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MCDERMITT, INC.,
plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 7-1- 3('04 () (f {.ll'C .~J( i 11"-
v.
BENDER CONTRACTING, INC.,
Defendant
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NOTICB
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 is
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 document 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,
As provided by Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure
No. 1018.1, the following officer is designatsd to bs nameo in
the Notice to Defend in order to find out where legal help can be
cbtained.
Court Administrator
Fourth Floor
cumberlnnd county Courthouse
High and Hanover Streets
cdrlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-6200
MCDERMITT, INC"
Plaintiff
IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO.
v.
BENDER CONTRACTING, INC.,
Defendant
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
COMPLAINT
AND NOW, comes Plaintiff, McDermitt, Inc., by and through
its attorneys, Wix, Wenger & Weidner, and files this Complaint
and in support thereof states and avers as followsl
1. Plaintiff, McDermitt, Inc., is a Pennsylvania corporation
with a registered business address of B3 lIunterstown Road,
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.
2. Defendant, Bender contracting, Inc., is a Pennsylvania
corporation with a registered business address of 32 Bridge
Street, Rear, camp lIill, Pennsylvania 17070.
3, Jurisdiction is proper in this Court since Defendant's
business and registered address is located in Cumberland
County and since some of the transactions or occurrences out
of which Plaintiff's cause of action arose took place in
Cumberland county,
4, The amount in controversy does exceed $25,000.00, as
required by the Cumberland County Rules regarding compulsory
arbitration.
5. Plaintiff manufactures concrete products for sale and
delivery to builders, contractors and others,
6, During the time period September 1993 through at least April
1995, Plaintiff manufactllred concrete products (the
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"Product") and delivered same pursuant to Defendant's
requests to miscellaneous construction sites in or around
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania (the "Sites").
7. Defendant accepted delivery of said concrete products and
used same in the course of its business at the sites.
8. Each order, delivery and acceptance of Product constituted
oral contraots by and between Plaintiff and Defendant.
9. The prices charged to Defendant for the manufacture and
delivery of the concrete products were the fair, reasonable
and customary charges for such produot and service.
10. Statements of the charges for the Produot were delivered by
Plaintiff to Defendant and accepted by Defendant at the time
of the deliveries of the Product.
11. The aggregate statement amount is $82,386.58.
12. Finance charges are calculated at 1.5% per month for the
amounts outstanding after 30 days after date of delivery and
total $13,066.19 through the date of this Complaint.
13. Defendant has failed, despite demand, to pay Plaintiff for
the manufacture or delivery of the concrete products.
14. The balance owed by Defendant to Plaintiff as the date of
this Complaint is $95,452.77, which sum includes finanoe
charges at the agreed upon rate of 1.5% monthly of the
outstanding amount due, Attached hereto as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by reference is a true and correct copy
of a statement of account showing the invoice dates and
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for Defendant.
amounts relative to the concrete production and deliveries
15, By virtue of Defendants' order, acceptance of delivery and
use of Plaintiff's concrete products, Defendant is liable to
Plaintiff for payment therefor.
16. Plaintiff is entitled to recover from Defendant the sum of
$95,452,77, plus finance charges at the rate of 1.5% per
month of the outstanding amount due from July 1, 1995 until
full payment by Defendant,
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, McDermitt, Inc., respectfully requests
that this court enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against
Defendant for the amount of $95,452.77, plus finance charges at
the rate of 1.5% per month of all amounts due, calculated from
July 1, 1995 until payment in full by Defendant, plus the oosts
of this aotion, interest, and such other relief as this court
deems just and appropriate.
WEIDNER
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, Wenger, I.D, 15489
Williams, 1.0, 162051
508 North Second Street
P.O, Box 045
Harrisburg, PA 17100-0845
(717) 234-4102
DATEt '/7/44'
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VIRIFICI\TION
I, George Sherman, credit Manager of McDermitt, Inc.,
Plaintiff in the foregoing Complaint, have read the foregoing
Complaint and hereby affirm and verify that it is true and
correct to the best of my personal knowledge, information and
belief. I verify that all of the statements made in the
foregoing are true and correct and that false statements made
therein may subject me to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.A. section
4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
MCDERMITT, INC.
By,~I1, ~
Gorge erman, Credit Manager
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IN THE COURT OF COr~ION PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
JUt 12 II uG Iii '95
MCDERMITT INC. Plafntfff
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BENDER CONTRACTING. INC.
Defendant
PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
'J~oma.. 'J~oma. & %/,,.
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JOI NORTH ,RONT ITRUT
P. O. lOX 811
HARRIIIURO. PA.17108
Bender contracting, Inc.
Defendant
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: No. 95-3040 civil Term
: civil Action - Law
: Jury Trial Demanded
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON I)LEASE OJ;' CUMDERLANll COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA: CIVIL - LAW
McDermitt, Inc.
plaintiff
VS.
PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Pleaee enter the appearance of James K. Thomas, II, Esquire
and Ann F. Depaulis, Esquire of Thomas, Thomas & Hafer as attorneys
for Defendant Bender contracting, Inc. in the above matter,
reserving our right to answer or otherwise plead to Plaintiff's
Complaint.
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By: __ -?'"')--
James . Thomas, II
1.0. No. 15613
Ann F. DePaulis
1.0, No. 56106
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305 North Front street
P,O. Box 999
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0999
(717) 237-7119
Dated t 7 -/2 --'J c:;"
Attorneys for Defendant
Bender Contracting, Inc.
IN THE COURT OF CONMON PLEAS OF
CUrlBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
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MCDER~llTT. INC.
PLAINTIFF
V.
BENDER CONTRACTING. INC,
DEFENDANT
No. 95-3040
'J~oma'. 'J~o",aI & .7fa/er
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JOI NORTH 'RONT ITR[U
. O. lOX 811
HARAIIIURO, PA 11108
IN TilE COURT 0.' COMMON I)LEAS OF
CUMDERI~AND COUNTY, I)ENNSYLV ANIA
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McDermitt, Inc.
Plaintitt
VB.
No. 95-3040 civil Term
civil Action - Law
Jury Trial Demanded
Bender contracting, Inc"
Defendant
DlrINDAHT'. AN...R TO PLAIHTIrr'8 COMPLAINT
2.
Denied as stated.
Detendant, Bender contracting, Inc., by and through its
attorneys, Thomas, Thomas' Hafer, responds as follows:
1. Atter reaeonable investigation, Defendant is without
knowledge or information SUfficient to form a beliet as to the
truth of the averments of this paragraph and proof thereof is
demanded.
Defendant is a Pennsylvania
Corporation having its principal place of bueiness located at 705
South Spring Garden state, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013.
3. The allegations of this paragraph set forth a legal
conclusion to which no answer is required.
4. The allegations of this paragraph set forth a legal
conclusion to which no answer is required.
5. Admitted.
6. Admitted.
7. Admitted.
8. The allegations of this paragraph set forth a legal
conclusion to which no answer is required.
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g. The allegations of this paragraph set forth a legal
conclusion to which no answer is required.
10. Denied as stated. It is denied that statements of
charges were always delivered at the same time as deliveries of the
product.
11. Denied It is denied that the aggregate statement amount
b $82,386.58.
12. Denied. It is denied that Defendant has incurred finance
charges in the amount of $13,066.19.
13. Denied as stated. Defendant has made some payments
towards the concrete products.
14. Denied. It is denied that Defendant owes plaintiff the
a.ount of $95,452.77 for the concrete products.
15. The allegat ions of this paragraph set forth a legal
conclusion to which no answer is required.
16. The allegations of this paragraph set forth a legal
conclusion to which no answer is required. To the extent that an
answer i8 required, it is denied that Defendant owes Plaintiff the
a.ount of $95,452.77 for concrete products,
..1.lrO.I, Defendant, Bender contracting, Inc. respectfully
requests that judgment be entered in its favor and against
Plaintiff, McDermitt, Inc,
THOMAS, THOMAS & HAFER
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James K. Thomas, II
1.0. No. 15613
Ann F, Depaulis
1.0. No. 56106
305 N. Front street
P. O. Box 999,
Harrisburg, PA 17100-0999
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C'RTIWICAT' or I.RYIC.
I, April L. Brown, a secretary of the law firm of THOMAS, THOMAS, ,
HAFER, do certify that I served the foregoing document on the following
per.on(.), by depositing the same in the united states Mail,
certified/Return Receipt Requested, postage prepaid, at Harrisburg,
Penn.ylvania addressed as followsl
steve R. Willia.s, Esquire
WIX, WENGER , WEIDNER
501 North Second street
P. o. Box 845
Harriaburg, PA 17108-0S45
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