Kannat Gardens Inc, Alexander L. Lopez and Dante C. Roman filed the complaint against Joaquin R. Crisostomo
The plaintiffs, through attorney David G. Banes of O’Connor Berman Dotts & Banes Law Office, are asking the Superior Court to order the defendant to pay them general and special damages in an amount to be proven at trial, for pre-judgment and post-judgment interest as allowed by law, for costs of suit, and for other equitable relief as the court may deem proper.
Based on the complaint, Kannat Gardens Inc. owned a 1999 Nissan Frontier vehicle which Roman was driving. Lopez was a passenger. The defendant was driving a Mazda B2200.
The complaint stated that at 2:25 p.m., on July 15, 2008, Roman and Lopez were traveling west along As Perdido Road by the recycling center.
As they were about to turn right, Crisostomo’s car suddenly turned without warning and stuck the plaintiff’s vehicle at the back.
The impact caused the plaintiff’s vehicle to move forward and hit a coconut tree.
The impact injured Roman and Lopez, and their vehicle was badly damaged.
The plaintiffs said the defendant operated his vehicle with deliberate disregard and reckless indifference to the safety of others.
They also said the defendant’s failure to obey CNMI traffic rules and his failure to keep a proper lookout caused Roman and Lopez physical and emotional damages and damaged the vehicle owned by Kannat Gardens.
The court ordered the defendant to file his answer in court within 20 days. Failure to do so could result in a judgment by default for the relief of the complainant.
