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HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-04403 , , I " 1,1,. ',I 't 1;;1 r~ II) ~ ~ I, !I I 0 0' J ;;P I 'I j If"~ 1 ~ I:~ t I I ,., Ii 'I \I) !I! - :-J J I) I ~ J .1 II , i , , ~ J 'I ,. , , , I ,I ~ :r- :::r I, " ," '. v I IN TUB COURT or COMMON PLBAJ or I CUHBBRLAND COUNTY, PBNNSYLVANIA I I 94- CIVIL TBRN I . I I CIVIL ACTION - LAW BSSIS , SONS, INC.! Pla1ntiU JAMBS H. CLBMONS, t/d/b/a CLBHONS , SONS CONSTRUCTION, Defendant COMPLAINT AND NOW, oomell the Plaintiff, by and thl'ough itl attorn.y., Broujoll, Gilroy & Houston, P.c., who avers all followl' 1 The Plaintiff ill Ellllis , sons, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, with itll prinoipal place of bUllinesll being located at 6220 Carlill. l'ikct, Meohaniollburg, Cumberland County, Pennllylvanla. 2 The Defendant ill James M. Clemonll, an adult individual, t/d/b/a Clemonll , Son Conlltruction, with hill principal plaoe of bUlin.11 being located at 4 Sheffield Drive, Dillllburg, York County, Pennllylvania. 3 On or about November l7, 1993, the Defendant did order carpet from the Plaintiff to be cUlltom inlltalled at a property upon whioh the Defendant waB doing oonstruction work being looated at 2850 Ford Farm Road, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Pennlylvania, (hereinafter referred to as "the premiseB") with laid purohal. Order bearing No. A84557, and with the total amount of laid purchaBe order being $3,600. A copy of laid purohaBe order il .' attached hereto and marked al Bxhibit A and i. incorporated herein by reference. 4 On or about November l7, 1993, the Defendant did execute a pure hale order for the purohale of tile to be installed at the premises, with said Purohase Order being No. A1l455B, with the total amount of said purohaBe order being in the amount of $5,100. A oopY of said purchase order is attached hereto and marked as Exhibit B and is inoorporated herein by reference. 5 On or about December 12, 1993, the Defendant did place an order from the Plaintiff for the installation of carpet in the premises, with said purchase order bearing No. AB457l and being in the amount of $3,059. A copy of said purohase order is attached hereto and marked as Exhibit C and is incorporated herein by referenoe. 6 On or about December 17, 1993, the Defendant did place an order with the Plaintiff for the purohase of marble for the premises with said purohase order bearing No. AB4574 and being in the amount of $1,245. A copy of said purchase order is marked as Exhibit D and is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. 7 The items purchased by the Defendant, as referenced in Exhibits B, C, and D, have been installed in the premises as per the purchase orders to the satisfacticn of the owners cf the premises, beinq Brad Hollinger and Deborah Welsh (hereinafter referred to as "the owners"). Attached hereto and marked III Bxhibit B is a oopy of laid correspondence froDl the property owner which ill incorporated herein by reference. B The letter from the owners, being Exhibit E, authorized the Defendant to pay to Plaintiff the tctal SUDlS due and owinlJ to Plaintiff for all items installed at the premises, being the items ordered by Defendant and referenced as Exhibits B, C, and D. 9 The oarpet ordered by the Defendant, as reflected in the purchase order attached as Exhibit A, is currently at the Plaintiff's place of business and has been cut and is ready fcr installation. lO On or about April l5, 1994, the Defendant notified Plaintiff that it was no longer interested in pur.chasing the carpet as reflected in the purchase order as referenned in Exhibit A. 11 The carpet ordered by the Defendant, as refleoted in the purch.se order attached as Exhibit A, has been custom cut and fitted as per the Defendant's specifications and is no longer .uitable for ..le by the Plaintiff. " COUIIT I - BRUCH or CONTRACT l2 Paragraph. 1 through 11 are incorporated herein by referenoe. 11 The Defendant has ordered fr.om the Plaintiff various c~rpet, tile, and marble, as reflected in Exhibits B, C, and D, which have been installed at the premises at the direction of the Defendant. 14 The owners of the premises, being satisfied with the Plaintiff's produotrJ and installation, have authorhed payment to Plaintiff for the total sums due and owing to Plaintiff by the Defendant. 15 The purchase orders are reflected in Exhibits B, C, and D were included in a statement for charges due to Plaintiff by Defendant. A copy of said statement is attached hereto and marked as Exhibit F and is incorporated herein by reference. 16 Included in Exhibit F is a statement that a one-and one-half per cent service charge would be added to all accounts over ten days old. 17 The payment due d.ate for the tile purchased in Exhibit B was November 30, 1993. .. lB The payment due date for the carpet purchued in Jlxhibit C WaI December 21, 1993. 19 The payment due date for the marble purchued in Bxhibit D wal January 25, 1994. 20 Despite repeated requests from Plaintiff to Defendant to pay on said purchase orders, Defendant has and oontinues to refuse to pay Plaintiff the total sums due and owing. 21 The total sum due and owing on Purchase Orders reflected in Bxhibits B, C, and D, including finance charges to April 21, 1994, is $9,990.33. WHBRBFORE, Plaintiff seeks judgment against Defendant for the total sum of $9,990.33 plus finance charges and court costs, being an amount requiring compulsory arbitration. COUNT II - ANTICIPATORY BR!A~ 22 paragraphs 1 through 1l are incorporated herein by reference. 23 The purchase order submitted by the Defendant, as reflected in Bxhibit A, had been pre-cut as per specifications for a customized " installation in the premilu and oannot be uud for any other purposes. 24 The Defendant advised the Plaintiff by letter dated April 15, 1994, that he wa~ going to be proouring carpet elsewhere and would not be pu.rchaeing the oarpet previously ordered, as reflected on Exhibit A. Attached hereto and marked IlB Exhibit G ill a copy of the letter from the Defendant to Plaintiff, which is incorporated herein by reference. 25 Piaintiff was ready, willing and able to prooeed and install the carpet referenced in Exhibit A but only after assuranoes had been made to Plaintiff by Defendant that payment would be made to Plaintiff for the purchase of oarpet, marble, and tile as reflected in Exhibits a, c, and D. 26 Defendant has given assurances to Plaintiff that payment would be rendered for the purchases as reflected in Exhibits a, c, and D. 27 The statements made by the Defendant in Exhibit G indicated that the Defendant was not going to perform his oontractual duties And PAY PlAintiff for the carpet previously ordered by DefendAnt. ~l J_flt"' / 1 ~ {Joe . ;,.P'" 10:, ',~ Ii (.: \' , I i , ~, I '. I I , ! . ~ lIL~urft ,.a.~~ R.~..~.d Apr.u :LI, 11 84 ~ .7111 Ol...n. 1ft...... "ONI IIfC. , 4 8b.ttield D~lve ~ Dill.burV,.A 1701. Dear .71., Yo~ have a4vi..4 that you will not rel.... money to ...i. , 80n. until we a4vi.. yo~ r.vardlng th. acaept.bility at the ~rbl. work in the ...tlll' b,4roa 01' our home. .1.... acoept thl, l.tt.r al aont1raation thet we ..t with ...11 , Ion. on rr:14ay, April 15, 19V4 to in.p.ot the ..rbl. work performed by ...i. , 80n. .nd we tind .uah work aoc.pt.bl. with the follow1nv exc.ptlonal 1. Show.r floor tile .u.t be replaced. 2. On. til. 1n ,how.r oe111n9 1" to b. regrout.d. 3. ...11 i. to butt the tile floor once the room 1a oompleted. B...d on the abov., you are in.truct.d to immedi.t.ly r.l.... the tuneS. oWlct to ...iB. :aAr1 L . ~yer. weiih 2850 Pard Farm Ro.d MachanicBburv, PA 17055 r. , . , , EXHIBrr I E . . , $ '1'010 tlfl.llllOI:l .hI. ~~, ""'4.,. ... '''101 I.P.lM C "'""'DO-. .e.,.""","ll~"lttO ..~ ""''''ltw a /IIr] 'l't] , "'~\o'I..~IJ#.AOI ... I,I,It." :t - '''-''''''-'Ul IlIAU" HtJ.......... -...-1"", , F . t. . i ' . 'i IL--. .. . .., ~.~..,.., ...... rtrnJ t6o'J .,11 ~, 'lfI. . ....T..U=11 o. .~ """~"A' ~:I'j "UO'IIUI'\ "","w "' """ PI^OJd .a",^~ iO, Itn aou oSI o IOU'm.u 0 ~ (BS'tUl 'al'''W P811l~~; t JOlldl808ij ~\1 ShS he-I! d ~:. . 4-U-94 . Hr. Joe Buh v Hr. Llrry Wr 19ht RII Brad Holllnglr / Dlb WIlsh Job Dlar Bln I It hi. been aevlral welka aince Bob and Kevin spent one day working on rlpalr. . the Hollinger resldence. To datIl only one item on my 11st of 8 repairs has been completed, and that one is repalr of the uneven edge along thl front edge of the Hot t~b marble work. Now in addltion to the orlginal llst of 8 items to be rlpalred arl thl horrible acraping and sandlng marks your worker. left on the South shower wall and on almost the entire shower floor, and loose and ungrouted marble on the ahower ceUing. Unless you make arrangements with me by 5:30 pm tonight, at my place of buainesa, to complete the repalrs in a timely marmer, I wUl immediately hire another company to r;omplete thl repairs. I have had expert flooring peoplp examlne thl marble work and the cost to repair ~s difficult to esti~te and will have to be done on a T & H basls. I will also hold Essis , Sons, Inc. responsible for Qny liquidated damagel assessed to Clemons & Sons Constr. by Brad Hollinger/Deb Welsh because of your failure to complete the marble work. Larry Wright was at all times entirely aware of the liquidated damages clause that I was working with on thil job. Since you are refusing to install carpet 1n the Hollinger reaidence per work order No. A 84557, [will be forced to order other carpet to complete the job, unless you make aatilfactory arrangements with me by 5:30 pm tonight at my place of businesl, to have the above mentioned carpet inatalled ln the Hollinger residence. I sugg'lt you contact me at my telephone number or in wrlting regarding completion of and payment for marblel carpet work at the Hollinger. residence instead of continually call1ng Brad and Deb at their place of work since your work orders were made with Clemons and Sons Constr., and not with the Hollingers. Cordially, ~c~o'n~ ce. Brad Hollinger, Deb Welsh Cllmon. , Sonl Conatr. PO Box EXHIBrr I A 17019 G , , ,. S l:t e jJ ~ IJ") t~ :. " 4- . - ~r' u .-" G () , . "I I.' .I~' \.(') (j IJ ~ ~ .' \f) I:'lt I..'..t 10 ':1. . . .". ~ ,,; a I,) ,~ . , ,'" ~ ,. ,,,'H' '::r 1.llll I J'\ I .) ,,~, I . , , ~ ~ - ':)--. n:- - (:) ~ -- "l:\- '-r.: ,~ ~ U -.J <~ II were ordered by the Defendnnt. 9. Denled, slnce the Defendant hae no flrst hand knowledge of any cuttlng of carpet by the plalntlff, or of the locatlon of the carpet. 10. Denied as stated. The Defendant was acknowledglng the Plalntiff's contlnued refuBa1 to lnstall the carpet. 11. Denied as stated. The Defendant has no flrst hand knowledge of any cuttlng and flttlng done by the Plalntlff, nor did the Defendant glve to the plilintlff speclfications for cuttlng or flttlng of the carpet. 12. No response required. 13. Admitted in part and denled In part. It ls admltted that the Defendant ordered carpet and marble per Exhlblts D and C. But It ls denled that any tlle was ordered or that the Defendant ordered items per Exhlbit D. 14. Answered in Paragraph. 7. 15. Admltted. 16. No response required. 17. Denled. 1B. Denled. 19. Denled. 20. Denled as stated. The Defendant has not been permitted access to the jobslte to supervlse repalrs or lnspect said alleged completed work. 21. Denied. 22. No response required 23. Anewered ln paraqraph '11. 24. Denled ae etated. The Defendant etated he "wlll be forced to arder other carpet... ..unless you meke netlerectory arrangements ..." 26. Denled. 26. Denled as etated. Aeeurancee of payment were only glven to the Plalntlff should work be completed ln a tlmely weyand ln good workmanehlpllke manner. 27. Denled. 28. Denled. 29. Denled. 30. Denled. Wherefore, Defendant requeets your Honorable Court to deny tbe jUdgement that the Plalntlff 1. seeklng and to schedule a Hearlng ln thle metter ae le deemed neceesary. COUNTERCLAIM 31. The admltted allegatlone and the afflrmatlve allegatlona ln responae to the denied al1egatlons of paragraphs 1- 30 above are hereby lncorporated hereln by reference. 32. Essis and Sone Inc. were to have begun the marble work Nov. 30, 1993 and were to have completed thelr work wlthln 5 worklng daye. Attached hereto and marked Be Exhiblt A, 2 pge. are 2 copLes of correspondence from Jamea Clemons to Eesla and 80ns conflrmlng these facte. 33. The total number of days from Dec. 10, 1993 to May 5, 1994 le a total of 147 days. Thls flgure ls obtalned from .-11-'. ".. .I.. ...1. ",. LeI., Wll,ht ... .... ..llln,.. I D.b W.I.h Job DI.I 11111 It ~ ~.n ..w.r.l we.k. .Inc. lob ond ~.vln .p.nt on. d'r WlI.'n, on ..p.lr. . tho Hollln,or r..ld.nc.. To d. " ..a, on. It.. on .r ll.t 01 . r.polr. h.. b..n c.., .,.., ond th.t on. . r.p.lr 01 the un.v.n .d,. .lon, tIt. I...t .d,. 01 tho Hot tub ..rbl. work. .. low .. "'Itlon to tho orl,ln.l ll.t 01 . It.MO to b. ........ .r. the horrlbl. .c..plnt .nd ..ndln9 ~.rk. ,.., WI"'" lelt on the louth .how.r w.ll ond on ol~o.t tho .n"., ."owe. Iloor, .nd 100.. ond un9rout.d ..rbl. on tho '''.WI. a.lll n, . una... C' ..k. o.ron,...nto with ~. by &130 p. tonl9ht, .t ., , ... 01 bu.lne.o, to co~pl.te tho r.pol.. In . tlm.ly ......, I will l...dlot.ly hi.. .noth.. co~pony to co~plot. tho '....r.. I hOv, hod ..p.rt Iloo.ln, p.opl. 'Mo~ln. tIt. ...~a. wo.k ond tho co.t to r.pol. I. dlfllcult to ..,...,. .nd will h.v. to b. don. on . T . H bo.l.. I w'.1 .a.. hold ...1. . Ion., Inc. r..pon.lbl. 10. any I',.,..,.. do..,.. .......d to Cl.~on. I Ion. Con.t.. by .... ...al",.r/D.b Wollh b.e.u.e 01 your fallu.o to compl.t. tIt. ",~a. wo.k. Llrr, V.I,ht wa. ot oil tlm.. .ntl.oly lwei' .1 tIt. llquld.t.d d...,.. clau.. thot I w.. wo.kln, w,'~ .. 'hll 'Ob, I'... ,.. I" ..Iulln, to In.t.ll r..rp.t In the Hollin,.. r..'..... p.r work ord.r "0. ~ '.557, I will b. lorc.d to 0"'. .'''.r c.rp.t to eo~let. the 'ob, unle.. you make ..,..I..'.r, .rr.n....nt. with .. by &130 p. tonl,ht ot ., ,.... ., bUlln...! to hive the abovo ..ntlon.d ca.pet I..,..... In t~. "ollln,.r r..ld.neo. I 'm'" 'ou eont.et .0 .t .y t.l.phono nuab.r or In writ.. I...rdln. co.,l.tlon of .nd p.,..nt for ..rbl., c....' work .t tho Hollln,.r r'lld.ne. In.t'ld of c..'.....l' ~.Illn. 'r.d .nd D.b .t th.lr pile. of work '1'" ,..r work ord.rl w.r. ..d. with Cl.Monl .nd 80n. C...,.., .nd not with tho "ollln,.r.. co....U" ~f)I.d~ J.... N. Cl...n. ee. .... lollln,.r, D.b W.l.h cl..... I Ion. Con.tr. PO 10M SSI, DIll.bur" PA 1701' . E'Ih l.b:-/- II, fl}. J.... . I',' I ..aa....1 -- Wellh ..eGd.1 Wor~ ",,,.,, 01 1lf01~ I Get"'1 12-22 11..ln" rou,h .1.e/pluMb, cllc win 01''''1 21-27 hl.tln" Inlul.tlon Oat.... 21-lov. 12 Dryw.ll Cakyl19hta bet., OetI2-2'. .." .llIer II-U p.lnUn" In.t.ll c.blnetry, b.1 of Iplul atelra ...,.....1 II-It .llc ~ldln,a .nd trl. .... rh at 17-11 Inlhll ..rble floor, e-top . .hower ..., 111111 U-u In.hll .lnka, ahowu door, .hu U. el doou, '.VTllhl 2t-JO .lle D..lnnll I-J c.rp.t I, . SfflOVE. r;H~rl He j J.uf r'-( t Fcew "~JC. Q s tJ 19 V J ,::~ ~(foN'fl t. (a~~ 1ob~ iJAL ~I 1"1 CJ ) I' " . It" '1 I , 'i"" J'! " , 1'1 :1,.', .11 r,' .. '.' i ;"\, E(( htbi+ 8, ,o9.;L . ...--'/ 'ntfN H. ...,.,... ""...'.......~ (''''..14111. C. HOI/frOW IP.OU'OS, CILP.OY e HOUSTON, r c;. I\TTOllNr.Y'll\f LAlli' . Nn"n'"ANO\I'. o,u" CAALIIU!. rIN~UY\.VI\NI" 17013 ,.,.,..,....'..,.. HOH"O~~ ro. .....~..".IJ.,. A.,A' ,.,.'~A,IMn 'AWl 11M' ,,.itiJ, May 5, 1994 Mr. ar.. .0111nge~ ~. a.bo~.h .el.h 2.10 toed Pa~ Road "'''...Abur9,'A 17055 a. ...11 I IoIIA, 1110. ~ ~. .0111nge~ and H.. .el.h, All ,.. an .w.~e, thl. oUio. repn..nt.. Seale . Bon., Ino. We ha... ..... add.eel t.hat. .U lte.. previou.ly addre..ed in III)' letter of Apel1 22, 1"., h... now been complet.ed by my alient... Pleaee be ...1... that. ln aooordanoe wit.h the provi.ion. of the Meohanice Ll.. t.v, that. ., cllent.. do lntend on filing a alaim and pureuant to ~ prowl.10n. of .9 P.8. 1501(cl .t.at.e t.he following' ~......... \:.. (\.,\ j" .,~ 1. _ o' Cl.~t, S..h. 80ne, Ina. 2. _ o' ,It. "1'11011 wltb MIl.. CODtreated, Clemon.' Son., Ino. J. "- ....., Cl.18ed '0 be Due, $9,990.33, including finance o~. t.o Aprll 21, 199., plus any additional finance chargee due f~ ~ .for...ld date. .. ....r.l ..'an a.d Cbal'achr of tbe L.bol' 01' Matedale .......... 'l'Ue, ..rble, and carpet in.talled at the premiBo. loo.ted at. 2.50 Pord Pa~ Road, Mechanic.burg, Cumberland County, .....,1....1.. 5. .... o' co.pl.'1011 of 'be Nork fol' MIllob tbe Clal. 1. Made, Apdl 21, 199. .. kl.. DeAol'1,U.. ',,"lobot to IdeoUfr tbe Propel'tr Clai.ed t4t .M -::leot to tb. LleD' 2850 Ford Farm Road, Mechaniceburg, C . Irl Count." 'enn.yl.anla. 7. ... D.'. OIl ..lab 'nl~D.1'J lotlo. of loteotloD to rlle a Cla1a ... 01.... Aprl1 22, 199. f; 'f n ..~ ;.J- Ie '. , - VB. I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I I 94-4403 CIVIL TERM I I I I I ESSIS . SONS, INC., plaintif.t JAMES M. CLEMONS, dba CLEMONS , SONS CONSTRUCTION Detendant HQIjCE OF HEARING BY BOARD OF ARBITRATORS You are hereby notitied that the Board of Arbitratorl appointed by the court in the above captioned case will lit tor the purpose of their appointment in the Second Floor Hearing Room of the Old Cumberland county courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on Thurlday, Karch 23, 1995 at 1100 p.m. Dale F. Shughart, Jr., Esq. James D. Flower, Jr., Esq. John L. Perry, Esq. , I () I C:"} I BYI ">.IX...~" J. /4-. r Da e F. S ug ar Jr., rman Board of Arbitrators DATE I January lB, 1995 TOI Christopher C. Houston, Esq. Broujos, Gilroy & Houston 4 North Hanover street Carlisle, PA 17013 For plaintiff James M. Clemons Clemons & Son construction 4 Sheffield Drive Oillsburg, PA 17019 Defendant James D. Flower, Jr., Esq. Flower, Morgenthal, Flower 'Lindsay " 11 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 John L. Perry, Esq. 8 South Hanover Street Suite 207 Carlisle, PA 17013 Court Administrator Cumberland County Courthouse One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 ~ ;" :or.: ~ii ' , ''J') ~, S 'I t'- - a'J I I. I. ,) -. .,1' 0 ~ ~ '" 0 C ... " .... t 11 it- .~ ~ ~ , ,. ,. ~ ,. :;e " ~ ,'f ,<;7 I., " "." 0.:> ", I~... " " ... , ~ "It-" , I I, " . ~ ~ '-Jl . ~ ~ ..... "\ ..... - .!.I .... t'( ~,- 8 .... , '1' - ~ , ~~ . " ... c) l:Y) '-Q \ t~ " 0S . r.f'J ~ "" ..:a . ., '. . J.' r, ..., -<, .J ',')(,If'\'; Ill' ~, J./ oJ 'I, - "" ' ) fJl I (I " I' Ff" l ) ) (... \" t I ) ~)(^VV\IJ:) tn, ('Ltv'(Ir!,v', /,'c ) (},I:rVl()f/".1 'I '.II.'r/:) ,',i,V', /"),,,1/,','1 , /)( I' , llii,..1 OATH In the Court of Common Pl.as of CUIIlberland County. ?lInns,..lvan1a 1'1 '/ ~o ---LL-. II ,'( ();;, 19 J..:L We do .olemnly .wear (or affirm) the Conltitution of the United State. ~ealth and thet we ~ill disch.rse the that we will support. obey and defend and the C.:lnlltitutioll of this I:01l1ll\on- dut illl IJ f lJ~r ':~ f :~Il)itl f deUty. , _;~I(.~i:;1 \ "/ Jt,. L ' J2,,-)_ , , .\WARD' We, thl undersigned arbitrstors, havins bllen duly appointlld and sworn (or affirmld), make the following award I (Notel If damages for dela? arll awardlld. they shall be .eparatlly stated.) (}./(In V\ Q I N (fw ()g () ( P /-.. Ill/V, I F/'. A Vl; f (( <t (Ii 11 ": t I V r -d() ~e&~I)/JfV1 /1/'\ \'~'\IJ ,~,qlt1->\ d+ ~/! ('=3-3 nh(,.<; /ll/Mf'Jt I I ". (7, 'lOW\ {\ [, 'v,P' 1'7 /(j(r ( '''{\''';' ((1,-;' :i. (Ali.~ (', j.., . (' . 1 ~ C IJ. I ~/ -..J:.1 'J\{) ()..</ <'11\\-') i \'k..r')h liI'IV\' , (( "".,/)(',:; ,; (\'~~~/IJI"jT)'I-~ (E- ~}~7/:;1 t'" ~l,.', ((I,,"l,r"j(': trlI11?"- . . Arbitrator, dissents. (Insort nam if appliclbll. ) Cate of Hearing: / /1 7, h./ j " . -1/.7', /"'h~ \~ ( , '" , \ Cate of Award: ... ~OTICE OF ENTRY OF AWARD Now, the -" ,., day of II" ,/... award wae entlred upon the docket parties or their attorne?s. , 19~, olt :L..!.:J.... L.:l., the above and notice ,her.of gi~en b? mail to the Arbitrators' compenaa~ion to be paid upon appeal I / , ",t.,..r f , , ' l", It :Ii.:.,. . nt"" Pro tho tary $ ,.,'1,1.', 'I By I --:1.."""-./' )~I_u.::___,_. - Del'" t:,