Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. v. Carroll

CLAYTON, Justice.

Appellee, as plaintiff below, filed this suit against appellant, Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, seeking damages pursuant to a “lightning damage” provision of an insurance policy, and also damages under the provisions of The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Tex.Bus. & Comm. Code Ann. § 17.41, et seq. (Vernon Supp. 1978). Based upon a jury verdict, judgment was entered awarding appellee $2,735 for damages under the terms of the insurance policy and, pursuant to The Deceptive Trade Practices Act, treble damages in the sum of $15,705, and escalated attorney fees…