George Grubbs Enterprises, Inc. v. Bien

In this case we must determine the propriety of an exemplary damages instruction given to the jury.

This case arises out of the sales techniques employed by the defendants in their dealings with Mitchell Bien, a deaf man who attempted to shop at the defendants’ automobile dealership. The court of appeals’ recitation of the underlying facts is accurate, supported by the evidence, and cannot be improved by repetition here. See 881 S.W.2d 843, 848-51. Bien sued Grubbs Enterprises, Inc. (the parent company of Grubbs Nissan) and its employees for Deceptive Trade Practice Act violations and…