Ford Motor Company, Petitioner v. Susan Renae Miles

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that venue was improper in Rusk County because the Ford dealership there was not an agency or representative with broad discretionary power for Ford, and therefore reversed the appellate judgment and remanded for transfer to Dallas County and a new trial. The Court also affirmed the lower courts' rulings that stepparents and siblings cannot recover for loss of consortium. Justice Gonzalez concurred, noting an unresolved issue on partial remand of punitive damages, while Justice Hankinson dissented, arguing that the venue determination should have been upheld.