Cail v. Service Motors, Inc.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Ronald M. Cail sued Service Motors, Inc. under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). The trial court rendered judgment awarding Cail actual damages but denied recovery of attorneys’ fees. The court of appeals affirmed with one dissent in an unpublished opinion pursuant to Rule 452. The sole issue before this Court is whether DTPA section 17.50A(c), when read in conjunction with section 17.50A(d), TEX.BUS. & COM.CODE ANN. § 17.-50A(c), (d) (Vernon Supp.1982-1983), requires a settlement offer responding to a consumer’s demand letter to include an offer of…