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MARY ELLEN FAILOR, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR., .
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Defendant : NO. 94-5894 CIVIL TERM
MARY ELLEN FAILOR, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR., .
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Defendant . NO. 95-1768 EQUITY TERM
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IN RE: DEFENDANT'S PETITION FOR RELIEF UNDER
23 PA. C.S. ~3306: DEFENDANT'S PETITION FOR
SPECIAL RELIEF rFOR VACATION OF PREMISES1: DEFENDANT'S
PETITION FOR SPECIAL RELIEF rFOR COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S
FEES1: and PLAINTIFF'S REOUEST FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
BEFORE OLER. J.
ORDER OF COURT
this 1~1~day of June, 1995, upon consideration of
AND NOW,
Defendant's Petition for Relief under 23 Pa. C.S. 53306,
Defendant's Petition for Special Relief [for vacation of premises],
Defendant's Petition for Special Relief [for costs and attorney's
fees], and Plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction,
following a hearing and for the reasons stated in the accompanying
Opinion, it is ORDERED and DECREED as follows:
1. Defendant's request for a determination of the non-
existence of a marriage between the parties is GRANTED, and
Plaintiff's complaint in divorce at No. 94-5894 Civil Term is
DISMISSED;
2. Defendant's request for an order of vacation at No. 94-
5894 Civil Term is GRANTED, and Defendant is given 60 days within
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which to withdraw from the premises at 135 South West Street,
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania;
3. Defendant's request for costs and counsel fees at No. 94-
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5894 Civil Term is DENIED; and
4. Plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction at No.
95-1768 Equity Term is DENIED.
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Samuel W. Milkes, Esq.
Attorney for Plaintiff
Bradley L. Griffie, Esq.
Attorney for Defendant
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR, . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
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Plaintiff . CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR., . CIVIL ACTION - EQUITY
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Defendant .
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lUfSWJlR TO COMPLA:INT J'OR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND :INJUNCT:IVB
REL:IEI'. :INCLUD:ING PRBL:IM:INARY :INJUNCT:IVB REL:IEI'. ESTl\BL:ISRNG TBB
:INTEREST OJ' MARY ELLEN I'A:ILOR :IN VAR:IOOS REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY. AND J'OR PROTECT:ION AGA:INST THB D:ISPOS:IT:ION OJ' SA:ID
PROPERTY W:ITHOOT CONSENT OJ' PLA:INT:IPP
1. Admitted.
2.
Admitted in part and denied in part.
It is admitted
that at times, Donald G. Eppley, Sr. resides at 59 Beaqle Club
Road in Carlisle, CUmberland county, Pennsylvania. It is denied
that this is his only address. It is further averred that the
Defendant's home, which he owns in his name alone, is at 135
South West street, Carlisle, cumberland County, Pennsylvania, but
he is unable to reside in that home due to the failure and
refusal of the Plaintiff, Mary Ellen Failor, to vacate that
residence. It is further averred that this has necessitated the
Defendant residinq not only at the address indicated, but at
several other addresses over the past months.
3. Denied.
4.
Denied.
It is denied that the plaintiffs held
themselves out to the community as husband and wife for eleven
years beqinninq in 1983 and continuinq until September 1994.
5. Admitted.
6. Denied. It is denied that the parties own real and
personal property subject to equitable distribution between them
as marital property. It is further denied that the parties are
married, as has been determined by the Court of Common Pleas of
Cumberland County by its decision in the companion action
docketed to NO. 94-5894 and the decision of the Honorable J.
Wesley Oler, Jr. dated June 19, 1995.
7. Admi tted in part and denied in part. It is admitted
that the Plaintiff makes the request stated in her paragraph 7.
It is denied that there is any basis in law or fact for her
claim. More particularly:
(a) The real estate located at 135 South West Street,
Carlisle, cumberland County, Pennsylvania has been in the name of
the Defendant alone and was property owned prior to the parties
even initiating any type of dating relationship. It is further
averred that this property is solely the Defendant's property and
the plaintiff has no legal or equitable claim to this property.
(b) It is denied that the Plaintiff has any legal or
equitable interest in the property located at 62 or 65 West
Chapel Avenue, Carlisle, CUmberland County, Pennsylvania. It is
admitted that the Deed to that property is in the Defendant's
name alone. It is further averred that the Defendant alone
purchased that property with individual funds.
(c) It is denied that the Plaintiff has any legal or
equitable interest in real estate located on West Chapel Avenue,
Carlisle, cumberland County, Pennsylvania, constitutinq qaraqes.
It is admitted that the Defendant is the owner of these
properties in his name alone. It is further averred that the
Defendant alone purchased these properties with his individual
assets.
(d) It is denied that the plaintiff has any interest
in any of the items listed in her paragraph 7(d). It is denied
that the parties ever considered these items to be purchased for
their retirement. It is further averred that many of these items
claimed by the Plaintiff were items purchased by the Defendant
even before he and the Plaintiff began dating.
(e) It is denied that the plaintiff has any legal or
equitable interest in the Defendant's 1991 Chevrolet S-10 pickup
truck, which is, in fact, titled in Defendant's name alone. It
is further averred that this vehicle was purchased by the
Defendant from his individual funds.
(f) It is denied that the plaintiff has any legal or
equitable interest in any items of antique furniture that is in
the residence at 135 South West street, Carlisle, CUmberland
County, Pennsylvania.
(g) It is denied that the Plaintiff has any legal or
equitable interest in any of the personal property at the
residence of 135 South west Street, Carlisle, CUmberland county,
Pennsylvania, with the exception of some minor items that the
Plaintiff had in her possession prior to the parties beginning to
cohabitate.
(h) It is denied that the Plaintiff has any legal or
equitable interest in the grave sites at Cumberland Valley
Memorial Gardens which were purchased and owned by the Defendant
prior to the parties even beginning to date.
s. Admitted.
9. Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted
that the parties generally shared expenses relative to their
cOhabitation. It is denied, however, that there was any
agreement, understanding or expectation that the parties would
benefit from any "investments" or any "payments" during the time
they cohabitated. It is averred rather that the plaintiff and
Defendant had a very strict understanding of how they would each
accept responsibility for certain household debts and that each
party would always retain sole and exclusive ownership,
possession and control of their individual real and personal
property.
10. Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted
that the plaintiff did contribute to the usual household expenses
of the residence at 135 South West Street, Carlisle, cumberland
county, Pennsylvania and this did include the payment of some of
the items indicated by the Plaintiff. It is denied that the
Plaintiff had sole responsibility for the items listed. It is
further denied that the Plaintiff paid all of the expenses for
the items listed in her paragraph 10.
11. Admitted.
12. Admitted.
13. Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted
that there were various renovations, remodeling and repairs made
on the property at 135 South West Street, Carlisle, Culllberland
county, Pennsylvania. It is denied that all of the remodeling
claimed by the Plaintiff in paragraph 13, in fact, occurred. It
is admitted that the Plaintiff made some financial contribution
toward some limited improvements, remodeling or repairs. It is
denied that the plaintiff contributed any substantial amount of
expense or loss of personal time to these efforts.
14. Denied as stated. While it is admitted that
improvements were made on the properties at Chapel Avenue while
the parties resided together, it is denied that "they", meaning
the parties jointly, made such improvements. Rather, the
Defendant made the improvements outlined in paragraph 14.
15. Denied. It is denied that the Defendant made any
payment toward any items that the parties considered to be
retirement investments for the parties. It is denied that the
parties ever discussed or agreed upon any type of joint
retirement investments as claimed by the Plaintiff in paragraph
15.
16. Paragraph 16 is a conclusion of law which does not
require a specific response. It is, however, specifically
denied that the parties have a contract enforceable or
unenforceable relative to their cohabitation.
17. Denied. It is denied that the aotion of the parties
residing together and in some fashion sharing expenses associated
with their cohabitation in any way specifically benefited the
Defendant. It is denied that the Plaintiff has suffered any
financial damage whatsoever from her cohabitation with the
Defendant. It is denied that the Defendant secured any financial
betterment or improvement of any nature beyond what he would have
accrued had he not been oohabitating with the Plaintiff. It is
further averred that the Plaintiff substantially benefited by
having a home where she could reside without any rental expense
of any nature whatsoever. It 1s further averred that the
Plaintiff has benefited greatly from the fact that the Defendant
has provided her with transportation to and from work on a
routine basis for more than eleven years, that the Defendant has
provided various common benefits to the Plaintiff such as
providing her with vacations and routine related dating expenses
and Plaintiff has otherwise benefited from the parties'
cohabitation, financially and otherwise.
18. Admitted.
19. Admitted. It is admitted that there was a Stipulation
between the parties. It is averred, however that the Court's
Order of June 19, 1995 requiring the Plaintiff to vacate the
residence at IJ5 south West Street within 60 days over-rides the
parties' prior stipulation.
20. Admitted.
cERTryrCATE OY SERVrCE
I, Bradley L. Griffie, hereby certify that I did,
the 6th day of July, 1995, cause a true and correct copy of the
Answer to complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive
Relief, including preliminary Injunctive Relief, establishing the
interest of Mary Ellen Failor in various real and
personal
property, and for protection against the disposition of said
property without consent of Plaintiff, to be served upon the
Plaintiff by regular, first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the
following address:
Samuel W. Milkes, Esquire
52 East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 95-1768 EQUITY TERM
CIVIL ACTION - EQUITY
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.,
Defendant
PRAECIPE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
COMES NOW, the plaintiff in the above-referenced action, Mary
Ellen Failor, by her attorney, Samuel W. Milkes, JACOBSEN & MILKES,
and hereby Praecipes to discontinue the above-referenced action.
Respectfully sUbmitted,
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JACOBSEN & MILKES
52 E. High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 249-6427
Attorney No. 30130
MARY ELLEN FAILOR,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
94-5894 CIVIL TERM
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.,
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings held before the Honorable
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APPEARANCES I
SAMUEL W. MILKES, Esquire
Counsel for Plaintiff
BRADLEY L. GRIFFIEtr.Esquire
Counsel for Defendant'
MARY ELLEN FAILOR,
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.,
Defendant
IN REI NOTES OF TESTIMONY TO BE FILED
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 10th day of May, 1995, pursuant to
an agreement of counsel, it is ORDERED and DIRECTED that a copy
of the notes of testimony from the hearing held on February 10,
1995, at No. 94-5894 civil Term shall be accepted by the
Prothonotary for filing as part of the record in the
above-captioned matter. Counsel for the Plaintiff is requested
to see that this filing is accomplished.
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Samuel W. Milkes, Esquire
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.,
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IN REI BRIEFS TO BE FILED
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 10th day of May, 1995, upon
consideration of the Defendant's Petition for Special Relief and
Defendant's Petition for Relief under 23 Pa. C.S. 3306, both
filed October 20, 1994, at No. 94-5894 civil Term, and the
Plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction at No. 95-1768
Equity Term, and following a hearing, the record is declared
closed, and the stenographer is directed, at the Defendant's
request and expense, to prepare a transcript of the notes of
testimony of the hearing conducted on this date, May 10, 1995,
and counsel are directed to submit briefs on the issues involved
in these matters within ten days of the filing of the said
transcript.
It is noted that, by agreement of counsel, any
deadline for the Court's decision is waived.
By the Court,
Samuel W. Milkes, Esquire
Counsel for Plaintiff
Bradley L. Griffie, Esquire
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR, . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
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Plaintiff . CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR., .
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Defendant . NO. 95-1768 EQUITY TERM
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ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this lot~day of April, 1995, upon consideration of
Plaintiff's "Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunctive Relief
Pursuant to Complaint," a hearing on the request for preliminary
injunctive relief is SCHEDULED for Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at 9:00
a.m., in Courtroom No.5, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
BY THE COURT,
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Wesley Oler, J.., J.
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Samuel W. Milkes, Esq.
52 E. High~Street
Carlisle,:~PA 17013
Attorney for Plaintiff
Bradley L. Griffie, Esq.
200 North Hanover Street
Carlisle, Pa 17013
Attorney for Defendant
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR
PLAINTIFF
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
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ORDER OF COURT
IN RE: PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
AND NOW, this
day of
, 1995, upon presentation and
consideration of Plaintiffs Complaint and request for Preliminary and Injunctive Relief, a
rule is issued upon the Defendant to show eause why the relief requested should not be
granted. This Rule is returnable at a hearing to take place on May 10, 1995, at 9:00 a,m.,
Courtroom No, 5, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
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CML ACI'ION . EQUITY
MARY ELLEN FAILOR
PLAINTIFF
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCI'IVE RELIEF
PURSUANT TO COMPLAINT
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff in the above action, by her attorney. Samuel W. Milkes,
Jacobsen & Milkes, and requests of the Honorable Court that it issue a Rule upon the
Defendant to show cause why the preliminary and permanent injunctive relief requested in
the Complaint filed in this matter should not be granted, Plaintiff attaehes hereto and
incorporates the allegations of her Complaint. Plaintiff requests that for purposes of
judicial economy, this matter be scheduled at the same time as the continuation of a hearing
on a divorce matter between the parties, May 10, 1995. in the case of Failor v. Eppley,
docketed at No, 94.5894, The factual matters in dispute between the parties would overlap
signifieantly between the instant action and those in the Divorce action,
Respeetfully submitted,
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BY: Samuel W. Milkes, Esq,
JACOBSEN & MILKES
52 E. High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 249.6427
Attorney No, 30130
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You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the c!~:-~et tbrth in
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the following pages, you must take aetion within twenty (20) days after this COmpJMlt and
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Notiee are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in
writing with the Court your defenses or objeetions to the elaims 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 tbe 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 TIllS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU
DO NOTHA VE ALA WYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE
THE OFFICE SET FORTII BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL
HELP.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTIIOUSE
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
TELEPHONE: 717-240-6200
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR
PLAINTIFF
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DEFENDANT
.. COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCfIVE RELIEF.
J~CLUDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCfIVE RELIEF. ESTABLISHING THE
INTEREST OF MARY ELLEN FAILOR IN VARIOUS
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. AND FOR PROTEcrION AGAINST THE
DISPOSITION OF SAID PROPERTY WlTHOUT CONSENT OF PLAINTIFF
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff in the above action, by her attorney, Samuel W. Milkes,
Jacobsen & Milkes, and requests of this Honorable Court that it 1) deelare and establish
the ownership interest of the Plaintiff in eertain items of real and personal property owned
by the parties, currently deeded or titled in either of their names; 2) enjoin the Defendant
from disposing of said property pending this litigation and thereafter, without the eonsent
of Plaintiff; and 3) distribute said property if the parties are unable to agree upon a
distribution. The Plaintiff also requests of the Court that it issue a Rule upon the
Defendant, as to why his disposition of property, and displacement of Plaintiff should not
be enjoined pending the resolution of this litigation. In support of this request, Plaintiff
alleges as follows:
1. Plaintiff is Mary Ellen Failor, who currently resides at 13S S. West
Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and has since 1983,
2. Defendant is Donald G, Eppley, Sr., who currently resides at S9 Beagle
Club Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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13. During the 'time the parties resided together, they made improvements
on the real property at South West Street, such as complete remodeling of the kitchen, new
kitchen flooring and ceiling, installation of closed.in back porch, remodeling of two
bedrooms, and new windows. Plaintiff contributed finaneially to many of these expenses and
contrIbuted her personal time and effort to these improvements.
14. During the time the parties resided together, they made improvements
on the real property on Chapel Avenue, such as new roofing, spouting, floors, painting, and
replacement of windows.
15. During the period of time the parties resided together, the Defendant
agreed to and generally did pay for various items considered to be retirement investments
for the parties, as described above.
16. The parties agreement, to share various expenses and to eaeh pay on
certain items of real and personal property constitutes a contract between them, with
consideration of the mutual benefits each received under the contract, such as food,
clothing, shelter, investment property, retirement, and other sueh economic benefits.
17. Even were the Court to determine that no such contract exists between
the parties, and were it to determine, in the separate pending action, ~at the parties are
not considered married, the Defendant has benefitted, and the Plaintiff has suffered
financial damage from the above descnbed arrangement, based upon the Plaintiff's
detrimental reliance upon the existenee of such an agreement and contract. Accordingly,
the benefits received by Defendant from such arrangement should be accounted for to the
Plaintiff.
18. Through his attorney, the Defendant has notified Plaintiff that she is to
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vacate the residence located at 135 South West Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
19. By stipulation of the parties in the Divorce action. whieh has been entered
as an Order of Court, the Defendant has agreed to refrain from displaeing Plaintiff from
her residence until further Order of Court.
20. In the Divoree action, the Defendant has now requested that the Court
lift the present Order descn'bed in 'IIl9, and thereby permit the Defenda~t to remove
Plaintiff from her residenee. This matter is to be considered by the Court on May 10, 1995,
21. Without relief of this Court, should the Court determine the parties not
to be married, Plaintiff will suffer the irreparable harm of loss of her residence and loss of
her interests in various real and personal property described above.
22. Plaintiff has no other residence, other than the one in which she currently
resides.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff requests this Court to:
a. Assume jurisdiction over this matter;
b. determine and deelare that Plaintiff has a legal and equitable
interest in the real and personal property descn'bed in this
Complaint;
c. Preliminarily and Permanently Enjoin the Defendant from
attempting to or in fact evicting or otherwise removing the
Plaintiff from the home located at 135 South West Street,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
d. Preliminarily and Permanently Enjoin the Defendant from
MARY ELLEN FAILOR
PLAINTIFF
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 95. 17(,9 ~ T~
CIVIL ACTION. EQUITY
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
INCLUDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. ESTABLISHING THE
INTEREST OF MARY ELLEN FAILOR IN VARIOUS
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. AND FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE
DISPOSITION OF SAID PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT OF PLAINTIFF
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff in the above aetion, by her attorney, Samuel W, Milkes,
Jacobsen & Milkes, and requests of this Honorable Court that it 1) deelare and establish
the ownership interest of the Plaintiff in certain items of real and personal property owned
by the parties, eurrently deeded or titled in either of their names; 2) enjoin the Defendant
from disposing of said property pending this litigation and thereafter, without the eonsent
of Plaintiff; and 3) distribute said property if the parties are unable to agree upon a
distribution, The Plaintiff also requests of the Court that it issue a Rule upon the
Defendant, as to why his disposition of property, and displacement of Plaintiff should not
be enjoined pending the resolution of this litigation, In support of this request, Plaintiff
alleges as follows:
1. Plaintiff is Mary Ellen Failor, who currently resides at 135 S, West
Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and has since 1983,
2, Defendant is Donald G, Eppley, Sr" who currently resides at 59 Beagle
Club Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
3, The Plaintiff and Defendant are married.
4. The Plaintiff and Defendant lived together, having held themselves out
to the community to be husband and wife for eleven years, beginning in 1983 and continuing
until September 1994.
5, An aetion for Divorce is eurrently pending at docket No, 94-5894. In
this action, the Defendant has contested whether the parties are married. A hearing was
held on this issue before the Honorable J, Wesley OIer and a continuation of the hearing,
expected to be a conelusion of the hearing, is scheduled for May 10, 1995,
6, The parties are the owners of real and personal property subject to
equitable distribution between them as marital property, unless the parties are determined
not to be married,
7. The Plaintiff requests this Court to establish that Plaintiff has an
equitable and contractual interest in the following property, even if it is determined that the
parties are not eonsidered married:
a, Real estate located at 135 South West Street, Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, eurrently deeded in Defendant's name only,
b, Real estate (a residence) believed to be located at 62 or 65 West
Chapel Avenue, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, currently deeded in
Defendant's name only.
e, Real estate located at West Chapel Ave, Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, eonstituting garages, eurrently deeded to Defendant's name only.
d. Coins and sports memorabilia, including sports eards, model race
ears, collectable stamps and other investments which the parties considered to be purehased
for their retirement.
e, 1991 Chevrolet SolO Pickup truck, believed to be titled in
Defendant's name only,
f, Various items of antique furniture,
g. Other personal property, including various household furnishings.
h, Gravesites at Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens.
8, The real estate listed in 117 (b) and (c) has been deeded to Defendant and
acquired since the parties began to reside together,
9. During the period of time the parties resided together, they generally
shared expenses, with the agreement, understanding, and expeetation that each would
benefit from the investments and payments made during the time they were together, as
would a husband and wife,
10. During the period of time the parties resided together, the Plaintiff
agreed to and generally did pay the usual household expenses of their residence, including
but not limited to the following: utilities, subscriptions. gifts to family members, some of
the automobile repairs, household furnishings (e,g" towels, eurtains, etc,), and various types
of insurance.
11. During the period of time the parties resided together, the Defendant
agreed to and generally did pay the mortgage and insuranee expenses on their personal
residenee and on the other real property described above, and insurance on the pick-up
truck,
12, The debt on the real property has been eliminated or nearly eliminated
by payments continuing during the time the parties resided together,
13. During the time the parties resided together, they made improvements
on the real property at South West Street, sueh as complete remodeling of the kitchen, new
kitchen flooring and ceiling, installation of elosed.in baek porch, remodeling of two
bedrooms, and new windows, Plaintiff eontributed finaneially to many of these expenses and
eontributed her personal time and effort to these improvements.
14. During the time the parties resided together, they made improvements
on the real property on Chapel Avenue, such as new roofing, spouting, floors, painting, and
replacement of windows,
15. During the period of time the parties resided together, the Defendant
agreed to and generally did pay for various items considered to be retirement investments
for the parties. as described above,
16. The parties agreement, to share various expenses and to each pay on
certain items of real and personal property constitutes a eon tract between them, with
consideration of the mutual benefits each received under the eon tract, sueh as food,
clothing, shelter, investment property, retirement, and other such eeonomic benefits,
17. Even were the Court to determine that no such contract exists between
the parties, and were it to determine, in the separate pending action, that the parties are
not considered married. the Defendant has benefitted, and the Plaintiff has suffered
finaneial damage from the above described arrangement, based upon the Plaintiff's
detrimental reliance upon the existence of such an agreement and eontract. Accordingly,
the benefits reeeived by Defendant from sueh arrangement should be aceounted for to the
Plaintiff,
18, Through his attorney, the Defendant has notified Plaintiff that she is to
vacate the residence located at 135 South West Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
19, By stipulation of the parties in the Divorce action, which has been entered
as an Order of Court, the Defendant has agreed to refrain from displaeing Plaintiff from
her residence until further Order of Court,
20. In the Divorce aetion, the Defendant has now requested that the Court
lift the present Order described in 1119, and thereby permit the Defendant to remove
Plaintiff from her residence, This matter is to be considered by the Court on May 10, 1995.
21. Without relief of this Court, should the Court determine the parties not
to be married, Plaintiff will suffer the irreparable harm of loss of her residenee and loss of
her interests in various real and personal property described above,
22, Plaintiff has no other residenee, other than the one in whieh she currently
resides,
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff requests this Court to:
a. Assume jurisdietion over this matter;
b. determine and declare that Plaintiff has a legal and equitable
interest in the real and personal property described in this
Complaint;
c. Preliminarily and Permanently Enjoin the Defendant from
attempting to or in fact evicting or otherwise removing the
Plaintiff from the home located at 135 South West Street,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
d. Preliminarily and Permanently Enjoin the Defendant from
disposing of any of the real or personal property described in
this Complaint until such time as the parties reach an
agreement as to its disposition or the Court determines a
proper disposition;
e. Schedule a separate hearing to determine the actual interests
of the parties in the personal and real property which is the
subject of this Complaint and thereafter, direct the proper
distribution of said property; and
f. Grant such further relief as it shaH deem proper and just.
Respectfully submitted,
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52 E, High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
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FAILOR MARY ELLEN
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R. Thomas Kline
. Sheriff, who being duly sworn according
to law, says, that he made diligo;:>nt sp.arch and inqu:Lry for the with:Ln
named def~ndant. to wit: EPPLEY DON~LD G SR
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the COMPLAINT - EQUITY
EPPLEY DONALD G SR
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Sheriff's Costs:
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO, 94.5894 CIVIL TERM
MARY ELLEN FAILOR,
PLAINTIFF
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.,
DEFENDANT
CIVIL ACl10N . LAW
IN DIVORCE
ORDER OFJiURT
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AND NOWl1upon request of the P'fainti ,i is hereby dIrected that the hearing
held in this matter on February 10, 1995 be transcribed, Plaintiff is to bear the costs of
transcription, with Defendant to pay the costs of his own copy, if he wishes one.
Plainti(f will post an appropriate deposit for this transcrip~ if required.
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - EQUITY
v.
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.,
Defendant
NO. 95-1768 EQUITY TERM
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this lot~day of April, 1995, upon consideration of
Plaintiff's "Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunctive Relief
Pursuant to Complaint," a hearing on the request for preliminary
injunctive relief is SCHEDULED for Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at 9:00
a.m., in Courtroom No.5, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
BY THE COURT,
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Wesley Oler, J.., J.
/samuel w. Milkes, Esq.
v'~2 E. High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Attorney for Plaintiff
Bradley L. Griffie, Esq.
200 North Hanover Street
Carlisle, Pa 17013
Attorney for Defendant
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CML AcrION - EQUI'IY
MARY ELLEN FAILOR
PLAINTIFF
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUN'IY, PENNSYLVANIA
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCfIVE RELIEF
PURSUANT TO COMPLAINT
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff in the above action, by her attorney, Samuel W. Milkes,
Jacobsen & Milkes, and requests of the Honorable Court that it issue a Rule upon the
Defendant to show cause why the preliminary and permanent injunetive relief requested in
the Complaint filed in this matter should not be granted. Plaintiff attaehes hereto and
incorporates the allegations of her Complaint, Plaintiff requests that for purposes of
judicial economy, this matter be scheduled at the same time as the eontinuation of a hearing
on a divorce matter between the parties. May 10, 1995, in the case of Failor v, Eppley,
docketed at No, 94-5894. The factual matters in dispute between the parties would overlap
significantly between the instant action and those in the Divorce action,
Respeetfully submitted,
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BY: Samuel W. Milkes, Esq,
JACOBSEN & MILKES
52 E. High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 249-6427
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 95. /n; ~ r""",,",, .
CML AcrION . EQUITY
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
INCLUDING PRELIMINARY INJUNcrIVE RELIEF. ESTABLISHING THE
INTEREST OF MARY ELLEN FAILOR IN VARIOUS
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. AND FOR PROTECfION AGAINST THE
DISPOSITION OF SAID PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT OF PLAINTIFF
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff in tbe above action, by her attorney, Samuel W. Millces,
Jacobsen & Milkes, and requests of this Honorable Court that it 1) deelare and establish
the ownership interest of the Plaintiff in certain items of real and personal property owned
by the parties, currently deeded or titled in eitber of their names; 2) enjoin the Defendant
from disposing of said property pending this litigation and thereafter, without the eonsent
of Plaintiff; and 3) distribute said property if the parties are unable to agree upon a
distribution. The Plaintiff also requests of the Court that it issue a Rule upon the
Defendant, as to why his disposition of property, and displaeement of Plaintiff should not
be enjoined pending the resolution of this litigation. In support of this request, Plaintiff
alleges as follows:
1. Plaintiff is Mary Ellen Failor, who currently resides at 135 S. West
Street, Carlisle, Cumberlaad County, Pennsylvania, and has since 1983.
2. Defendant is Donald G. Eppley, Sr" who currently resides at 59 Beagle
Club Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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on the real property at South West Street, sueh as complete remodeling of the kitchen, new
kitchen flooring and ceiling, installation of elosed.in back porch, remodeling of two
bedrooms, and new windows. Plaintiff contributed financially to many of these expenses and
contributed her personal time and effort to these improvements.
14, During the time the parties resided together, they made improvements
on the real property on Chapel Avenue, such as new roofing, spouting, floors, painting, and
replacement of windows.
15. During the period of time the parties resided together, the Defendant
agreed to and generally did pay for various items eonsidered to be retirement investments
for the parties. as described above.
16, The parties agreement, to share various expenses and to eaeh pay on
certain items of real and personal property constitutes a contraet between them. with
consideration of the mutual benefits eaeh received under the contract, sueh as food,
clothing, shelter, investment property, retirement, and other such economic benefits.
17. Even were the Court to determine that no such contract exists between
the parties, and were it to determine, in the separate pending action, that the parties are
not considered married, the Defendant has benefitted, and the Plaintiff has suffered
financial damage from the above described arrangement, based upon the Plaintiff's
detrimental reliance upon the existence of such an agreement and contract. Aceordingly,
the benefits received by Defendant from such arrangement should be accounted for to the
Plaintiff.
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disposing of any of the real or personal property descnbed in
this Complaint until such time as the parties reach an
agreement as to its disposition or the Court determines a
proper disposition;
e. Schedule a separate hearing to determine the actual interests
of the parties in the personal and real property which is the
subject of this Complaint and thereafter, direct the proper
distnbution of said property; and
f. Grant such further relief as it shall deem proper and just.
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52 E. High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
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Attorney No. 33130
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DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR
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NOTICE TO DEFEND
You have been sued in court, If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in
the following pages, you must take aetion 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 elaims set forth against you. You
are warned that if you fail to do so the ease may proceed without you and a judgment may
be entered against you by the Court without further notiee 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 OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR
FOURTH FLOOR
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
TELEPHONE: 717-240.6200
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In Tes!lm(\llY wh6raof, I hero unlo sel my hand
and tho ~l 01 said Court at Carlisle, Pa,
This 7 - 9t day of 0;::, .' 19 f<'
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR
PLAINTIFF
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 95- ) n1 tM T.u-.
CIVIL ACfION . EQUITY
V.
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCfIVE RELIEF.
INCLUDING PRELIMINARY INJUNcrlVE RELIEF. ESTABLISHING THE
INTEREST OF MARY ELLEN FAILOR IN VARIOUS
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. AND FOR PROTECfION AGAINST THE
DISPOSITION OF SAID PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT OF PLAINTIFF
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff in the above aetion, by her attorney, Samuel W, Milkes,
Jaeobsen & Milkes, and requests of this Honorable Court that it 1) declare and establish
the ownership interest of the Plaintiff in eertain items of real and personal property owned
by the parties. currently deeded or titled in either of their names; 2) enjoin the Defendant
from disposing of said property pending this litigation and thereafter, without the consent
of Plaintiff; and 3) distribute said property if the parties are unable to agree upon a
distribution. The Plaintiff also requests of the Court that it issue a Rule upon the
Defendant, as to why his disposition of property, and displacement of Plaintiff should not
be enjoined pending the resolution of this litigation. In support of this request, Plaintiff
alleges as follows:
1. Plaintiff is Mary Ellen Failor, who currently resides at 135 S. West
Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and has since 1983,
2. Defendant is Donald G. Eppley, Sr" who currently resides at 59 Beagle
Club Road. Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. The Plaintiff and Defendant are married.
4. The Plaintiff and Defendant lived together, having held themselves out
to the eommunity to be husband and wife for eleven years, beginning in 1983 and continuing
until September 1994.
5. An aetion for Divoree is eurrently pending at docket No, 94-5894. In
this action, the Defendant has eon tested whether the parties are married, A hearing was
held on this issue before the Honorable J. Wesley Oler and a eontinuation of the hearing,
expeeted to be a conclusion of the hearing, is scheduled for May 10. 1995,
6. The parties are the owners of real and personal property subject to
equitable distribution between them as marital property, unless the parties are determined
not to be married.
7. The Plaintiff requests this Court to establish that Plaintiff has an
equitable and contractual interest in the following property, even if it is determined that the
parties are not considered married:
a. Real estate located at 135 South West Street, Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, eurrently deeded in Defendant's name only.
b, Real estate (a residence) believed to be located at 62 or 65 West
Chapel Avenue, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, eurrently deeded in
Defendant's name only.
c, Real estate located at West Chapel Ave. Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, eonstituting garages, currently deeded to Defendant's name only.
d, Coins and sports memorabilia, including sports cards, model race
cars, eollectable stamps and other investments which the parties eonsidered to be purchased
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for their retirement
e. 1991 Chevrolet S-10 Piekup truck, believed to be titled in
Defendant's name only.
f. Various items of antique furniture.
g. Other personal property, including various household furnishings,
h. Gravesites at Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens,
8. The real estate listed in 117 (b) and (e) has been deeded to Defendant and
acquired since the parties began to reside together,
9. During the period of time the parties resided together, they generally
shared expenses, with the agreement, understanding, and expeetation that eaeh would
benefit from the investments and payments made during the time they were together, as
would a husband and wife.
10. During the period of time the parties resided together, the Plaintiff
agreed to and generally did pay the usual household expenses of their residenee, including
but not limited to the following: utilities, subscriptions, gifts to family members, some of
the automobile repairs, household furnishings (e,g., towels, curtains, etc.), and various types
of insurance.
11. During the period of time the parties resided together, the Defendant
agreed to and generally did pay the mortgage and insuranee expenses on their personal
residence and on the other real property described above, and insurance on the pick-up
truck.
12. The debt on the real property has been eliminated or nearly eliminated
by payments eontinuing during the time the parties resided together.
13. During the time the parties resided together, they made improvements
on the real property at South West Street, such as eomplete remodeling of the kitchen, new
kitchen flooring and eeiling, installation of closed.in back poreh, remodeling of two
bedrooms, and new windows, Plaintiff contributed finaneially to many of these expenses and
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eontributed her personal time and effort to these improvements,
14. During the time the parties resided together, they made improvements
on the real property on Chapel Avenue, such as new roofing, spouting, floors, painting, and
replaeement of windows.
15, During the period of time the parties resided together, the Defendant
agreed to and generally did pay for various items considered to be retirement investments
for the parties, as described above.
16, The parties agreement, to share various expenses and to each pay on
certain items of real and personal property eonstitutes a contract between them, with
17. Even were the Court to determine that no such contract exists between
eonsideration of the mutual benefits eaeh received under the eon tract, sueh as food,
elothing, shelter, investment property, retirement, and other sueh eeonomic benefits.
the parties, and were it to determine, in the separate pending action, that the parties are
not considered married, the Defendant has benefitted, and the Plaintiff has suffered
financial damage from the above described arrangement, based upon the Plaintiff's
detrimental relianee upon the existenee of sueh an agreement and eon tract. Accordingly,
the benefits reeeived by Defendant from such arrangement should be aeeounted for to the
Plain tiff.
18. Through his attorney, the Defendant has notified Plaintiff that she is to
vacate the residence located at 135 South West Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
19, By stipulation of the parties in the Divorce action, which has been entered
as an Order of Court, the Defendant has agreed to refrain from displacing Plaintiff from
her residence until further Order of Court.
20, In the Divorce action, the Defendant has now requested that the Court
lift the present Order described in ~19, and thereby permit the Defendant to remove
Plaintiff from her residence. This matter is to be considered by the Court on May 10, 1995.
21. Without relief of this Court, should the Court determine the parties not
to be married, Plaintiff will suffer the irreparable harm of loss of her residence and loss of
her interests in various real and personal property described above.
22. Plaintiff has no other residenee, other than the one in which she currently
resides.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff requests this Court to:
a. Assume jurisdiction over this matter;
b. determine and declare that Plaintiff has a legal and equitable
interest in the real and personal property, described in this
Complaint;
c. Preliminarily and Permanently Enjoin the Defendant from
attempting to or in fact evicting or otherwise removing the
Plaintiff from the home located at 135 South West Street,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
d. Preliminarily and Permanently Enjoin the Defendant from
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MARY ELLEN FAILOR
PLAINTIFF
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I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
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I NO. 95-1768
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I CIVIL ACTION - EQUITY
DONALD G. EPPLEY, SR.
DEFENDANT
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PROOF OF SERVICE
~.I SHERRY LEE SEIDITO, an adult individual, states that on
the 2~ day of May, 1995, she personally served, by hand
delivery, the Defendant in the above-referenced action, Donald G.
Eppley, Sr. with the Complaint and Order scheduling a Hearing in
the above-referenced matter at his residence, 522 Thornwood Lane,
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Respectfully submitted,
RECEIVED H.1Y 3 0 1995