RIVERSIDE NAT. BANK v. LEWIS

No. B-8046.

603 S.W.2d 169 (1980)

RIVERSIDE NATIONAL BANK et al., Petitioners, v. James LEWIS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrow, Bland & Rehmet, Charles J. Wilson and Kenneth C. Raney, Jr., Houston (on appeal only), for petitioners.

Haynes & Fullenweider, Robert B. Wallis and Jan Woodward Fox, Houston, for respondent.


GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

This case primarily involves the question whether one who seeks a loan from a bank in order to refinance a car qualifies as a "consumer" under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA).1 The trial court disallowed recovery under the DTPA, but the court of civil appeals reformed the judgment to hold the bank liable under the DTPA. 572 S.W.2d 553. Since we believe

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