FORD MOTOR CO. v. SHELDON

No. 98-0539.

22 S.W.3d 444 (2000)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Leif Johnson Ford, Inc. and Fred Capdevielle, Petitioners, v. Barry SHELDON, Matthew Rueter, Margaret Dunayer, John Porter, William Dobbs, James Beasley and B.J. Sanders, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessie A. Amos, John H. Coates, Craig A. Morgan, Austin, Jonathan L. Griffith, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Stephen E. McConnico, Ray N. Donley, Tommy Jacks, Sam Johnson, James L. Wright, Austin, Mark G. Einfalt, Houston, for Respondents.


Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice HECHT, Justice ENOCH, Justice OWEN, Justice ABBOTT, Justice HANKINSON, Justice O'NEILL, and Justice GONZALES joined.

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