LUNDY v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. B133232.

104 Cal.Rptr.2d 545 (2001)

87 Cal.App.4th 472

William R. LUNDY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

Review Denied June 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bowman and Brooke, Brian Takahashi, and Mark I. Melo, Torrance, for Defendants and Appellants.

Bannan, Green, Frank & Terzian and Ronald F. Frank, Los Angeles, for Mercedes-Benz USA as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Law Offices of Lawrence J. Hutchens, Lawrence J. Hutchens, Bellflower, and Michael S. Humphries for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Anderson & Anderson and Martin W. Anderson, Glendale, for Consumer Advocates as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.


EPSTEIN, J.

Plaintiff brought an action for breach of implied and express warranty under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. (Civ.Code, § 1790 et seq., "the Act")1 The jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff. On appeal, defendants, Ford Motor Company and South Bay Ford, Inc., argue the court's answer to a jury question about the meaning of "substantially" constituted reversible error. We agree.

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