Barnhouse Motors, Inc. v. Godfrey

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding treble damages and attorney’s fees under the Deceptive Trade Practices— Consumer Protection Act, Article 17.41 et seq., Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. (Supp. 1978-79). We affirm.

The Appellant sold Appellee a used 1974 Audi automobile in March, 1977. Mechanical problems developed with the transmission within about a week and six weeks thereafter the car became immobile. Ap-pellee said the car was represented at the time of sale as being a one-owner car from El Paso in a “cherry” condition and that it was the best car on the lot. The…