Smith v. Texas Improvement Co.

AKIN, Justice.

Bernice Smith sued the Texas Improvement Company (TIC) in the county court at law for damages resulting from alleged breaches of warranty and deceptive trade practices in connection with the sale of an air conditioning unit. In her original petition, Smith did not claim a specific amount of damages; however, in her first amended petition, she claimed damages totaling $5,000.55, which exceeds by fifty-five cents the jurisdictional limit of the county court at law, but prayed for judgment “in the amount of $5,000.” A later supplemental petition prayed for judgment “in the amount…