Legal Opinion
Lifestyle Mobile Homes v. Ricks
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 12, 1983No. 09 82 071 CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIES, Chief Justice.
The question presented is whether the trial court erred in dismissing without prejudice an action brought under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act when the proponent moved for a non-suit after she had reopened her case pursuant to Tex.R.Civ.P. 270.
Gladys Ricks filed suit against Lifestyle Mobile Homes on April 20, 1981, under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, alleging defects in her mobile home. On March 18, 1982, four days prior to trial, Lifestyle filed a first amended original answer raising statutory affirmative defenses dealing with alleged inadequacy of notice…
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