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EXHIBIT 5
[Dykema Gossett Letterhead]
December 28, 2000
Champion Enterprises, Inc.
2701 Cambridge Ct., Suite 300
Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have served as counsel to Champion Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company")
in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement (Form S-8) to
be filed by the Company on December 28, 2000, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, representing the
issuance in the manner described in the Registration Statement of 1,750,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common
Stock"), pursuant to the 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
We have examined and relied upon the originals, or copies certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, documents,
certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or
appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below.
Based upon such examination and our participation in the preparation of
the Registration Statement, it is our opinion that (1) the Company is duly
incorporated and validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of Michigan and (2) the Common Stock, when issued in the manner described
in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC
/s/ D. RICHARD MCDONALD
D. Richard McDonald
