Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Brown

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This case involves alleged violations of the Texas Consumer Credit Code, Tex.Rev. Civ.Stat.Ann., art. 5069-2.01 et seq.

On June 11, 1976, Marion Brown purchased a new 1975 Ford Granada from Tradewinds Ford Sales, Inc. by financing through a retail installment contract. The contract was subsequently assigned to Ford Motor Credit Company. On July 11, 1979, Brown filed suit against Ford Motor Credit Company, charging violations of the Texas Consumer Credit Code and the Federal Consumer Protection Act. The trial court granted Brown a partial summary judgment on the basis of…