Martens v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

HUMPHREYS, Justice.

Appellants Anthony D. Martens and Richard E. Greenberg sued appellee General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), for statutory penalties, alleging that certain language in GMAC’s retail installment contract violates the Texas Consumer Credit Code, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5069-7.-07(4) (Vernon 1971). The Court granted GMAC’s motion for summary judgment and denied Marten’s motion for partial summary judgment. The issue is whether paragraph six of the GMAC contract violates article 5069-7.07(4), which prohibits waiver of buyer’s rights of action against seller in…