Legal Opinion
Bloyed v. General Motors Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided June 22, 1994No. 06-93-00113-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLEIL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment approving a class action settlement. The primary issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in approving the settlement agreement. We conclude that, because the settlement agreement is not fundamentally fair, adequate, and reasonable to the class members, the trial court abused its discretion in approving the settlement. Therefore, we reverse.
In November 1992, Tommy Dollar and others (Dollar) filed a class action suit against General Motors Corporation (GMC) on behalf of all Texas owners of 1973-1986 Chevrolet and GMC…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- General Motors Corp. v. BloyedTexas Supreme Court · 1996
- Boales v. Brighton Builders, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- True v. American Honda Motor Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2010
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
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