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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-04069 1 VJ " . , 1> ~ ~ , ~ J " 0- ....9 o :t- , , , , " , ' d , ' , , ~ :' 1 ;\, I>cfcllLllIlll, Mm-^,nA~'IK nil III Il%\l"l"ll", 1',('" I~ II holly ~mpOlllle, L1uly IIlcnrpllrulcLl IInd cxl~IIIlII pUI~UlIllI 10 lhc IlIw~ 01 Ihe Stille 01 l'ellll~yll'lIllll1 IIIlLl ~ollduclllll! hushlc~s III Cumhedlllld COUllly,l'ellll~yll'lIlllll. 1\1l1l-^,nA~'I"ll" ('lllltOI'IlM"IK, I',C., IIII1Y he scrwll hy ~erl'lll~ '111l1l1l1l~ Smlll~h, .\~'J'J 01,1 (jelly~hllr!/. ({'lIld, ('lIl11p 11111, ('umhedlllld COllllly, l'cnllsyll'lIlllll. ,I. TlllIlOllllr 1111llUl April I ~, I 'Nl,lhe l>c1elldllul~, TIlOI'tIAS ,I, SMAlISlI A~ll Mm- ^,n.A~'I'll' ClllllOl'IIAl'TIC, I',C, elltered lulll ulluml ~Olllrll~t wllllth~ 1'1111111111" for 1'lllllllilT III pruvlLlc IIwlUnlllll!, cOIl~ultillg ulld bill ~ulle~llull ~er\'ke~ IUlhe l>c1elldlllll~ UII 1111 huurly hu~ls hclwcen $~(l.llll 1I11L1 $11l1l.111I per huur, dcpelldlllg ulllhc cmpluyec pcrformillg thc work, plu~ cxpcnsc~, 5, Thllt, pur~ullnl IU the Icrm~ uf lhc ~lIld IIl!rcemclII, I'llIillller rClldcrcd ~crl'l~c~ 10 thc PcfClldulIlS from April, 1'i'i,llhruugh AugU~I, 1'il}.1 illlllllllllllmllulllOf Ilmc cxeccdillgl,lIfJ6 houn;, fJ, Thill, thc Dcfclldlllll~ IIrc III dcfllUIt III lllllt they huvc fllllcd 10 pill' I'llllnllff Ilny SUIllS whlllsocvcr I'm Ihc ~cr\'icc~ rendcrcd, dc~pllC dcmlllld fur pllymclIl. 7, By rcu~OIl of lhc Dcfclldllnt~' brcllehc~, lhc 1'IIIInllff hilS ~u~lUincd dllnlllgcs fur fullurc to PIlY Plllintlfr~ fccs In lhc umount uf Scventy Scvcn Thouslllld Four Hundrcll Ilnd Fifty Flvc Dollllr~ und Twcnly CCllts ($77,.l55.20). WIIElmHJRE, thc premises eUIl~I,JcrcJ, thc I'llllnliff, TIlOMAS e, Tlll'XLlm, CPA, dClllands Jullgmclll, Jullllly IIlld sel'erally, IIglllnsl thc Dcfclldllllts, TIlOMAS J, SMAllSIl ANll Mm-A'llAN'l'IC C1I1lIOJ'IIAC'I'lC, I',e" in the Illlloulltuf Scvcnly Seven Thousllnll Four Hunllrcd tlnd Flfty-fivc IIml Twenty Cents ($77 ,455.2(1), plus Inlcrc~t In the mllxlmul11 tll110unl pcrl11lllcd hy luw, plu~ Illlorney's fec~ IInd ell~ts uf lhl~ uCllon, plus such uthcr Ilnd furthcr rcllef tiS dcclllcd Just Ilnd propcr. - JI'IR" J "14 - COUNT 11 (QUM/TIJM MI'IILJIT) II, '111111 pllru~rllph~ I Ihruu~h .\ Ilf Ihl~ ('umpllllnl lire IncllrpnrulcLl hcrcln hy rcfcrcnce ilK If repcllleLl verhllllm, I), Uelween April, 1 ')'),llIlId ^ul!lJ~l, 19').1, I'IIIInll'''- lelldereLlllccnunlln~, cnn~ulllng uml hill cnllcellnn ~crvlce~ lu the IMendlllll~, 10. The Ilhu\'C mCllllllncd wllrk, 111\lIIr IlI1d ~crvlcc~ wcre pcrfnrmed wllhlllllllllY exprc~~ rC'luc~1 from \)cfendlllll~ Ilr IIl.lrcclllclll hclwccll 1'111i1l111l ullLl Dcfclldunl~i hul Defclldlll1l~ III 1111 IlIl1CK kllew lhlll Ihc wllrk, lullIIr 1111,1 ~crvlcc~ wcrc helng pcrhll'lncd, IlI1d kllcw Ihllt pllllllliff cxpcclell In hc pllld fur Ihl~ wurk, IIlld \)cfcndlllll~ IIcccplcd lhc wllrk ulld rccelved II~ hCllcrlt~, II, The wurk, IlIhnr IIlld ~ct\.lcc~ pcrfurmed hy thc 1'1111 III lIT wcrc Ilf II rCII~ullllhle vlllue In cXcc~~ Ilf Twellly-Flvc ThuUNIIIld \)ullllr~ ($2~,1I01l,1I0), 12. Dcrclldllllt~ hllvc Ilul pllld Ihe IIhUVC-IIICllllllllcd MUll, Ilur ullY purtllln Ilf It, dc~plle Llell1und fill PIlYIIICIlt. WII/iRIWORI\, lhc prcmlNe~ cllll~ldcred, Ihc I'lulnllrr, THOMAS C. TlmXl.lm, el'A, Llcll1unLl~ Judglllelll, julnlly IIlld Nevcmlly, ugllhlNI the DcfclldllntN, THOMAS J, SMARSH ANII MlIl-ATl.AN'l'lC ClllllOl'llAC'lK, 1',C., ill eXCCNS Ilf Twel1tv-Fivc Thuu~ullLl DullurK ($25,OOll,1I0), plus Illlere~t In the II1l1xlmum IImllullt pcrmitted hy 1111'.1, plus Iltturney'~ fee~ ulld clIslK lIf Ihl~ uClhlll, plu~ such ulher IInd furthcr relief UN deelllcd JlINI Ulld proper. . COUNT III (FIIALJIl ANIl DECEIT) 13, Thul plllllglllph~ Ilhrllugh 3 of this Cumpluinlllre Inclllplllllled herein by reference OK If repellled verhulhll, 14, Defemlunl~ mude mUlerllllmlsrepre~entutlllll!i In re~urd III clImpellKllting the Plaintiff fur itK Kcrvlce~ provldcd III thc [)efcndunIN, - "/IH" 3 1114 - @ \ 'I "l~ I"l 1\ /, I, II ,J ,4 '" ~ L.( 0."-0 ",1. t1.~ ~<l,.. S, "l) ,au;w H\4".}. --~-11./ r;~"D ~1Ji 1',/.~. oIt f!F. IJ 4 'I r.l.:~i1\' ~~,f.(. 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' , 1. 0.11 0' .livl/V · I I I 11I'0 Wl'h 10 tIO'lfYt tilt rollowln, ..rvlo.. "Of III .N". ,.." !. 0 Add,..."" Add.... ..-- lIU.I._,,,,,,,,,,,, DOME8nc RiTURN RlCI,,,. 1-.. fj ,., I:;:) "; f'.J '1' ., m . )/ '" t~ :. t"'. ,.1' iii .. ( , 1 , I " , .. Ofr/(J/NAL i . ------'--- '" 'W-.-.-----.------- S1i~mah~--" m-fg~I.Il~ ~L ____.,._..._.,l.!lJ!.!jLtJi,_~___L~'1'_ _ ..___.....~. "O~BO~ 88, HAAI1ISBUnO, PENNIlYL~IINIA 17108 .. , ... . ~ ,. .. - THOHAS o. TR~X~~R, CPA, Plaintiff v. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PL~AS CUMa~RLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA No. 1995-4069 civil Term 'rII0HAS J. BMARBII IInd MID- A'l'I.AN'l'IC CIIIIlOPRAC'l'IC, P. C., Dofendants JURY TRIAL DEMANDED AJHlliJ:':IUil'l'JUtf/li...MAr'11iR...QLDJ:':.na'WAN'l' 'l'UOMAB JJ SMARB" / D. C. NOW COMES Defendant '1'homas J. smarsh, D.C., by his attorneys/ Shumaker Williams, P.C., to state the following Answer with New Matter to Plaintiff/s complaint I 1. Admitted upon information and belie!? 2. Admitted in part and denied in part. It is denied that Thomas J. Bmarsh, D.C. (hereinafter >>Dr. smarsh>>) resides at the alleged address. 3. Admitted in part and denied in part. '1'he allegations that Mid-Atlantic chiropractic, P.C. (hereinafter >>Mid-Atlantic>>) conducts business in cumberland county, Pennsylvania and may b~ served by serving Dr. Smarsh are deniedl to the oontrary/ Mid- Atlantic does not currently conduct business in Cumberland county and may not be properly served by serving Thomas Smarsh. By way of clarification, Dr. Smarsh notes that the registered office of Mid- Atlantic was officially changed on the recordR of the Corporation Bureau of the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on October 21/ 1994, to 700 Chestnut street, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. admitted. The remaJ.ning averments of this paragraph are 4. Denied. 'l'hll averments of this paragraph are speoificallY denied. '1'0 the contrary, neither Dr. Bmarah nor Mid-Atlantic entered into any contract with Plaintiff for Plaintiff to provide accounting, conSUlting, or bill colleotion services to either Dnrp"dnnt at any hourly rate at any time. B. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff ever rendered any servioes to Dr. Bmarshl to tho oontrary, Plaintiff never rendered services to Dr. Bmarsh. It is denied that plaintiff rendered any servioes pursuant to the allegod agroement, to the oontrary, the IIboVIl answer to paragraph 4 is incorporated by reference. The averment conoerning the amount of time spent. is denied on the basis that, after reasonable investJ.gation, Dr. smarsh is without knowledge or information suffioient to form a belief as to this Bverment. 6. Admitted in part and denied in part. It is speoifioallY denied that Dr. Bmarsh owes any sum whatsoever to Plaintiff, to the contrary, Dr. Bmarsh does not owe any such sum. 7. Denied. It is specif.l.callY denied that Dr. Bmarsh committed any breach of any agreement I to the contrary, he did not breach any agreement. The romaining averments of this paragraph are denied on the basis that, after reasonable investigation, Dr. Smarsh without information sufficient to form a belief ae to their truth. -;1- WHEREFORE/ Defendant 'l'hOUlas J. Bmal'sh, D.C./ rOllpeotfully requests that this Honorable court enter jUdgment in his faVor and against plaintiff. o. The abovo answors to paragraphs 1 through 3 are inoorporated herein by reference. 9. It is specifically denied that plaintiff ever rendered any accounting, oonsulting, or bill collection services to Dr. Bmarshl to the contrary, Plaintiff nevor rendered any suoh services to Dr. Bmarsh. 10-11. Denied. 'I'he averments of these paragraphs are speoifically denied, to the contrary, the above answer to paragraph 9 is incorporated herein by reference. 12. Admitted with clarification. It is admitted that Dr. Bmarsh has never paid tho alleged slim to Plaintiff with the clarification that Dr. Bmarsh has never owed the alleged sum or any other sum to plaintif f I tho above answer to paragraph 9 is incorporated herein by reference. WHEREFORE, Defendant Thomas J. Bmarsh, D.C., respeotfully requests that this Honorable Court enter judgment in his favor and against plaintiff. 13. The above answers to paragraphs 1 through 3 are incorporated herein by reference. 14 . Denied. The averments of this paragraph are specifically deniedl to the contrary, Dr. Smarsh never made any misrepresentations to plaintiff. -3- 115"115. Denied. The averment. of. those parBgraphs are speoifioally denied, to the oontrary, tho above ansWers to paragraphs 4 and 14 are incorporated herein by referenoe. WHEREFORE / Defendant '1'homall J, fJmarsh, D. C., respeotfully requests that this 1I0tlorable Court enter judgml\lnt in his favor and against Plaintiff.. tm.\'L.l1li'mn 17. Under the law of the Commonweal th of Pennsylvania, Plaintiff is not entitled to seek or recover attorneys' fees in this action. 18. Undar the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania / Plaintiff is not entitled to seek or recover punitive damages in this action. 19. Under the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Count III of Plaintiff's Complaint is legally insufficient to state a cause of aotion, since an action for fraud is not maintainable under the facts alleged in the Complaint. 20. Under the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, count II of Plaintiff's Complaint is insufficient to state a valid cause of action. 21. Under the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Count I of Plaintiff's Complaint is insufficient to state a valid cause of action. -4- tU ....., (II v.1 ~ ." I ,. , ~.. . ",j' tR -..,.. 11I111 nt/llll Iln /lot. Lon for fr/llld IHI /I 110\IOd in 1~/lrll\lrllph III of 1'1,11 In t I J. I' 'II ClJlllp l/II n L . ;IU. 'I'hlll pllril\lrllph oonllists of II conclusion of law and thllntf'oru ru'lu L rOil no nIR[Jonlle. 'l'h III [Hu'/I\lraph further does nol <lllllt/llll /HI ilfflnll/ll'.1vll doflllHHl but rnt!HlI: II prolilllin/lry objoction Hill! thurofuro IIII1Y not bo Indudod undor Now Maller, '1'0 tho uxtunL II rOllponHll III J'tHlllln!d, It lIS denLod that l'lalnl:lff cannot IIIHLntlll1l an net Ion undor Parograph II of PLaintiff's Complaint. 21, 'l'hlH parnljr/lph conHlsts of a conclusIon of law and Lhoroforo roqulroli no n!lSpOIHlO, '1'hlli para'lrdph further does not contain an /lfflrm/ltIvo dofenso but r/lthor a proliminary objection and thoroforo may not bo Includod undor New Matter, To the oNtonL a rOllponso Iii roqulrod, It Iii donled thnt Plaintiff cannot malnt/lln an acLion undor Paragraph I of PlaIntiff's Complaint. 22. IJonlod, It Is donled that tho only agrooment entered into by Pr, Smarsh /lnd Plaintiff wali to ostablish the value of PlainUff's serviens to CllnlCorp, Ine" that Plaintiff failed to demonstrato SUCCBSS in the porformanee of these services, and th,'~ thnr," l'ifl, no',e,.. An fi(,IJ'(!C1mr:nt thnl; Pl"ir'tiff WJulcl be oompen- sated for his efforls, " ~;" (i "1 " r 'J I . '" 'j , , , , ~, .i~' [,I " ,I rJI " '-.1 I " TIIOMAS C, TIU;XU:lt, CIIA, COlIll'l' <W COI\II\ION l'I.I':Mi, C lJ 1\11110: IU. A 1'1 U COlIN T \' , I'I.AIN'I'IFI', I'ENNS\'I.VANIA v. NIl. 1')1)/1-4069 CIVIl. TEltM TIIOMAS J. SI\1i\ItSII IHIII 1\111). ATLANTIC ClllltOl'ltACTIC, I',C,. CIVIl. ACTION- I.AW UI':F1':NUANTS. ~qTln: <)lo' IJANliIUII'TC\' COMES NOW Dcf~ndllnl, I\IID-ATI.:\N'J'\C ClIIROPI~ACTIC. P,C. IIIkol CLlNICORP. INC., hy lInd through its undersigned counsel. und Illes this Notice of Bunkrupll:Y in the uhovc-entitlcd pro~eedinllund stlltes: I. On June 20, 19%, II VoluntlllY Petition for relief under Chupler II. Title II. of the United Stlltes Bunkruptcy Code wus Ii\ed hy Cl.lNICOI~P, INC., in the United StAtes Bunkruptcy Court for the Soulhel'l1 District of Floridu, under CAse No.: 96.32S29. BKC.SHF. 2. Pursllunt to the lltlllkrnptcy Code, Section 362, the Pluintlff in the uhove styled cuuse i~ herehy nutomllli~nlly shlyed from proceeding with this lltigAlion. lllEltEIIl' n:u:r....l' thnln trlle copy of the foregoing wns delivered by mnll June~ 1996,10 JUllles K. Jones. Attorney for Plnintll1', 401 E. Louther Street, Suite 222. Carlisle. PAt 17013.2657; nnd Lnwl'ence W. Dngue, AlIorney for Defendant Smnrsh, Shunlllkcr Williull1s, P.e.. 1'. O. Box 88, IlnlTishurg, PA, 17108. :J..~ Dnted: June~ 1996, JACOB & WEINGARTBNi P.c. __ I "/) L_ BY: _ /l, ~ PETr~ A. NATHAN Attomey for Clinicorp FL BAR NO.: 320lS3 1555 Pnlm Deuch Lnkes I31vd. SlIite ISIO West Pnlm13ench. FL 33401 Phone: (407) 640-5600 Fux: 683-0799 NOT'CF..I' I' "I ') 1;11 ,I , I I I ")I' , ,r.'1 1.1' "I,) r.'.i I, II", 'II :'11 f:i i'" , ., 'i .,.... 'I' ~ : " ',J "'J '," ,1,- ", 'l'tlOMMI C, '1'll":XLI;:/l, CPA, Pll!intLff IN '1'1 IIi: COLJIl'I' ()to' COMMON PI,JiJMl OV' CIJMllli:Jll,ANIl COLIN'I'Y, PI;;NNIlYl.vANII\ v, NO. 19'Hi ~()69 CIVIl. '1'1;;jlM CtV lJ, I\C'I'I ONu I.AW 'l'IIOMI\Il J, SMl\llllll IInd MID'-I\'l'l,AN'I'IC ClllIIOPHI\C'I'IC, P,C. nefl}nd;lnL~ dLlIlY 'J'H I AI. IJ/':MANIJI~/) PE'I'I'I'ION '1'0 lJf/lCON'I'INLm AC'I'IOI'I AGI\lNS'1' MlIJ'I\'I'LAN'I'IC ClIlIWPHAC'1' IC I P, C, 1. Petitioner Is PlulnLlfr In tho uboVQ captioned matter. 2, lJefendnnt Mld.AtlunUc ChlroprllcUc, P,C. (hereinafter Mid-I\tlantic) is now known us und wholly owned by Clinicorp, Inc. 3. On or nbout Juno 20, 1996, Cllnicorp, Inc. filed a voluntary petitlrnl for rollef undor Chllpter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and Mid-I\tluntlc anticipates filing bunkruptcy therefore staying any further net ion 1l<Jlllnst Mld-Atlllntic pending resolu- tion of the bunkrupLcy. 4. L1pon furLhClr invClsUc)IlLlon by PluinLlff it has been learned thllt no claim oxlsLa IlgainsL Mid-AtlanLic and therefore he desires to dlscontinuCl his IIctlon against Mid-Atlantic. 5. PlainLlff deslr.os to conLinuo wLth his action against defendant Thomas J. Smllrsh. 5. Plaintiff belLeVllS und therefore flvers that dismissal of Mid-Atlantic will not prejudice the rights of any party involved '. '!\( ~ " '. I . . ~mams.HC. .ll.VL-- .:: 1', 0, ao~ 88, HAAHI~6UAQ, PF.NNSYLVANIA 17108 .ORlel/1I fv4l .' " ... . ~ .. ...", \ 10 n \!J . ;, t., 1,1) ." It, ,\ , 1"1 '-ill r1l :\~J " ..~ r"1 L, I ~,; I I"~ ~'i 'lI ':'1~ :,' :i; )" C" 't '~ .. ~ :,~ r, ,C I,) .. ~'. I'