State v. Credit Bureau of Laredo, Inc.

POPE, Justice.

The question presented is whether the Texas Constitution gives a right to trial by jury in this suit for civil penalties brought pursuant to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5069, § 10.01 et seq. (1971). The trial court denied the defendants’ request for a jury and after trial rendered judgment against defendants, Miller and Credit Bureau, for civil penalties in the amount of $35,000. The court of civil appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the cause for a jury trial. 515 S.W.2d 706. We affirm the judgment of the court…