Viñas v. Pueblo Supermarket of Puerto Rico, Inc.

The plaintiff suffered an accident in the parking area used by Pueblo Supermarket situated at Río Piedras in the road leading to Caguas. She claimed damages from the entity operating the supermarket and from the latter’s insurer. The latter filed a third-party complaint against the operator of a gasoline service station situated next to the parking area where the accident occurred. The third-party defendant answered the third-party complaint as well as the one filed by appellant herein. The trial court denied plaintiff’s claim. It determined that although the defendant and the third-party…