Davie Premises Liability Attorneys Dell & Schaefer Settle Case for $65,000 In Spite of Accident Location


If you are injured on a friend or relative’s property, you may initially fear that you can’t sue. After all, if it was the friend or relative that was responsible for maintaining the property, there may be nobody to sue (other than the friend or relative – which may not be a desirable person to sue!).

However, if you are injured on the property of a friend or relative, don’t automatically think that you can’t pursue a case. There may be other people or entities that are responsible for the maintenance, and these other people or entities may represent possible defendants in the case.

Davie Fall Results in Shoulder Injury

Our client was a 50-year-old man. At the time of his accident, he had just visited his friend who lived in the same neighborhood as our client – a trailer park community. At the time of his accident, our client was riding his bicycle away from his friend’s trailer.

At some point while crossing his neighbor’s yard, our client’s bicycle wheel got caught in a hole in the ground. The hole was not visible as there was grass passing over it and concealing the hole. The hole was essentially camouflaged.

Because of this, our client did not avoid the hole. His bicycle tire became stuck, and our client flew off of the bike. Our client slammed into the ground and badly injured his shoulder.

After the accident, our client was taken immediately to the hospital. There, he was diagnosed with a fractured shoulder. After learning of his broken shoulder, our client was referred to an orthopedic surgeon in the area.

Within weeks, our client was in the office of the surgeon. That Doctor examined our client and determined that he would require surgery. Our client consented, and the surgeon performed a serious surgical repair of our client’s shoulder. This clearly wasn’t easy for our client, and his recovery was prolonged.

Davie Premises Liability Lawyers Dell and Schaefer Settle Case for $65,000

After his surgery, our client initially feared that he couldn’t sue. After all, the accident occurred on his friend’s property. Our client knew that he would never sue his own friend.

Nevertheless, our client thankfully called the Davie Premises Liability Attorneys at Dell & Schaefer. We told our client that there may have been other people or entities (other than his friend) responsible for maintaining the property. Our client agreed, and we took the case.

Through the discovery process, we found out that there was indeed another entity responsible for maintaining the property. That entity was the trailer park itself. It turned out that the trailer park had been maintaining the property (including the lawns) for years. It was thus the trailer park (and not our client’s friend) that was responsible for ensuring there weren’t large holes left in the lawn.

Discovering this allowed us to settle our client’s case for $65,000. Our client was very satisfied. Whereas he initially feared he might not be able to pursue his case, he now had a $65,000 settlement to compensate him for his injuries.

If you are injured on the property of a friend or relative, don’t immediately assume you can’t sue. Contact the Davie Premises Liability Lawyers at Dell & Schaefer. We will get you the compensation you deserve.



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