Steiner v. Ford Motor Co.

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Ford Motor Company appealed from a February 8, 1999, order awarding Barbara Steiner summary judgment on her tort claims against Ford for damages incurred when her 1993 Mercury Sable was destroyed by a fire. Ford also appealed from a March 8, 1999, order denying Ford’s motion for summary judgment dismissal of Steiner’s tort and warranty claims, and from a judgment, entered April 1, 1999, awarding Steiner $10,900 plus interest. We hold Steiner’s tort claims are barred, as a matter of law, by the economic loss doctrine. We, therefore, reverse the judgment, the order…