BACA v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

No. 7783.

412 P.2d 389 (1966)

76 N.M. 88

Dora BACA, Administratrix of the Estate of Eligio Figueroa, deceased, and Manuel Luna, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF BERNALILLO, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, Jewell Britt, Gerald D. Britt and Gordon L. Powers, co-partners d/b/a Britt Electric Co., Defendants-Appellees. Rita NEVANS (Now Mrs. Harry S. Sims, Jr.) and Harry S. Sims, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF BERNALILLO, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, Jewell Britt, Gerald D. Britt and Gordon L. Powers, co-partners d/b/a Britt Electric Co., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 21, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matteucci, Gutierrez, Franchini & Calkins, Albuquerque, for appellants Baca and Luna.

Schall, Sceresse & Brown, Albuquerque, for appellant Nevans.

McAtee, Toulouse, Marchiondo, Ruud & Gallagher, Albuquerque, for Board of County Com'rs.


COMPTON, Justice.

This is an action in tort. On September 20, 1959, an automobile traveling in a northerly direction and an automobile traveling in an easterly direction collided at the intersection of Bridge Street, S.W. and Atrisco Road, S.W., in Bernalillo County. The traffic signal light was not properly functioning at the time. It showed green for eastbound traffic approaching the intersection but showed no light at all for northbound traffic approaching the...

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