Márquez v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Santana Becerra
*418Plaintiffs claimed damages from Puerto Rico Telephone Co. as a result of an automobile accident which occurred in the evening of May 25, 1957 at Km. 79, Hm. 7, highway No. 3, while the vehicle was traveling from Humacao to Playa de Humacao. It was alleged in the complaint that at that place the driver suddenly came in contact with a tension wire lying across the road where the vehicle became entangled, he lost control and the automobile plunged down a cliff with its occupants. It was also alleged that when the accident occurred defendant had exclusive ownership and control of the tension wire…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Green v. General Petroleum Corp.California Supreme Court · 1928
- Friendship Telephone Company v. RussomCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1957
- Union Gas & Electric Co. v. WaldsmithOhio Court of Appeals · 1929
- Nichols v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Brakensiek v. NicklesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950