Stringer, Bob & Ruth v. Modesta Perales

Opinion issued April 10, 2003

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-02-00281-CV

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BOB STRINGER AND RUTH STRINGER, Appellants

V

MODESTA PERALES, Appellee

On Appeal from the 125th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 00-17312

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury found Bob and Ruth Stringer, appellants, breached the contract for deed, violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) , and committed fraud, theft, and usury when they evicted Modesta Perales, appellee, from her home. The jury awarded Perales $1.3 million in damages, including attorneys’ fees, mental…