Legal Opinion
Checker Bag Co. v. Washington
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided August 30, 2000No. 10-98-332-CVPublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
Lee Washington, as Country Fair Confections, manufactured and sold pre-pack-aged cotton candy to retailers. He bought the bags in which he packaged his cotton candy from Checker Bag Company. In early 1996, a problem developed with the shelf-life of his cotton candy. Washington blamed the problem on the bags which he bought from Checker Bag and sued, alleging violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) and breach of contract. He sought damages for lost profits, injury to business reputation, and the value of the defective bags. A jury found that…
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