Thompson v. First Austin Co.

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

Donald and Mary Thompson, a married couple, have appealed the take-nothing summary judgment granted First Austin Company by trial court. Thompsons had sued for damages under the “Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act,” (D.T.P.A.) Tex.Bus. & Comm. Code Ann. § 17.41 through § 17.50.

We affirm.

Basically, Thompsons claimed that First Austin failed to comply with the terms of its April 2, 1976 letter to them promising not to foreclose a deed of trust lien against their home while they tried to sell such home and while they kept their payments up to not more…