Pontiac v. Elliott

775 S.W.2d 395 (1989)

Lester Goodson PONTIAC, Appellant,

v.

Rhea ELLIOTT, Appellee.

No. 01-88-00689-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 15, 1989.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1989.

Candace Sturdivant and David A. Gibson, P.C., Houston, for appellant.

L.T. Bradt, Houston, for appellee.

Before WARREN, DUNN and HUGHES, JJ.

OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an award in a deceptive trade practices act case. Trial was to the court, which awarded appellee $17,320 in actual damages, $5,000 in mental anguish damages, $2,000 in damages under the DTPA provision for automatic doubling…