Elizabeth Graves has filed a lawsuit against Jeron C. Martin and Flex Storage Inc., a foreign profit corporation, in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida. The case ID is 24-001455-CI and was filed on April 1, 2024.
The plaintiff alleges that on November 28, 2023, Martin, while operating a vehicle owned by Flex Storage Inc., caused a collision with her automobile in Pinellas County. The incident resulted in serious and permanent injuries to Graves. The damages sought exceed $50,000 exclusive of costs and interest.
The plaintiff's lawyer argues that Martin and Flex Storage Inc., through the dangerous instrumentality doctrine, had a duty to operate their vehicle carefully to avoid causing an accident. They allegedly breached this duty resulting in physical pain, disability, mental anguish, loss of earnings capacity among other damages to Graves.
Graves is seeking a trial by jury and judgment against both defendants for an amount within the jurisdictional limits of the court - more than $50,000 plus costs and any other relief deemed justifiable.