George Pharis Chevrolet, Inc. v. Polk

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

The appellee sued the appellant for violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 17.46(b)(12) and (14) arising from his purchase of a used car. The appel-lee alleged that the corporate defendant represented to him that he had entered an agreement conferring rights which it did not confer, and that the corporate defendant misrepresented the authority of its salesman to negotiate the final terms of a consumer transaction.

The undisputed evidence was that on December 21, 1974, the appellee negotiated with Roger Soloman, a salesman for the appellant, regarding the…