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Commencement of Action:
S 0 Complaint 0 Writ of Summons 0 Petition
E Transfer from Another Jurisdiction [[ Declaration of Taking
C Lead Plaintiff's Name: Lead Defendant's Name:
T Dickinson College Lauren A. Kaye
I Are money damages requested? El Yes 0 No Dollar Amount Requested: Owithin arbitration limits
(check one) Eloutside arbitration limits
N Is this a Class Action Suit? Yes [E No Is this an MDJAppeal? 0 Yes X, No
A Name of Plaintiff/Appellant's Attorney: Christopher E. Rice, Esquire/Martson Law Offices
0 Check.Isere if you have no attorney(are a Self=Represented [Pro Se) Litigant)
Nature of the Case: Place an"X"to the left of the ONE case category that most accurately describes your
PRIMARY CASE. If you are making more than one type of claim, check the one that
you consider most important.
TORT (do not include Mass Tort) CONTRACT (do not include Judgments) CIVIL APPEALS
0 Intentional 0 Buyer Plaintiff Administrative Agencies
Cl Malicious Prosecution El Debt Collection: Credit Card O Board of Assessment
0 Motor Vehicle [E Debt Collection: Other 0 Board of Elections
0 Nuisance Unpaid student loans Dept.of Transportation
Premises Liability 0 Statutory Appeal: Other
S 0 Product Liability(does not include
E mass tort) 0 Employment Dispute:
Slander/Libel/Defamation Discrimination
C 0 Other: El
Employment Dispute: Other Zoning Board
T Other:
I 0 Other:
O MASS TORT
0 Asbestos
N 0 Tobacco
0 Toxic Tort-DES
0 Toxic Tort- Implant REAL PROPERTY MISCELLANEOUS
ID Toxic Waste
Other: 0 Ejectment 0 Common Law/Statutory Arbitration
B 0 Eminent Domain/Condemnation 0 Declaratory Judgment
0 Ground Rent 0 Mandamus
0 Landlord/Tenant Dispute 0 Non-Domestic Relations
0 Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential Restraining Order
PROFESSIONAL LIABLITY 0 Mortgage Foreclosure: Commercial 0 Quo Warranto
0 Dental 0 Partition 0 Replevin
0 Legal 0 Quiet Title Other:
0 Medical 0 Other:
0 Other Professional:
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Christopher E. Rice Esquire
Attorney I.D. No. 90916 1 ;LEU-O F ICtl
MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS OTTO GILROY &FALLER'
MARTSON LAW OFFICES 2 ��� � PM 12: i
Ten East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013 1'UMBERLAND COUNTY
(717) 243-3341 PENNSYLVANIA
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DICKINSON COLLEGE, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
V. NO. 2014 - CIVIL TERM
LAUREN A. KAYE.
Defendant :
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 Plaintiffs. 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 REDUCE FEE OR NO FEE:
Cumberland County Bar Association
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
Telephone (717) 249-3166
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Christopher E. Rice, Esquire
Attorney I.D. No. 90916
MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS OTTO GILROY & FALLER
MARTSON LAW OFFICES
Ten East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-3341
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DICKINSON COLLEGE, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
V. NO. 2014 - (, CIVIL TERM
LAUREN A. KAYE.
Defendant
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 Plaintiffs. 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 REDUCE FEE OR NO FEE:
Cumberland County Bar Association
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
Telephone (717) 249-3166
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Christopher E. Rice, Esquire
Attorney I.D. No. 90916
MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS OTTO GILROY& FALLER
MARTSON LAW OFFICES
Ten East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-3341
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DICKINSON COLLEGE, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
V. NO. 2014 - CIVIL TERM
LAUREN A. KAYE,
Defendant
COMPLAINT
AND NOW, comes Plaintiff,Dickinson College,by and through its attorneys, MARTSON
DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO, and hereby avers as follows:
1. Plaintiff Dickinson College(hereinafter"Dickinson")is a Pennsylvania educational
institution with its principal offices located in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
2. Defendant Lauren A. Kaye (hereinafter"Student")is an adult individual whose last
known address is 2655 Lake reunion Parkway, Decatur, IL 62521-8907.
COUNT
BREACH OF CONTRACT
3. Paragraphs 1 through 2 are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full
below.
4. Student was recently enrolled at Dickinson.
5. Student opened a Student Receivables Account (hereinafter "Account") with
Dickinson to pay tuition, dining service fees and other educational expenses provided and rendered
to Student by Dickinson. A true and correct copy of that Account is incorporated by reference and
attached as Exhibit"A."
6. Student, by opening the Account and using the goods and services provided by
Dickinson, agreed to pay Dickinson for all charges made to the Account.
7. Student received and accepted all goods and services provided by Dickinson and
thereby agreed to payment for said goods and services.
8. The terms of repayment required Student to pay all balances 14 days before the
beginning of each semester.
9. Student defaulted on the repayment of the Account by not paying the balance when
due.
10. Notices were forwarded to Student informing her of her default and right to cure such
default.
11. Student failed to cure such defaults.
12. The total amount which is immediately due and payable to Dickinson by Student on
the Account is $65,854.71.
WHEREFORE,Plaintiff Dickinson College demands judgment against Defendant Lauren A.
Kaye in the sum of$65,854.71, plus late fees, costs of suit and interest from date of judgment.
COUNT II
IN QUANTUM MER UIT
In the alternative,if this Honorable Court should determine that an express contract between
Dickinson and Lauren Kaye does not exist, which is denied, Dickinson pleads the following:
13. Paragraphs 1 through 12 are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
14. Because Dickinson loaned money to Student, to the benefit of Student, Student
became liable to Dickinson for said money.
15. Student was unjustly enriched by accepting said money without paying Dickinson
reasonable compensation therefor.
16. The total amount by which Student has become enriched is $65,854.71.
17. Dickinson demanded payment of the above sums but Student failed and refused to
do so.
WHEREFORE,Plaintiff Dickinson College demands judgment against Defendant in the sum
of$65,854.71, costs of suit and interest from date of judgment.
MARTSON LAW OFFICES
By: ��11 < /L. -
Christopher E. Rice, Esquire
I. D. Number 90916
10 East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-3341
Date: I��� �� Attorneys for Plaintiff
This is a debt collecting firm attempting to collect a debt for Dickinson College. Any
information obtained will be used for that purpose.
EXHIBIT "A"
Remit payment to: PAGE 1
on D-'11cons Dickinson College
Student Accounts
P.O. Box 1773 ID#: 900187299
Carlisle, PA 17013-2896 TERM: 201470
DUE DATE: 31-JUL-2014
Ms. Lauren A. Kaye TOTAL DUE: $ 65, 854.71
2655 Lake Reunion Pkwy
Decatur, IL 62521-8907 AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $
Student ID: 900187299 Semester: Fall 2014 Due Date: 31—JUL-2014
Student Name: Ms. Lauren A. Kaye Total Due: $ 65,854.71
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* PREVIOUS BILLED.BALANCE * 65,854.71
TOTAL DUE: $ 65,854.71
Loan origination fees may vary depending upon your lender.
Memo items are not deducted from Total Due. These items may require additional action on your part.
If you have questions about this bill please call the Student Accounts office at 717-245-1953 or 717-245-1657.
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VERIFICATION
I, SALLY HECKENDORN, Bursar of Dickinson College, acknowledge that I have the
authority to execute this Verification on behalf of Dickinson College and certify that the foregoing
Complaint is based upon information which has been gathered by my counsel in the preparation of
this lawsuit. The language of this Complaint is that of counsel and not my own. I have read the
document and to the extent that this Complaint is based upon information which I have given to my
counsel,it is true and correct and to the best of my knowledge,information and belief. To the extent
that the content of this Complaint is that of counsel, I have relied upon counsel in making this
Verification.
This statement and Verification are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. § 4904
relating to unsworn falsification to authorities, which provides that if I knowingly make false
averments, I may be subject to criminal penalties.
Dickinson College
By:
Sally Hecken orn, Bursar
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