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FORD MOTOR CO. v. CHACON

No. 10-0506.

370 S.W.3d 359 (2012)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Patricia CHACON, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 29, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Morgan , Julie Hathorn Albright , Attorneys at Law, Michael W. Eady , Wade Caven Crosnoe , Ronald D. Wamsted , Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., Austin, TX, David M. Prichard , Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young, L.L.P., Robert Dinsmoor , Ray Valdez McChristian & Jeans PC, San Antonio, TX, Yvonne Marie Acosta , Scott Hulse PC, El Paso, TX, for Ford Motor Company.

Robert E. Ammons , Bennett A. Midlo , The Ammons Law Firm, LLP, Houston, TX, James B. Kennedy , Gage & Kennedy, PLLC, El Paso, TX, for Patricia Chacon.

G. Danny Mena , El Paso, TX, for G. Daniel Mena.

Ken Coffman , Attorney at Law, El Paso, TX, for Other Interested Party Darrel Brown.

PER CURIAM.

In this case, we determine whether a guardian ad litem was awarded fees for work that exceeded the scope of the authority given to him by the trial court. The trial court appointed the guardian ad litem to represent the interests of a minor-plaintiff during the resolution of a proposed settlement with one defendant in a multiple-defendant lawsuit. After the settlement was finalized, the guardian ad litem continued...

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