Spradling v. Williams

553 S.W.2d 143 (1977)

Hubert SPRADLING, dba Sprad's Boat Town, Appellant,

v.

N. D. WILLIAMS, Jr., Appellee.

No. 7926.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

May 12, 1977.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1977.

Jerry V. Pennington, Orange, for appellant.

Frank A. Adams, Beaumont, for appellee.

DIES, Chief Justice.

N. D. Williams, Jr., plaintiff below, brought suit against Hubert Spradling, d/b/a Sprad's Boat Town, under the Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act [Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. § 17.41, et seq. (Supp.1976-77)], received a judgment for $4,300 actual and $4,300 double damages, after a…