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COLLEEN C. APGAR, his wife,
Plaintiffs,
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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CIVIL ACTION - LAW
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NO#- CIVIL TERM
RALPH PEIPERAUTO PARTS, Ine.
Defendant
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
COM PI.A INT
AND NOW, come the plaintiffs, Brian 0, Apgar and Colleen C, Apgar, his wife, by and
through their attorneys, Irwin, McKnight & Hughes, and files this Complaint making the
following statement:
COUNT I: RREACH OF CONTRACT
1.
The plaintiffs are Brian 0, Apgar and Colleen C. Apgar, his wife, adult individuals residing
at 757 East Main Street, Apartment K203, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446,
2,
The defendant is Ralph Peiper Auto Parts, Incorporation, a Pennsylvania corporation
whose principal place of business is located at 8 South Spring Garden Street, Carlisle,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17013.
3,
On or about August 1, 1994, plaintiff Brian 0, Apgar and his father, Bruce A. Apgar,
entered the defendant's auto parts store located at 8 South Spring Road, Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, and requested DOT 3/00T 4 Hydraulic Clutch Fluid for the clutch system
ofa 1991 Jeep Wrangler,
4,
The store clerk who assisted the plaintiff and his father, Bruce A. Apgar, advised them
that the defendant did not sell DOT 3/00T 4 Hydraulic Clutch Fluid,
5,
Plaintiff Brian 0, Apgar, and his father, Bruce A. Apgar, were preparing to leave the
defendant's store when Ralph Peiper, Jr" an agent of the defendant, intercepted them and advised
them to purchase hydraulic jack oil.
6,
Ralph Peiper, Jr" held himself out to be an expert regarding hydraulic clutch fluid, and
advised plaintiff Brian 0, Apgar and his father, Bruce A. Apgar, that the hydraulic jack oil is the
same substance as DOT 3/ DOT 4 Hydraulic Clutch Fluid, and that it would perform the same
function as the DOT 3/00T 4 Hydraulic Clutch Fluid if used in the clutch system ofa 1991 Jeep
Wrangler,
11.
Plaintiffs were informed that the hydraulic jack oil destroyed the rubber and plastic parts in
the hydraulic system of the 1991 Jeep Wrangler, Extensive repair work had to be performed to
place the vehicle back in working condition.
12,
The repair costs for said vehicle totaled Seven Hundred Fifty Four and 24/100 ($754,24)
Dollars, Attached as Exhibit "A" is a copy of Bergey's invoice for said repairs,
13.
While the 1991 Jeep Wrangler was being repaired, the plaintiffs were forced to rent a
vehicle for additional costs of One Hundred Nineteen and 89/100 ($119,89) Dollars, Attached as
Exhibit "B" is a copy ofthe invoice for said charges,
14,
An implied warranty of merchantability arose when the defendant, through defendant's
agent, sold to the plaintiff, Brian D, Apgar, the hydraulic jack oil for use in the plaintiffs vehicle's
clutch system,
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The defendant breached this warranty of merchantability, and extensive damage to the
plaintiffs vehicle ensued.
WHEREFORE, plaintiffs Brian D, Apgar and Colleen C, Apgar demand jUdgment against
the defendant, Ralph Peiper Auto Parts, Inc., in the amount of Eight Hundred Seventy-Four and
131100 ($874,13) Dollar., plus costs, interests, attorneys fees, and any other relief this Court
deems appropriate,
COUNT 1/: /JREA CH OF WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
PARTICUl.AR PURPOSE
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Paragraphs One through Fifteen are hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set
forth herein,
17.
Defendant's representations to plaintiff Brian D, Apgar constituted an implied warranty of
fitness for a particular purpose, specifically that the hydraulic jack oil sold to plaintiff Brian D,
Apgar would fulfill the plaintitl's need for clutch fluid,
18,
Defendant breached the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose by selling to
the defendant a product that did not fulfill the plaintitl's need, but instead caused extensive
damage to the plaintitl's vehicle,
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WHEREFORE, plaintiffs Brian D. Apgar and Colleen C, Apgar demand judgment against
the defendant, Ralph Peiper Auto Parts, Inc., in the amount of Eight Hundred Seventy-Four and
13/100 ($874,13) Dollars, plus costs, interests, attorneys fees, and any other relief this Court
deems appropriate,
Respectfully submitted,
IRWIN, McKNIGHT & HUGHES
By:
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Rebecca R. Hughes, Esqu' e
60 West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
(717) 249-2353
Supreme Court I.D, No. 67212
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Brian D. Apgar and Colleen C, Apgar
DATE: April 28, 1995
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CREDIT AUTK, NO,
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VERIFICATION
The foregoing Complaint is based upon information which has been gathered by our
counsel and ourselves in the preparation of this action, The language of the Complaint may in
part be the language of my counsel and not our own, We have read the statements made in this
Complaint and to the extent that it is based upon information which we have given to my counsel,
it is true and correct to the best of our knowledge, information and belief, To the extent that the
contents of the statements are that of counsel, we have relied upon counsel in making this
verilication, We understand that false statements herein made are subject to the penalties of 18
Pa,C,S,A. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities,
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v.
NO. 95-1826 CIVIL TERM
RALPH PEIPER AUTO PARTS,
INC. ,
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Defendant
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
PR~ECIPE TO MARK CASE SETTLED ~ND DISCONTINUED
TO: Lawrence E. Welker, Prothonotary
Please mark
discontinued.
the
above
settled,
case
satisfied
and
IRWIN, MCKNIGHT & HUGHES
Attorney for Plaintiffs
COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA
.. ...-:-.... COURT OF COMMON "lCAS
NOTICE OF APPEAL
FIlOM
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT JUSTICE JUDGMENT
COMMON PLEAS No, 9<:;-lB7.6 civll Term
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NOTICE OF APPEAL
NOIIC~ 1\ uivun thill tilt' IIPPl!lIiHII hilS flied III 11lL' ilhuvt! Cmlrl ul COllllllon PleilS i1l1l1PIWilllrlJl1Ilhc jUdO"H!1l1 wfldmed hv Ihl! DislIicl JUstlCU
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PRAECIPE: To Prothonotary
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within twenty (20) days alter Sf!rVICU 0 rule or suffm entry of judgment of non pros.
,aPl)ulhw(s). to filt! a complaint in this appeal
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(1) VOlt are notified thai J lule IS herehy entered tJpun you to file a COmlJlailll ill this appeal within twcnty (20) days after the date of
service 01 fhis rule upon you bV personal st!lvice or by certified or registered mail. .
(21 If you <10 not III. ocomllloint with ill tillS II",e, a JUDGMENT OF NON PROS WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU.
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