A storage company has not responded to the lawsuit.

A storage company has not responded to the lawsuit.
By PEGGY SINKOVICH
VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF
WARREN -- Their new house is built, but Bill and Anna Nicherson's household is still in storage.
The couple, who lives in Green Township in Mahoning County, has been waiting for nearly two years to retrieve furniture that they had Major Movers of Girard put in storage in 2001. They say after five trips to court they still have no idea of when or if they will get their belongings.
"I'm just sick about it," Nicherson said Thursday. "When we decided to build a house, we put the majority of our household furniture in storage."
When the house on West Western Reserve Road was completed, Nicherson called the company to get his furniture returned.
"All I got was the runaround," Nicherson said. "They would say I would have to make an appointment and then they wouldn't show up. Finally, I just said I would go to court, but that hasn't done much good. The house is built, but it's just about empty."
Filed lawsuit
Court documents show that the Nichersons filed suit against Major Movers in September 2003. Major Movers did not respond to the lawsuit, court documents state. No one from the company nor an attorney has appeared at any of the court hearings.
A man answering the phone at the company Thursday said no one was there that would be able to talk about the matter.
In December 2003, Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court ruled in the Nichersons' favor saying the company owes the couple $34,500, the estimated cost of the furniture. Another hearing was scheduled in July and a representative from Major Movers was ordered to come to court and state under oath the company's assets. No one from Major Movers appeared.
No one showed up
The hearing was reset for Thursday, but no one from Major Movers attended. The judge ruled that he will set another hearing soon, and if the defendant does not appear, a warrant will be issued.
"I've been to court five times," Nicherson said. "I'm an honest person, and I don't understand how this can happen. All along I've been paying $70 a month for storage of this furniture. I still don't have my stuff, and I've had to go out and buy some new furniture so we at least had something to sit on."
Nicherson said he informed his homeowner's insurance but was told he would not be able to file a claim.
"I told them what happened, and they said the furniture was embezzled and not covered under the policy," Nicherson noted.
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