Figueroa v. Picó

This is a suit for damages arising out of an automobile accident. After a trial on the merits, the district court entered judgment for the plaintiff. The defendants contend on appeal that the driver of the vehicle was not negligent and that the child who was injured was contributorily negligent.

The district court found the following facts: that at noon the chauffeur of Frank Picó, one of the defendants, was driving a panel delivery truck in Santurce on Borinquen Avenue from Barrio Obrero to Martín Peña at 20 miles an hour; that he did not reduce his speed when he came to Padre Be-rrios’…