Legal Opinion
Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. and Brien Garcia v. Nury Chapa
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 2006No. 04-0961PublishedCited by 1,050 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brister
in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice GREEN, and Justice WILLETT joined.
Nury Chapa bought a Toyota Highlander from Tony Gullo Motors for $30,207.38; they disagree what model of the car was involved. After a two-day trial, the six jurors answered 15 questions concerning breach of contract, fraud, and the DTPA1 in Chapa’s favor. They also found a difference in value of the two models of $7,213, mental anguish damages of $21,639, exemplary damages of $250,000, and attorney’s fees of $20,000.
The trial court disregarded the mental anguish and exemplary awards…
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