HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-4084(Petitioner) Christine R. Strouse
VS.
(Respondent) John T. Olscwa Jr.
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: ACTION IN EQUITY
: NO. 0,~-~ qO~'/t/
NOTICE TO DEFEND
TO THE RESPONDENTS NAMED HEREIN:
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(Petitioner)
VS.
(Respondent)
Christine R. Strouse
John T. Olscwa Jr.
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: ACTION IN EQUITY
: NO.
]petition to Obtain Title of an Abandon Vehicle
(State the Facts of the case)
On December 15, 2000, I lent John T. Olscwa Jr. $3500 with which to purchase the 1988
Chevrolet Beretta, VIN #1G1LV11W4JY563863, of which I am now petitioning the court to
obtain title. He was my boyfriend, and he lived with me at the time. This loan was under an oral
agreement between John and me that he would repay me the entire $3500, interest-free, as he
could. He estimated that he would be able to repay me at least $100 per month, and I accepted
this repayment schedule. In accordance with these terms, we put the vehicle title in his name
with me as First Lienholder. Our agreement was that when l~e had repaid me in full the $3500, I
would sign off the title and he would own the car free and clear. I am in possession of this
vehicle title.
He then obtained a job, used the car, and spent his money drinking in bars without me and going
to dinner at expensive restaurants and to concerts with friends for the next year and five months,
rather than repay me. In November, 2001, he struck a guardrail, causing damage to the
passenger side front bumper cover, fender, door, and quarter panel; the repair estimates for
which averaged approximately $1400. At several times throughout this period, I asked for at
least one payment on the principal loan and threatened to repossess the car, but he never paid me
anything for it.
On May 16, 2002, I came home from work to find that he and all his possessions were gone from
my residence. The next day, he called me and told me he had packed all his things in the
Beretta, driven it to Florida, and was staying temporarily with his grandmother near Tampa. He
never repaired the $1400 body damage nor paid me one cent toward the original $3500 principal
loan for the car.
In recent conversations with John, he has agreed to the above facts, admitted that the car should
be mine, and indicated that he will give it to me ifI travel to Florida and obtain it. I am
petitioning the court for an order to first transfer the title from his name to mine, so that I may
then legally demand possession of the car, in case he changes his mind about relinquishing it to
me after I travel to Florida--- action that would be characteristic of his past behavior.
I verify that the statements made in this Petition are true and correct. I understand that false statements
herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unswom falsification to
authorities.
- PlaintifI'
CHRISTINE R. STROUSE,
PETITIONER
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN T. OLSCWA, JR.
RESPONDENT
AND NOW, this
entry of an order on the within petition, IS DENIED?
Edgar B. Bayley(~.
· 02-4084 EQUITY
ORDER OF COURT
day of September, 2002, the request for the
C.R. Strouse, Pro se
852 Louise Ct.
Enola, PA 17015-1506
~ A lawsuit in equity must be started by a complaint, not a petition. Pa. Rule of
Civil Procedure 1501. The complaint must then be served with the cause of
action thereafter to proceed in accordance with the rules relating to a civil action.