Franklin v. State

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from an action brought by the State of Texas against a used car dealer! William Franklin, under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Sections 17.41, et seq., Tex.Bus. & Com. Code Ann. (Supp.1982). Based on a jury verdict, judgment was entered permanently enjoining the Defendant from committing further violations, granting recovery to the victims for their losses, and imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.00. The question presented on appeal is whether the acts of the Defendant of selling automobiles without a certificate…