With the precedents that exist today, you are correct. One of those precedents is, surprise, this particular court case. Since time travel is not known to exi

With the precedents that exist today, you are correct. One of those precedents is, surprise, this particular court case. Since time travel is not known to exist, the result of Dodge v. Ford Motor Company was unknown at the time of Dodge v. Ford Motor Company. Ford was addressing the specific grievances of the plaintiff, given the legal precedents that existed at the time. The plaintiffs were complaining that he was not paying dividends, and Ford argued that he was under no obligation to do so.