Baca v. Board of County Commissioners

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 intersection. The driver of the northbound vehicle, Eligio Figueroa, was killed, and his passenger, Manuel Luna, sustained serious injuries. The driver of the eastbound vehicle, Charles Skrobarczyk, and his passenger, Rita Nevans (Sims), also sustained injuries.