Bill Alexander Ford, Lincoln Mercury, Inc. v. Casa Ford, Inc.

OPINION

NOYES, Judge.

The parties are automobile dealers, one from Texas and two from Arizona, who were sellers of a 1984 Ford Mustang with a defective seat belt assembly. After the defect caused injury to a passenger, the passenger filed suit in Texas and recovered a joint and several liability judgment against the Texas dealer only. The Texas dealer paid the judgment, then claimed, in this action, a right of contribution from the Arizona dealers. The trial court applied Arizona law and granted summary judgment to the Arizona dealers on grounds that Arizona has abolished joint and several…