
3. complete caulking in bathroom
4. move bathroom light switch in hall
5. balance heating system
6. reset front door and garage door on the first floor
7. repair step from garage to kitchen
8. cap wood on top of sliding glass door at rear of house
9. Builder will check deck for security to the house
10. connect down spout and drain pipe (this will be completed in spring)
11. Buyer will pay to fill depression surrounding house and fill backyard (this ,~11 be done in spring)
12. Builder will make release cuts in sidewalks and driveway (this will be completed in spring)
In exchange the Buyer agree to pay Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars at closing to satisfy the contract for
the construction of the house and satisfy all outstanding issues with regard to the construction contract.
AT YOUR SERVICE HOME BUILDERS, LLC
Joseph Stanton ~ - ~
Chi-men Stanto~/~
I, MICHAEL T. STEWART, duly-authorized member of At Your Service Home Builders, LLC, state that
I am authorized to make this Verification on its behalf, and that the statements made in the foregoing
Complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I understand that false
statements made herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.A. §4904, relating to unsworn
falsification to authorities.
Date:
AT YOUR SERVICE HOME BUILDERS, LLC
x, Michael'T. Stewart
SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
'CASE NO: 2002-00923 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
AT YOUR SERVICE HOME BUILDERS
VS
STANTON JOSEPH ET AL
BRYAN WARD , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law,
says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon
STANTON CARMEN the
DEFENDANT
at 2413 ROLLING HILLS DRIVE
, at 0938:00 HOURS, on the 27th day of February , 2002
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055
by handing to
CARMEN STANTON
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE
together with
and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing 6.00
Service .00
Affidavit .00
Surcharge 10.00
.00
16.00
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this /3 ~ day of
~ ~2-~ A.D.
/P~othonotary
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
03/04/2002
JOHNSON DUFFIE STEWART WEIDNER
By, /~ ~)~,~
Depu~ Sheriff
SHERIFF' S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2002-00923 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
AT YOUR SERVICE HOME BUILDERS
VS
STANTON JOSEPH ET AL
BR~AN .WARD , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law,
says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon
STANTON JOSEPHthe
DEFENDANT , at 0938:00 HOURS, on the 27th day of February , 2002
at 2413 ROLLING HILLS DRIVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055
by handing to
CARMEN STANTON
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE
together with
and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff.s Costs:
Docketing 18.00
Service 7.59
Affidavit .00
Surcharge 10.00
.00
35.59
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this /3 ~ day of
~ ~2~ A.D.
~ ~Prothonotary '
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline '
03/04/2002
JOHNSON DUFFIE STEWART WEIDNER
Deputy S~eriffv