`Washington County Circuit Court
`Kyle Sylvester, Circuit Clerk
`2020-Dec-21 12:16:47
`72CV-20-2716
`C04D05 : 3 Pages
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`IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS
`CIVIL DIVISION
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` PLAINTIFFS
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` CASE NO. ___________________
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` DEFENDANT
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`JUSTIN MALONEY, and
`ELIZABETH POYNER
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`v.
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`JUSTIN BOOTHBY
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`COMPLAINT
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`COME NOW, the Plaintiffs, Justin Maloney and Elizabeth Poyner, by and through their
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`attorney, Phil Votaw, of Phil Votaw & Associates, and for this cause of action against the
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`Defendant, Justin Boothby, and state:
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`That the Plaintiff, Justin Maloney, (hereinafter “Maloney”), is a resident citizen of
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`Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.
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`That the Plaintiff, Elizabeth Poyner, (hereinafter “Poyner”), is a resident citizen of
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`Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.
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`That the Defendant, Justin Boothby, (hereinafter “Boothby”), is a resident citizen
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`of Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.
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`That the collision, described below, occurred in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and that
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`jurisdiction and venue are proper herein.
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`That on or about August 12, 2019, Plaintiff, Maloney, was stopped at a traffic light
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`facing eastbound on US Hwy 62/ W. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, at intersection with Shiloh
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`Drive. Plaintiff, Poyner was a passenger of Maloney’s vehicle. Defendant, Boothby, was traveling
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`behind the Plaintiffs. Defendant negligently and carelessly struck the rear of Plaintiff Maloney’s
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`vehicle.
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`That the Defendant, Boothby, operated his vehicle in a negligent manner in that he:
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`a) Failed to keep a proper lookout;
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`b) Failed to keep his vehicle under control;
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`c) Operated his vehicle in a negligent and careless manner;
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`d) Generally failed to act as reasonably careful and prudent persons would
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`have acted under the circumstances and failed to appreciate the great risk of
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`harm their actions would have upon Plaintiff;
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`e) Committed other unspecified acts of negligence to be set forth upon
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`completion of discovery.
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`That as a result of the August 12, 2019 incident, Plaintiffs were injured and have
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`incurred to this date reasonable and necessary medical expenses and still suffer pain.
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`That as a direct and proximate consequence of the negligent and careless acts of
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`Defendant, Plaintiffs have sustained serious injuries, have endured pain and suffering in the past
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`and will experience pain and suffering in the future; have undergone medical care and treatment
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`and will certainly continue to undergo medical care and treatment in the future as a result of their
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`injuries; have incurred medical expenses in the past and will certainly continue incurring medical
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`expenses in the future, all to their detriment, and any and all other damages to which Plaintiffs are
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`entitled under the law, in an amount to be determined by a jury.
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`WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray that they be entitled to compensatory damages against the
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`Defendant in an amount to be determined by a jury; that they be entitled to the costs of pursuing
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`this action, and for all other just, proper and legal relief to which this Court deems fit.
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`PLAINTIFF DEMANDS TRIAL BY JURY. ATTORNEY LIEN CLAIMED.
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`PHIL VOTAW & ASSOCIATES
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`Phil Votaw, ABA #2000163
`9 North 9th Street
`Fort Smith, AR 72901
`T: 479.434.6200
`F: 479.649.9700
`phil@votawlaw.com
`Attorney for the Plaintiff
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