April 24
Potomac Edison v. Patrick Finger and Curtis Shaffer
PA- Christopher Moore; J- Wilkes
* The plaintiff claims the defendants damaged their facilities on Dec. 18, 2011, while cutting down a tree in Gerrardstown. The plaintiff seeks $9,469.14, the amount of damage allegedly caused, plus interest.
Case number: 13-c-311
April 26
John L. Darr and Carol A. Darr v. Bank of America, N.A.
PA- Sarah L. Hinkle; J-Wilkes
* The plaintiffs claim Bank of America violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act by continuing to attempt a debt after they had emerged from bankruptcy. The debt was in the form of a mortgage on a Harpers Ferry home, and the plaintiffs claim they haven't lived there for nearly three years.
Case number: 13-c-320
April 30
James Michael Burks v. Timber Ridge Heating and Air Conditioning and Michael Ambrose
PA- Richard G. Gay; J- Silver
* Burks was working with Timber Ridge and Ambrose on May 12, 2011, in a single-family residence, the suit says. Burks was climbing and descending a ladder with parts to assist Ambrose in the replacement of a heat pump/air conditioning unit, the suit says. Burks says he sustained injuries when he fell off the ladder and spent 11 days in the hospital, including seven in the Intensive Care Unit. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 13-c-333
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
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