Legal Opinion
Kessler v. Fanning
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 18, 1997No. 2-96-313-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRIGHAM, Justice.
Appellees John and Alison Fanning sued Appellants Paul and Mary Kessler for alleged misrepresentations regarding the condition of a house that the Kesslers sold to the Fannings. A jury found that the Kesslers violated provisions of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) by engaging in a “false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice that was a producing cause of damages” to the Fannings. See Tex. Bus. & Com.Code Ann. §§ 17.41-63 (Vernon 1987 & Supp.1997). The trial court accordingly entered judgment for the Fan-nings.
On appeal, the…
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