Legal Opinion
Clarys v. Ford Motor Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 1999No. 980337PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDSTROM, Justice.
[¶ 1] Ford Motor Company appealed from an order denying its motion for summary judgment dismissal of Joseph Clarys’s tort claims for damages incurred when Clarys’s 1990 Ford Aerostar van ignited and burned in a parking lot. Ford also appealed from the judgment awarding Clarys $5,873.50 damages. We hold the economic loss rule applies to consumer purchasers. We, therefore, reverse the judgment and the order denying Ford’s motion for summary judgment, and we remand for entry of judgment dismissing Clarys’s tort claims against Ford.
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[¶ 2] In 1995, Clarys bought a 1990 Ford…
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