Jesus De Los Santos, Jr., Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Jesus Francisco De Los Santos, Deceased, and Juan De Los Santos, Individually v. Ford Motor Company and Marco Anthony Soliz, Jr. (Cross-Appellant) Appeal from 79th Judicial District Court of Jim Wells County (dissenting memorandum opinion )

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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas DISSENTING OPINION No. 04-14-00562-CV Jesus DE LOS SANTOS, Jr., Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Jesus Francisco De Los Santos, Deceased, and Juan De Los Santos, Individually, and Mark Soliz, Jr. Appellants v. Ford Motor Company and Marco FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellee From the 79th Judicial District Court, Jim Wells County, Texas Trial Court No. 11-08-50394-CV Honorable Richard C. Terrell, Judge Presiding Opinion by: Marialyn Barnard, Justice Dissenting Opinion by: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Delivered and Filed: June 17, 2015 A directed verdict is proper when no evidence of probative force raises a fact issue on a material element of the plaintiff’s claim, or when the evidence conclusively establishes a defense to the plaintiff’s cause of action. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Fin. Review Servs. Inc., 29 S.W.3d 74, 77 (Tex. 2000). I believe that in this case Appellants did present more than a scintilla of probative evidence to establish a manufacturing defect. Because the majority holds otherwise, I respectfully dissent. Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice

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