Ford Motor Co. v. Tindol

A jury awarded the purchaser of a 1976 Ford pickup truck $6,500 against Ford Motor Company for breach of warranty.

The defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in that the warranty given to the buyer was a joint warranty on the part of the manufacturer and the selling dealer. Therefore, the nonjoinder of the selling dealer as a party defendant precluded the plaintiff from maintaining an action against the manufacturer alone. Additionally, the defendant contends that the damages awarded were excessive as a matter of law.

We find that the trial court did not commit…