# Dixon v. Ford Motor Co.

> Court of Appeals of Maryland · July 25, 2013 · 433 Md. 137

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7921104

## Case

- **Full name:** Bernard DIXON, etc. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Maryland
- **Decided:** July 25, 2013
- **Citations:** 433 Md. 137; 70 A.3d 328; 2013 Md. LEXIS 465; 2013 WL 3821431
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Battaglia
- **Judges:** Battaglia, Wilner
- **Cited by:** 13 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## Opinion text

BATTAGLIA, J.,
dissenting, which BELL, C.J., joins.
I respectfully dissent and would affirm the excellent analysis and decision of the Court of Special Appeals, Dixon v. Ford Motor Company, 206 Md.App. 180 , 47 A.3d 1038 (2012).

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