Legal Opinion

Singleton v. Pennington

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 8, 1977No. 19252Published

1Opinion of the Court

568 S.W.2d 367 (1977)

J. W. SINGLETON, III, Appellant,

v.

Charles PENNINGTON, Appellee.

No. 19252.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 8, 1977.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1978.

Thomas K. Boone, Dalton, Moore, Forde, Joiner & Stollenwerck, Dallas, for appellant.

Gregory L. Ceshker, Ashley & Welch, Dallas, for appellee.

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

The principal question on this appeal is whether the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Texas Business and Commerce Code §§ 17.41 to 17.63 (Vernon Supp.1977), imposes liability for an innocent misrepresentation by a seller of second-hand goods who is not in…

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2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. United States v. National Dairy Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963

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