Jim Austin Olds-Cadillac & Toyota Co. v. Gaspard

KEITH, Justice.

Defendant below appeals from an adverse judgment in a suit brought under the Deceptive Trade Practices — Consumer Protection Act (“DTPA”), Tex.Bus. & Comm. Code Ann. § 17.41, et seq. (Supp. 1978-79). The trial was to a jury and the judgment awards treble damage and attorney’s fees.

Plaintiff’s automobile needed repairs and he took it to defendant’s place of business. The repairs were made to the engine and plaintiff paid the defendant $915 therefor. Shortly thereafter, plaintiff began to experience mechanical difficulties with the engine and took it to defendant for further…