Ford Motor Co. v. Garcia

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Memorandum Opinion by

Justice BENAVIDES.

This is an appeal from an order requiring appellant, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), to pay the guardian ad litem fees of appellee, Richard H. Garcia, in the amount of $28,260. In this case, Garcia was appointed guardian ad litem, without objection, for the incapacitated plaintiff Jesus Gonzalez in the underlying personal injury action. All the claims in this case were settled by the parties and accepted in the final judgment of the court below, leaving only the issue of compensation for the guardian ad litem on appeal. At a hearing before…