Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Castillo
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 24, 2006No. 13-04-638-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice GARZA.
Ford Motor Company appeals a final judgment entered against it for breach of a settlement agreement. We affirm the judgment.
Background
Procedurally, this is an unusually-postured case. The Plaintiffs originally sued Ford for products liability after a roll-over accident involving a Ford sports-utility vehicle.1 A jury trial was held in Cameron County. While the jury was in deliberations, the trial court received a note from the presiding juror, which asked, “What is the maximum amount that can be awarded?” The trial court reviewed the note and then read it into…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- City of Brownsville v. AlvaradoTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Tenneco Inc. v. Enterprise Products Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
- Padilla v. LaFranceTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Exxon Pipeline Co. v. ZwahrTexas Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Ford Motor Co. v. CastilloTexas Supreme Court · 2009
- Ford Motor Co. v. CastilloTexas Supreme Court · 2014
- Medina v. Hart, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2007
- Hutton v. Aer Manufacturing II, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
- Ford Motor Co. v. Castillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
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