Ford Motor Co. v. Garcia

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a trial court abuses its discretion when it awards compensation for a guardian ad litem’s non-necessary activities
• holding that when interpreting rules of civil procedure, courts must look to the plain language of the rule and construe it according to its plain and literal meaning
• stating that discretion is abused when the decision fails to comport with controlling rules and guidelines or is arbitrary and capricious
• noting that courts must interpret rules of procedure under same rules as statutes
• construing trial court order to appoint a guardian ad litem despite language in the order expressly appointing an “attorney ad litem”
• guardian ad litem's role is defined by situation under which they are appointed; applying TEX.R.CIV.P. 173 when guardian appointed for settlement of personal injury action

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).