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IF NOTlISED, delBch Il'Om c~y 01 notice 01 appeal to be served upon appellee I, "AIC"I, To l'lothanalarv . r.... ..... __ Name 01 app6ii.e( 11) , appelIM(.). 10 flit a c........1nI in .... ........ Ie- "- No. I within twenly (20) day. afIw _vice of rule Of ....Iw _y of judgment 01.-_ Si",..... 01_ or Ilia _ Of_ ''''11 To " ""N.n. 01 .....,Ise(.' J . appellee(.). 11l You... notified fhal a rule is hetwby onr.red upon you 10 fir. a complainl in this appeal within lwenly (20)' d..1y. 01... .... dar. of ...... 01 .... ... __ you by porsanal _vice Of by certified Of regi.....d maiL . ,"t. you do notlillt a c~nl within this ~...., a JUDOMINT Of NON PROS WIll III ENTERED AGAINST YOO. ..., , 13) The dolo 01 _vice 01 this rule if _vlc. was by mail i. the do.. of maili'9 0..____.19_. &QNfLft at "..Af_,*,~ " ~ . .' --'~I"",, , , ,. I , , , , '~ , .' ',I ,,. 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I I I I IN THB COURT OP COMMON PLlIAS CUMBIRLAHDCOUNTY, PBNNSYLVANIA NO. 94-5857 CIVIL ACTION IN ASSUMPSIT UYSTONI CONTRACTORS, Defendant QIPBNDANT'S PRBLIMINARY OBJICTIONS TO PLAINTIPP' S COMPLAINT AND NOW come. the Defendant, ley. tone Builder. and ae.toration, Inc. by and through it. legal coun.el, Mirin . Jacob.on, and aver. the following. 1. The Plaintiff, Daniel D. Stephen. i. a general contractor with an addre.. of Land.vale Street Ixteneion, Mary.ville, PA 17053. 2. The Defendant in the above captioned matter i. ley.tone Builder. and Re.toration, Inc., with a mailing addre.. of 151 South rront Street, Steelton, PA 17113. 3. The Defendant preliminarily objectl to the filing of the coaplaint in thi. matter becaule it fail. to conform to rule of law purluant to penn.ylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1028(a)(1). 4. The complaint fail. to name the proper Defendant in thi. utter and therefore, the complaint .hould be di.mi..ed with prejudioe becaule the court lack. per.onal juri.diction over the proper Defendant. S. The Defendant al.o prel iminarily object. to the complaint pureuant to Pennlylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1028(a) (3) beoau.e the o~laint, on it. face, il in.uUioiently Ipecific to allow the Defendant to prepare a proper an.wer. 1 6. In paragraph 3 of the Plaintiff'. ooaplaint, the Plaintiff alleg.. th.t h. had .n .gr....nt to do .xo.v.ting work for .n .ight (8) car g.rag8, driv.w.y, tr.nching .nd utiliti.. .nd r.gr.ding p.r in.truotion. from the on .it. r.pr...ntativ.. from ~.y.ton. Contractor.. 7. The Def.nd.nt i. un.bl. from thi. bri.f d..cription to d.t.r.in. .xactly wh.t the Pl.intiff cl.i.. that h. contract.d for with the D.fend.nt. 8. Th. Pl.intiff .1.0 fail. to ite.!.e hi. daaage. .. they r.lat. to job. or function. th.t h. w.. to perform b..ed upon hi. .lleged or.l contr.ct with the Defend.nt. 9. The Pl.intiff .1.0 ....rt. th.t he ha. ..de atte.pt. to obt.in payaent from the D.fendant but h.. failed to li.t, .pecific.lly, any atte.pt. that he ..d. to obt.in p.yment fro. the Defendant. 10. The Plaintiff in thh _tter aUeg.. th.t he _d. a contract with ley. ton. Contractor., .aid entity h.ving no bearing on thi. litig.tion and .1.0 the D.fend.nt in thi. ..tter i. not .w.r. of any entity known to b. ~ey.ton. Contractor. but doe. h.vo . bu.ine.. that i. ~ey.ton. Build.r. .nd Re.toration, Inc. WBIRlfORI, the Def.ndant re.p.ctfully requ..t. thi. Bonor.bl. Court to .trik. the co.plaint of the Plaintiff or in the alt.rnative, to require the Pl.intiff to file a acre .pacific .nd 2 LAwomas M1RIN A:JAOOBSON IISO DIlJly STUIT HAIlIlISlltlllO, PA 17I11.SJdO (7i7) HI.'SIS DANIEL D. STEPHENS, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 94-5857 CIVIL TERM v. KEYSTONE BUILDERS AND RESTORATION, INC., Defendant ANSWEB AND NOW comes the Defendant, Keystone Builders and Restoration, Inc., and reepondI to Plaintiff's Complaint and answers as follows: 1. Admitted. It Is admitted that the Defendant and the Plaintiff entered Into an oral contract. 2. Admitted In part and denied in part. It Is admitted that the Plaintiff and the OefenclGnt entered Into an oral contract. It Is denied that the contract was between Daniel D. Stephens and Keystone Contractor, Anthony Zehring, rather, the contract was betw..n Daniel D. Stephens and Keystone Builders and Restoration, Inc. 3. Denied. The Defendant spaclflcally denies the allegation contained In paragraph 3 of Plaintiff's complaint. By way of further response, the Plaintiff Is without Information sufficient.. to ascertain the truth and veraolty of the allegations contained In paragraph 3 of the Plaintiff's complaint. ... Denied. The Defendant is without sufficient knowledge to form a belief to the truth of the matte,. u..rted in paragraph .. 01 the Plaintiff's complaint. 5. Mnltted In part and denied In part. The Defendant admits that an invoice 1 ') ,,~ , ~ .. " lit 't' ' , ~ ~ ~ ~. I "' g~ '1 . n. !j!~ .~ ~ ~0 N , f..., . W ~ w~ ~ ~ d 1 ... . ~ III .... I ;IL ~ ~ 4.1 ~ .~ ~~I I~ ..... a . ~ ~ ~ UQ a= ; ~ ~5 i lZl U a--: C1HIl III ~ .Ii ~ I i . . . :::IlZl ot:~ l> IQO ~~ C . H ~~~ Q ~i I ~ .~ e ........ i~lal ~~i 3 e~ PooQ .. , .:1 ......;~- ~ ~ '. " , '.) .,' ',:"', UWMICII . MUIIN.~ lW_J.mM!-- nI"hM....ll ,.1-" . lie 28 _cf. FII.tO-Or-FICE ('.::": . ." """'!''[,':1'r' ('r" f'''l'.l'''(l ... ~J ,. I, '- ;) (' , I I, :1125 n'" .. (",'t ~U'~ll ',~i li~, ! I') "I,Jt..d''j11 PEi'!NS,LVN-llA :' ,", "',11 t I . ',.' , I ~ .:J i:~ (I), ": ""i .~ V") . 0- ~b ,. -'~ r- ..3 N ~) ,-., ~ ,",} ~l~ ~ l;'} ..(J =~'": ",::"\ -' r() ~r 0- ~ - . >. ...... ":1\ . ,.> ...:) ." 1:i~ fi. I 11 ~ n"- 't~'m .' : Lr::~ ~.. . ,0 .- ::3 ," 1.-, ,- \ol'~U I "- ..0 C~ '-' U ,',. . '''1 ""I"'" t, " ~~...' I., '..,'.,1I . " ."~. . I,' " ,., '. ".-1'- ., . . ' DANIE\.. D. STEPHENS . 11'1 THE COUR'T OF COMMON PLEAS Plainti ff . CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNGYLVANlf4 . I V. . NO. 94--~a57 . CIVIL ACTION KEYSTONE CONTRACTORS I Defendant I 11'1 ASSLJMPS IT NEW MATTER AND NOW comes the PlaintiH, Daniel D. Stephens and respectfullY ruql.lest the following information. 1. The name and addresS of all foremans on said job. 2. Th. utility location request number and date. 3. The names and address.. of all other 9ub_contraetors on said job. -:3- . , DAlIIL D. STI'IINS, 'laintiff V ItIYSTOII CONTRACTORS ~fendant. I IN TBI COURT or COIQlON 'LIAS or a CUMBIJ\LAND COURTY, 'INNSYLVANIA. a a a a NO. 94-5857 CIVIL TIRN a a ORDIlR 01' COURT MD NOW, thb ). L/ t II day of MAY, 1995 plAintiff ha. filed a petition for appoint..nt of arbitrator. and on May 10, 1995, I appointed arbitrator. to hear the c.... Th. chairman o~ the Board of Arbitrator. brought to the court. attention that d.f.ndant had filed pr.liminary objection. to plaintiff. complaint on D.c.mb.r 8, 1994. Th... obj.ction. have not b..n di.po..d of. until th.y ar. di.po..d of the appointment of arbitrator. wae pre mature and th.r.fore the Board of Arbitratore ie her.by vacat.d. The chairman ehall b. paid the .-aunt of $50.00. By the Court, Me-LV'li/;: ~ / arold I. h..ly,' .. Dani.l D. St.ph.ne Land.val. St. Ixt.neion Maryevill., 'a. 17053 Rob.rt ,. Ha.h.reon IUO Darry St. Barrieburg, 'a. 17111 add - (\~I (\""'';.C..4.. s/~S"I9S". A.f>. nr'!'.uwiAA",.. ....n_ c "'''. NOTICI O' ""'IAL IU, I 11'" _IC' ..... ~.'> HlOM . ~tobei'~12. 1994 DISTIICT JUITlCI JUDOMINT C_,"".,", 94-5857 Civil TeIIIl , . ... '.u NOYlCI O' A,pIAL :... ..... II ..,1hoI.... ,p , ~ .....1ilocI1n .... ........ Cou<' 01 Common Plea. on --" from .... Judgmont ,.....0<1 by .... DIoIrIct Mllce on .... ... ...iIl...._ .\_~~_ fJeJs (~ ~ 1........":01_00.... ~.. S'iw.J €<t ~-~:I CIIA,/LS ~;; ~~ qll- 1):~~;~i:~-It:pflL,vS I__T"'(lf~~";' C::;'-t!.Ac.i.u~ CV loQl/ C ';,DOOo:J.rr Lll9 wi be IitJwd ON. Y when tN. nolotlon i. rwqulred undo< Po. R.c.P J.P. No. looe& 1'* ....... 01 Appeol. when receiwd by the 0101'" Ju.tic.. wi. operate 01 0 SUPtIlSBlIAS ... .... ~ for pooleulon in thi. c..... SIg18IIn 01 ProIhonOIlltv ex Deputy /tappe/lent _ LAIMANT (_ PI. RJ:;,P.J.P. No. 1001 (6) In sct/on befote DleI1fct JIJa/lce, he ,.., FILE A COMPLAINT within ~ (20).... en. _ flUng his NOTICE of APPfAL. ,.AIC.,I TO INTlI lULl TO PILI COMPLAINT AND lULl TO PILI ",. OfClIllrI cllotm tllIe UII<<1 0Nt. Y wilen 8IlPfi1l8nt was DEFENDANT (_ PR. R.cP.J.P. No. 100 I (7) In action beIore OIIJtr/cl .AJeIJce. " NOT USED, del8ch /rom Cq)y cI notice 01 ~I /0 lie served upon BptJeI/ee). PlAlelfll, To Plo.......lary IfnIor .... upon . "IIp..HI.). 10 IIle 0 c....paio~ in......... _01_01/.) Ie- ..... NIl ___ ) within I_y (20) cloy. 01... ..vic. 01 rule or oufIw -r of jo ~ ,,", ~ 01 ... .... S/g1oIIn 01_ 01'" _ or__ lULl, 10 , app ....(,~ _01_') (I) You .... notified """ 0 .... II hereby ...-..l upon yov '" file 0 complaint in tN. ""'*" within 1-'1 (10) cloy. .",., .... dcR of ....... 01 ... .... upon yov by per"""" ....,Ic. or by ceftified or ,..-.1 nldil (1) If yov do not flIo 0 complaint within IhiI time. 0 .llIDOMINl 01' NON '110$ WILL IE ENTERED AGANSl YOU (3) The ""'" 01 ...vic. 01 INs .... if ....... _ by moll iI .... dcR 01 ~ Dolle .19_. ___ cI 1toAll-......, 01-' JIIN'11N1 COO'" FIlE TO II! FILED WITH PROTHONOTARY .lJ .j v Ui -.J r:t:. uJ uJ .j .l:. ... ~ G,\ ~ Vl~ . C:> r-. . 'J V r. ../ lJ\ !f .- .. ,-;', '" - r-> W f~ ,.., 'll=- r:. .... r- ~ f -t '-' PROOf Of SERVICE Of NOTICE OF APPEAL AND RULE TO fiLE COMPLAINT Q.; (;\ -v ....l.. o c:.> -0 ::II: ,. .. ,,' . ~ /T"" p,ool ol..,vlu MUST BE FILED WITHIN TEN 110) DA YS AF TER /IIlng Iho nOI"o olapp.al, Ch.c~ op/Jl/c.Il'. Ilo""r CCIlIUONwaAUH O' 'INNaVLVANIA C ' . i COUNty O' , II A'FtDAVIT: 1 her.by Iwear or Iffl,m that I served o a ~opy of the Nolice vI Appeal. Common Pleas No , upon Ihe Olllrlcl JUltlce de.lgnlted ther.ln on (d.'.ol..,vlc.) , 19__. 0 by perlonal lervlce 0 by (certltled) ('eglstered) mall, ..nele,', r.celptanaChod herelo, and upon Ihe appellee, (nam.) _. . on , 19 r) by pe'lonal l.rVlce 0 by Ice,lllled) (reglSlered) mall, sender'1 ,ecelplanachld h...to. ; a and 1~'lher that I lervedlh. Rul. 10 File a Complaint accompanying Ihe above NOllce 01 Appeal upon Ihlapp.IIM(I) 10 whelm the Rule wal Iddressed on __. . 19_ 0 by perlonal lervice 0 by (certllled) lreglst.red) mail. sender's receipt attached hereto SWORN (AFFIRMEO) AND SUBSCFlIBED BEFORE ME THIS DAY OF , 19_. Sign".,. ~/ .11I.... .'''''I'l.I'' 01 oftlcIal btfor. ..hlJm ""l(ld:-;' Willi m'lll. 'IIIe 01 offiCI.' My CCHrt",IIIIOn. ..pl'" on ,IL-. -I' I', I .~,'~~I;~ ~"~: "';"~,"" , I i/,II I'! I ":, r ;:0,,' i' 1'. 'I, ' , It" ;, .0-1"""* tbt, '-::::-=~~:::.~.......----,. ..~~.. 09-1-01 PL.AINTIF~: ""..r....' ^,~A:l rs'L'ErHF.NS, DANIEL l.ANLJS Vi\l,Ji; STIU:ET EXT. MAllYSVILU; I fA 17053 I VS. llLFWlJANr. IKElI~Tom; CONTRAC'TOH;r"; 151 S. fRONT STR.:ET STEELTON, PA 17113 L ~D~~k-;-N~:: CV-0000268~9"4J Dalo f'duel: 6/29/94 _.-.~-_.._-.._---.- CIlARLES A. CLEMl';N'r, ,'R. ...,... 1106 CARLISLE ROAD CAMP (!IJ,L, PA ,-...., <7171761--4940 17011 --..-.-. ---- ---_.___.,...._ n.___ __._.. '_.___.~,__ DANIEL STEPHENS LANDSVALE STREET EXT. MARYSVILLE, PA 17053 THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT: [!] Judgment was enlellld tor: (Name) _.STRHENS I DANIEL ._______ [!] Judgment was entered against: (Namo) I<EYSTONE CONT~~!L~.Q!I~ In the amOullt of $_..___h2..~.~!.9 3__ on: (Dale) .10/04/94 [J Damages will be assessed on: (Date & Time) _______._. rJ ThIS caso dismissed Wlttl projll( I'GO. _._._--_..~._._-----_.- ..,.---.----.--- .-. Amount or Judgment Jud~lment Costs Inler061 on Judgmellt Attorney Foes $3,911.93 $64.00 $.00 $.00 '..-....-- $3,995.93 o Ttlls caSEl disrnisscu WII' lour' !{0judicu o Possession gWllted O POssess,on granterJ ,f IllorlllY jucl\jrt1rJrltIS not satisfied within lhirty clays. o Possession net granted [J Levy Is stayod tor ____'. clays or [] gwrwrally stayud. rJ Objectlo" to l(Jvy tns been Wtel nnd trearlng will 1m hold: Dale: ,":'C"~"'~~~m.. -- .'~'"",,~:, ~ ".,' pf'lc~,": ,=",-~~""".,,~:=",~,:,.=,~~,==~~,~:,==._ _-==- TOTAL ._._0- ____._~______ _. ______ -.--.-.-- --.-..-----.--- .-.-- ,.-.. T'/1Io: I I .:':;':"=-:-:-.::;:;::;.;=.::.r'::~~~~;;;:~-:..:::,:::-..;;~.:.;:__~:-___,;.;;_:-:;-__;;-, -_'':'';':'::'~.=_::;;'l-=:"". ~ '-=-=:::;"~=---':-'._~':':-:';;"~-"---...::o;;~'-=':=O=;;;"-='=:: _ ANY PAI'lTY HAS THE RIGm TO APpeAL WlnllN 30 OAYS O::l~ OATE OF JUOGMENT ev J"llING A NOTICE ::~;::~~ WI~~ ::: P::'~~:!~~I~0t~a,~.~rzQ~:M~~; ; Cl~~~~:~::'l'ce My e'JllIrfli,g,Si{'n o'plros first Mr,rlday c,fJanu,Jry, lJ':ri SEAL l\(lr-'l.,' 31.,.I),J J -, J COMPLETE LINE Of EXCAVATION PEMOLITION SEWACE' SEPTIC INSTALLATION D\NIEL D STEPHENS GENERAL CONTRACTING LANOSVALE STIlEET EXTENSION MAIlVSVILLE. PA 1705) ~17171'S7.446~ CJl..U- xfu-F~ Vj I'/~ ~~, p~ q4-5~S0 c~~ g~ .. . :a-' , ~m:r.." - -","";= Z:'IJ"':'f11 Vlr;:.l.C1 . ....c;)It '.1 ' U) ,....Z..<:.1 <O:.E.'t t!. "L")~"" ~.") n ....t.;.,,'~ II ..~ ~~ ~ .. . :"" . . ~. The Plaintiff submitted two ~nvotceg to the Defendant for payment. Exhibitffi *1 & 2. At roo time after receipt of the invoices did the Defendant contact the Plaintiff and question any of the charges. Legislative ACT. 1994-7 states that if a contractor withholds payment for any deficiency, the contractor Must notify th~ sub-contractor pf the deficiency item within seven (7) calendar days of the date that the invoice was received. At no time did the Defendant notify the Plaintiff in writing or otherwise within 7 days of receipt of the invoices of any defiCiency. 6. The Plaintiff attempted to contact the Defendant various times to obtain payment. When calls were placed to the Oefendantu business and also his home, the Plaintiff would speak to the Defendants wife leaving messages for the Oefendant to call the Plaintiff. This never happened. Consequently, thE! Plaintiff hied a complaint with the District Justice and a Notic~ of Appeal was filed in the Prothonotary office at the Cumberland County Court House. To date, the Oefendant has never paid the Plaintiff any monies towards this Job, knowing that the Plaintiff has had to pay for all materials, fuel, insurance. paving contractor to lay blacktop materials to complete this Job. Without the ...~~-.. \' co ~ If) .. 5 I I'.' - 8;5. I - ..- :.J ~~ rL: oW () M ~~ a: - -'~IJ (.., ,:.: \.' .I c.;' \;) ~ " , I , " LAW 0fhaS MDUN."JAOOBSON .150 IlUAY STID1' ......._'to. 'A 17111." (711) .I.ISIS KEYSTONB BUILDERS AND RBSTORATION, INC., Appellant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. NO. 5857 S 1994 CIVIL ACTION - IN LAW DANIEL D. STEPHENS, Appellee NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM AWARD OF BOARD OF ARBITRATORS TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Notice is given that KEYSTONE BUILDERS AND RESTORATION, INC. appeals from the award of the board of arbitrators entered in this caBe on June 10, 1996. X A jury trial is demanded. (It not checked, jury trial is waived. ) I hereby certify that: x the compensation of the arbitrators has been paid, or application has been made for permission to prooeed in forma pauperis. l} Do1gos, ant Judit Appe fura.\notof.p..wb