EABY v. RICHMOND

Civ. No. 82-3866.

561 F.Supp. 131 (1983)

Earl M. EABY, Elmer Martin, Jr., Dr. Ralph Weirich, Luther Earhart, Eli S. Lapp, Russel W. Brong, Lillian Wittle and Richard Brong v. John R. RICHMOND, June Richmond, John D. Snavely, Jerry W. Hanwell, George McCarrihan, George Dawson, D'Appolonia Petroleum, Inc., Barrie P. Barrett, P.E., Charles F. Smith, Angelina Nau, American Energy Developers, Inc., and James E. Capin.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

March 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Baughman, York, Pa., Arnold Levin, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Geary M. Battistelli, Wheeling, W.Va., Susanna E. Lachs, Philadelphia, Pa., for Richmonds, C.F. Smith, Nau, George Dawson, American Energy Developers.

John P. Brody, Emens, Hurd, Kegler & Ritter, Columbus, Ohio, for Barrett.

Edward M. Posner, Philadelphia, Pa., for Capin.

Charles J. Bloom, Philadelphia, Pa., for D'Appolonia Petroleum.

E. Stirling Lathrop and H.S. Ruth, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for Smith and McCarrihan.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, District Judge.

Asserting that defendants' conduct for almost a decade amounts to a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., (RICO), plaintiffs commenced this civil action seeking treble damages for their injuries. Defendants, moving to dismiss, argue that the complaint fails to properly state a RICO claim, that mere...

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