Stephen Jamieson, a partner in the law firm Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson
based in Los Angeles, California, in association with Tom Ward of the Lancaster
based law firm Michelizzi, Schwabacher, Ward & Collins, obtained a Judgment
for Fraud against E-Z-Go division of Textron, Inc. also known as TEXTRON INC
this month. TEXTRON INC., a multinational defense contractor that is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXT is ranked 190th on the Forbes
500. Ryan Kroll, an associate at Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson assisted Mr.
Jamieson.
A twelve person jury decided a verdict in favor of
Ridgetop Ranch Properties, Inc. dba Lake Elizabeth Golf Course (LEGC) on claims
of Breach of Express Warranty, Breach of the Implied Warranty of Fitness for a
Particular Purpose, Fraud by Intentional Misrepresentation and Fraud by
Concealment.
"The jury was clearly convinced by the evidence produced at trial that
TEXTRON (E-Z-GO Golf Cart Division) committed Fraud," explains Stephen
Jamieson. "E-Z-GO tried to hide behind limitations in its printed warranty
but was not allowed to do so."
According to the lawsuit: the 80 E-Z-GO TXT golf cars broke down, failed, or
were inoperable on a weekly basis, rendering numerous golf cars unfit for use;
that while E-Z-GO was stating to LEGC that the golf cars were not defective for
use at the Course, E-Z-GO was nevertheless at the same time seeking
reimbursement and credit from the speed controller manufacturer, Curtis
Instruments Inc., claiming the speed controllers used on the TXT golf cars were
defective and/or unfit for use; and, that E-Z-GO concealed these and other
facts from LEGC and went on to replace the failed speed controllers with
similarly defective controllers.
Due to the continual breakdowns of the E-Z-GO golf cars, LEGC gained a
reputation at that time as a course that was unreliable and dangerous, thereby
suffering a tremendous decrease in the number of golf rounds played which
caused a decrease in profitability and a diminution of value of the
Course. The jury determined damages caused by E-Z-GO Division of Textron Inc., also
known as TEXTRON, INC., to be $1,670,932.00, plus Costs, and 10% Post Judgment
Interest. 
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Stephen Allen Jamieson is with the firm of
Solomon,Saltsman & Jamieson in Playa del Ray, which does
civil litigation, administrative law, land use, and personal
injury and business litigation.
SOLOMON,
SALTSMAN &
JAMIESON
Address:
426 Culver Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90293
Phone:
TF: 800-405-4222
LA: 310-822-9848
SD: 619-338-9848
Stephen W. Solomon
ssolomon@ssjlaw.com
Ralph B. Saltsman
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Stephen A. Jamieson
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