FORD MOTOR CO. v. CASTILLO

No. 13-04-638-CV.

200 S.W.3d 217 (2006)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant, v. Ezequiel CASTILLO, Individually, Maria de los Angeles, Individually and as Next Friend of Ashley Castillo and Ezequiel Castillo, Jr., and Rosa Silvia Martinez, Individually, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

Rehearing Overruled August 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Morgan, Michael W. Eady, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, Austin, for appellant.

Ricardo G. Benavides, Juan A. Gonzalez, Law Office of Mark A. Cantu, McAllen, Roger W. Hughes, Harlingen, for appellees.

Before Chief Justice VALDEZ and Justices CASTILLO and GARZA.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice GARZA.

Ford Motor Company appeals a final judgment entered against it for breach of a settlement agreement. We affirm the judgment.

Background

Procedurally, this is an unusually-postured case. The Plaintiffs originally sued Ford for products liability after a roll-over accident involving a Ford sports-utility vehicle.1 A jury trial was held in Cameron County. While the jury was in...

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