Justin King Answer to Complaint

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United States District Court Division: Northern District Case No: 68-342 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE NOTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Justin William King, Plaintiff, vs.Anheuser-Busch, Companies Inc. Defendant. | Case No.: 12192012 ANSWER TO AUTO ACCIDENT COMPLAINT | | | ANSWER TO COMPLAINT COMES NOW, Anheuser Busch, the Defendant, and hereby answers the Plaintiff’s Complaint as follows: I. PARTIES: 1. As to paragraph 1, it is hereby admitted in part. Defendant resides in said county. As for the other allegations, Defendant does not have sufficient knowledge to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations, and on that basis, denies the allegations. II. STATEMENT OF FACTS: 2. As to paragraph 2 and 3, it is hereby admitted in part; One of Anheuser Busch’s trucks was driven in Ford County, Paxton, Illinois, which passed a motorcycle driven by the Plaintiff. 3. As to paragraph 3, it is hereby admitted in part. The Defendant passed the motorcycle in Paxton, Illinois as follows: a. Defendant must flash lights to indicate he wishes to pass. b. The Plaintiff is required to move over if conditions allow. c. Part of Defendant’s shipment did fall off the truck; however, Plaintiff, could have slowed down, or swerved a different direction. d. Had the Plaintiff worn protective headgear as suggested by the state of Illinois, this accident may not have been as sever. III. Affirmative Defenses: 4. The Plaintiff assumed the risk when he decided to not wear protective headgear while operating his motorcycle. 5. According to the State of Illinois, it is not required to wear a helmet but they do suggest you to wear a DOT approved helmet to prevent yourself from injury in case of accident. a. Plaintiff was not wearing
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