Legal Opinion
Star-Tel, Inc. v. Nacogdoches Telecommunications, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided January 21, 1988No. 01-87-00403-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict, awarding $180,000 in damages, plus attorney’s fees, in a suit under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) against Star-Tel, Inc. and Ed. R. Stephenson (appellants) jointly and severally.
Nacogdoches Telecommunications, Inc. (appellee) brought suit against Star-Tel, Inc., franchisor of a long distance service, and Ed R. Stephenson, owner, for damages under a DTPA and breach of contract cause of action, concerning a franchise agreement between the parties. The facts surrounding the agreement and allegations made in the…
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