Bronze & Beautiful, Inc. v. Mahone

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Bronze & Beautiful, Inc. appeals from a default judgment rendered against it in a deceptive trade practices action. It argues that the judgment is invalid because it was rendered without proper service of process. We agree.

The suit arose out of a contract executed by Cathy Mahone for membership in Beverly Ann’s Figure Salon of Marshall. The salon was subsequently purchased and operated by Bronze & Beautiful, Inc. Ma-hone filed suit against Bronze & Beautiful under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, alleging that it failed to comply with advertising…