Opinion ID: 896036
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Text: For warranty service, take the product, at your expense, to an authorized Coachmen dealer or service center.       WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, such as expenses for transportation, lodging, loss or damage to person property, loss of use of your product, inconvenience, or loss of income. Some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.       IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE TERM OF THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Albert Fode and Capital signed a warranty registration, which said the motor home was warranted in the name of Capital as the dealer and certified all warranties [had been] clearly explained. Fodes, however, testified Coachmen's warranty was not delivered to them. [¶ 4] According to Fodes, they experienced numerous problems with the motor home, including several malfunctions of the electrical system, defective shocks and equalizer bar, and insufficient power to drive the vehicle faster than 65 miles per hour. They testified those problems effectively precluded them from using the motor home for their intended purpose. Finally, in January 1993, Fodes were unable to start the motor home for several days, and they requested revocation of their acceptance. The defendants refused Fodes' request. [¶ 5] Fodes sued Capital and Coachmen for revocation of acceptance and breach of warranty. The trial court granted Capital summary judgment on Fodes' breach of warranty claim against it. In Fodes' revocation of acceptance claim, a jury awarded them $9,600 plus interest from Capital and $20,000 plus interest from Coachmen. In Fodes' breach of warranty claim against Coachmen, the jury awarded them $5,000 plus $1,500 in incidental and $5,000 in consequential damages. The jury also decided Fodes were entitled to attorney fees on their breach of warranty claim against Coachmen. [¶ 6] Judgment was entered against Capital for $12,225.45 plus attorney's fees to be determined by the court and against Coachmen for $33,139.75 plus attorney's fees to be determined by the court. [1] The defendants moved for judgment as a matter of law, or, alternatively, for a new trial. Fodes asked the trial court to decide the amount of their attorney fee award. The trial court concluded some of the jury instructions were erroneous, but allowed Fodes to elect either to accept the jury's verdict, or to receive a new trial. Fodes accepted the jury verdict. At the defendants' request, the court deferred ruling on the amount of Fodes' attorney fee award pending resolution of the defendants' appeal. The defendants appealed, and Fodes cross-appealed. [¶ 7] We entered a limited remand to the trial court for an expedited decision on the amount of Fodes' attorney fee award, and we retained jurisdiction of the appeal under N.D.R.App.P. 35(b). The trial court awarded Fodes $27,358.69 in attorney fees for proceedings through this appeal and certified the record back to this Court. [¶ 8] The trial court had jurisdiction under N.D. Const. Art. VI, § 8, and N.D.C.C. § 27-05-06. The appeal was timely under N.D.R.App.P. 4(a). This Court has jurisdiction under N.D. Const. Art. VI, §§ 2 and 6, and N.D.C.C. § 28-27-01.