Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Sheldon
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 2000No. 98-0539PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
which Justice HECHT, Justice ENOCH, Justice OWEN, Justice ABBOTT, Justice HANKINSON, Justice O’NEILL, and Justice GONZALES joined.
Seven owners of certain types of Ford vehicles, individually and on behalf of all others who bought similar vehicles in Texas, brought this class action against Ford Motor Co., a Ford dealer, and a Ford district manager. The suit prayed for damages for peeling paint, allegedly caused by the lack of spray primer in the paint process, on certain 1984-1993 vehicle models. The trial court certified the class under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 42(b)(4). The court of…
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