Legal Opinion

Lundy v. Ford Motor Company

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 28, 2001No. B133232PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

EPSTEIN, J.

Plaintiff brought an action for breach of implied and express warranty under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. (Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq., the Act) The jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff. On appeal, defendants, Ford Motor Company and South Bay Ford, Inc., argue the court’s answer to a jury question about the meaning of “substantially” constituted reversible error. We agree.

Factual and Procedural History

Plaintiff, William R. Lundy, purchased a new 1997 Ford F150 vehicle in March 1997 from South Bay Ford in Hawthorne, California. The vehicle was covered by a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Select Base Materials, Inc. v. Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Burden v. SnowdenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People v. GuitonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. BrighamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by13 opinions

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