14. The Plaintiff repeats and re-alleges the preceding paragraphs of this Complaint
and incorporates same herein.
15. At all relevant times including on October 19, 2011, Plaintiff George Hurt was the
owner/operator of an automobile, which was stopped in the northbound lane at a
flashing yellow traffic control signal on Broad Street, a public way in Anytown,
Massachusetts.
16. At all relevant times including October 19, 2011, Defendant Acme Services, Inc.
was the owner of the motor vehicle being operated by John Negligent on Broad
Street in Anytown, Massachusetts. The Defendant Acme Services Inc.’s vehicle
was being operated by John Negligent in an unsafe manner when it slammed into
the rear-end of Plaintiff’s vehicle. After the collision, the operator of the
Defendant SJ Services, Inc.’s vehicle, John Negligent, admitted that he had been
looking down at his cell phone at the time of collision and was issued Citation
#R7010272 for failure to maintain control of his vehicle and failure to yield by the
Anytown Police.
17. The Defendants Acme Service, Inc. and John Negligent owed a duty of care to the
Plaintiff George Hurt to ensure that the vehicle owned by Acme Services, Inc.
was being operated in a safe and careful manner.
18. Defendants, Acme Services, Inc. and John Negligent did breach said duty of care
by allowing its vehicle to be operated in a negligent and careless manner.
19. As a direct and proximate result of the negligence of the Defendants John
Negligent and , Acme Services, Inc., its employees, agents and for those whose
actions it is responsible for, the Plaintiff George Hurt has been caused to suffer,