Lynn Smith Chevrolet-GEO, Inc. v. Tidwell

OPINION

JOHN CAYCE, Chief Justice.

Lynn Smith Chevrolet-Geo, Inc. appeals from an adverse judgment for Jason E. Tidwell and Lorene Butler rendered under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (the ECOA). 1 In two issues, Lynn Smith argues that the trial court improperly awarded Tidwell and Butler attorney’s fees under the ECOA because Tidwell and Butler did not obtain any relief entitling them to attorney’s fees or, alternatively, that the trial court erred by failing to render judgment in accordance with the parties’ settlement agreement.

In a cross-appeal, Tidwell and Butler contend that the…