Court Opinion

ID: 7395146
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 01:11:57.573528+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:21:47.244241
License: Public Domain

HUDSON, Judge, dissenting.
Having carefully reviewed the affidavits submitted to the trial court, I do not agree that plaintiff has failed to forecast an issue of fact as to whether DEI was a Ford-authorized manufacturer. As the majority accurately notes, Mr. Rhyne's affidavit clearly states that "Mobil Environment installed the bypass device, which is a piece known as a 555F made by Directed Electronics, Inc., or DEI, also an authorized manufacturer of Ford Motor Company electronic systems." The majority rejects these assertions in the affidavit, on the basis that the affidavit does not show how Mr. Rhyne had personal knowledge of these facts. I believe that the additional statements in the affidavit and the documents attached, which show that Mr. Rhyne "was the Manager of the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Mobile Environment, Inc.," which company installed the parts referred to above, sufficiently showed a basis for his personal knowledge and created an issue of fact regarding whether DEI was a Ford-authorized manufacturer. Thus, I would reverse the grant of summary judgment on this basis, and I respectfully dissent.