Tom Benson Chevrolet, Inc. v. Alvarado

OPINION

ESQUIVEL, Justice.

Tom Benson Chevrolet, Inc. (hereafter Tom Benson) appeals from a judgment awarding damages under the provisions of (1) the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (hereafter DTPA)1 and (2) the Texas Consumer Credit Code, Tex.Rev. Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5069-7.02 (Vernon 1968)2 (hereafter Texas Consumer Credit Code) in a suit arising from the purchase of a new Chevrolet Monza automobile.

Appellee Mary Esther Alvarado (hereafter Alvarado) brought suit against appellant Tom Benson, as seller, and appellee, General Motors Corporation (hereafter GMC), as manufacturer,…