Small Claims Case Against Woodfield Becomes Big Deal As Judge Sets Trial Date.
BY: LITIGATION DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Woodfield Country Club refuses to pay a man who says he was an employee of the massive high-priced community and ordered to deliver food in his personal vehicle to homeowners during a storm, only to sustain significant vehicle damage. The man is suing Woodfield Country Club after his insurance company refused to pay roughly $6,000 for car repairs — saying the car was clearly being used for work. A judge has now set the case for a non-jury trial.
As we reported on June 26th: ”The plaintiff, Joseph Stolarz, says the demand of his supervisors to deliver food during what the community calls a ”red alert,” or time when no one is supposed to be on the road in Woodfield, cost him $5,747.87. His insurance company, according to the suit, refused to pay the claim since his personal car was being used to deliver food while he was working for Woodfield Country Club.”
Wrote Stolarz in his lawsuit: ”“Approximately 5:30 PM I took a few food orders to homes at Woodfield country club properties,” wrote Stolarz in the suit. ”While driving it started to rain; the rain got heavy followed by thunder and lighting. While this was happening, I was never contacted by anyone to return to the club house, and later finding out I was driving under a red alert- which means no one is allowed to be out driving. As time went by it started raining harder and as I was delivering food to one house, I decided to return to the club house.”
Also wrote Stolarz: ”While backing out of the driveway I turned into the street which was filled with high-standing water. I tried to pass by through it, but my car ended up getting stuck. My car stuck in the flooded streets stalled out and would not start. I called the club house and spoke to Val Dullovi and told him my situation. He then spoke to management, and they had said that no one was allowed to come out and pick me up, because we were in a red alert. I was left outside on the street by myself in red alert conditions with nobody at all helping me.”
Read court documents obtained by BocaNewsNow.com here. Trial is set for August 8th, 2022.
