Jonas Realty Corp. v. Coker

SUMMERS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for breach of contract and violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, TEX.BUS. & COM.CODE ANN. §§ 17.41-17.63 (Vernon 1978) [hereinafter cited as DTPA]. We will refer to appellant, Jonas Realty Corporation, as Jonas, and to appellee, James H. Coker, as Coker.

On October 14, 1981, Coker as buyer and Jonas as seller entered into a real estate *170sales contract for the sale of Unit No. 8 of the Villas Condominium Project in Dallas. Coker agreed to pay $660,000 for the unit, tendering $100,000 as earnest money with Safeco Land Title Company as escrow agent.…