Exxon Corporation v. Dunn

ROBERTSON, Justice.

The primary question on this appeal is whether appellee Marvin Dunn is a consumer as defined by the Deceptive Trade Prac-tiees-Consumer Protection Act, Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. § 17.45(4) (Vernon Supp. 1978). Appellee sued appellant Exxon Corporation under section 17.50(b) of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act for failing to repair an automobile air conditioner. Appellee was not charged and did not pay for any goods and services in connection with the repair. Trial was to the court, and judgment was rendered for appellee. We hold, however, that appellee…