Quintero v. Jim Walter Homes, Inc.

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

Louis P. and Paula Quintero appeal from a trial court order dismissing their suit against Jim Walter Homes, Inc. We affirm.

Hector Gonzalez filed a petition on behalf of the Quinteros claiming that Jim Walter Homes had violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Consumer Credit Code. The cause proceeded to trial and resulted in an award of $78,385.65 to Mr. & Mrs. Quintero. Judgment was signed on May 27, 1981.

During the Spring of 1981, Hector Gonzalez was negotiating an aggregate settlement for 349 cases filed against Jim Walter Homes. The Quintero case was among…