Lerma v. Brecheisen

HALL, Justice.

Plaintiffs Roger Brecheisen and wife, Annette Brecheisen, filed this suit against defendant Rey Lerma under the provisions of the Deceptive Trade Practices — Consumer Protection Act (V.T.C.A., Bus. & C. § 17.41 et seq.) alleging that they had been damaged in the sum of $12,000.00 actual damages by reason of defendant’s violation of a written property management contract between the parties under which defendant agreed to manage certain real property owned by plaintiffs. Among other grounds for recovery plaintiffs alleged that “defendant represented that his services had .…