Truck Farm, Inc. v. Allen

STOREY, Justice.

Ray Allen sued the Truck Farm, Inc., Oscar A. Thomas and James Thomas, under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Tex.Bus. & Com. Code §§ 17.42-17.63 (Vernon Supp.1980) for damages arising out of alleged misrepresentations made in connection with his purchase of a used diesel tractor. Upon trial, the jury found that defendants represented the tractor engine to be in good condition at the time of sale when in fact it was defective in several respects. Defendants contend, however, that judgment in favor of plaintiff must be reversed because there is no specific jury finding…