ST. LOUIS — A man is suing a motorist, citing alleged negligence in a crash in St. Louis.
James Barnes filed a complaint Oct. 10 in the St. Louis Circuit Court against Dominique Davis alleging that the other motorist failed to exercise the highest degree of care in operating his vehicle.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that on Jan. 26, 2016, he was driving northbound on California Avenue, entering its intersection with Pestalozzi Street when the defendant, who was driving west on Pestalozzi Street, suddenly collided with Barnes' vehicle. Barnes claims he sustained serious and permanent injuries to his head, neck, back, spine and other parts of his body and had to seek medical treatment. The plaintiff holds Davis responsible because she allegedly failed to maintain a careful lookout and failed to yield right of way.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment agains defendant in a sum of more than $25,000, plus costs of this action and other relief that is just and proper. He is represented by Ely Hadowsky of Brown & Brown LLP in St. Louis.
St. Louis Circuit Court case number 1722-CC11496