Ford Motor Co. v. Barrett

This is an appeal by Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation registered to do business in this state, from a judgment of the King County Superior Court which affirmed a decision of the new motor vehicle arbitration board on a claim under RCW 19.118, the motor vehicle warranties law, filed against the company by Gary Barrett, a consumer who purchased a new vehicle from Ford. Appellant Ford Motor Company claims that RCW 19.118-.100(3), which allows costs and continuing damages to a consumer who prevails on appeal, is unconstitutional as a violation of the equal protection, privileges and…