Buccaneer Homes of Alabama, Inc. v. Pelis

OPINION

SCHNEIDER, Justice.

Appellant, Bucaneer Homes, manufactures mobile homes and sells them to various retailers. Appellees, John and Pam Pelis, purchased one of appellant’s mobile homes from a retailer. Appellees found defects in their mobile home and sued appellant and the retailer for Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA 1 ) violations when the defects were not satisfactorily repaired. Appellees settled with the retailer and tried their DTPA causes of action against appellant to a jury, which awarded appellees $1,065 in economic damages and $85,000 in attorney’s fees. On appeal, the…