Thornhill v. Sharpstown Dodge Sales, Inc.

KEITH, Justice.

Plaintiff below appeals from an adverse judgment rendered after the trial court peremptorily instructed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendants. We affirm.

Plaintiff purchased a van from Sharps-town Dodge, Inc. (“Sharpstown”) and the vehicle was financed by Chrysler Credit Corporation (“Chrysler”). A few months later, after he had sold the van and the indebtedness had been paid off, he sued Sharpstown and Chrysler under the Texas Consumer Credit Code, Chapters 7 and 8, 1 to recover the statutory forfeiture (under § 8.01) for alleged violations by Sharpstown in…