Legal Opinion
EF Hutton & Co., Inc. v. Youngblood
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided February 6, 1986No. 13-85-302-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORSEY, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment for damages and penalties in a suit against E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. by John D. Young-blood and his wife for damages they sustained as a result of incorrect tax and investment advice. The controlling issue presented is whether a brokerage firm may be held liable under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA)1 for erroneous tax and investment advice when it is coupled with other services. We affirm.
John D. Youngblood was employed by Sherwin Williams Company. Sherwin Williams established an approved tax sheltered plan called the “Employees…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Glover v. Texas General Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- La Sara Grain Co. v. First National Bank of MercedesTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Dyson v. Olin Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
- EF Hutton & Co., Inc. v. YoungbloodTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- City of Brownsville v. Pena, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
- Frizzell v. Cook, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1990
- Spinner Corp. v. Princeville Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- EF Hutton & Co., Inc. v. Youngblood, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
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