ZAPATA v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO.

No. B-9889.

615 S.W.2d 198 (1981)

Arnulfo ZAPATA, Petitioner, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boyle & Grigson, James G. Boyle, Austin, for petitioner.

Baker & Botts, Randall A. Hopkins, Houston, Perkins, Oden, Warburton, McNeill & Adami, J. G. Adami, Alice, for respondents.


McGEE, Justice.

Arnulfo R. Zapata sued Yates Ford, Inc. and Ford Motor Credit Company (FMCC) for statutory penalties, alleging that certain provisions in a retail installment contract violate the Texas Consumer Credit Code.1 The trial court granted Zapata's motion for partial summary judgment and, after a nonjury trial on the issue of attorney's fees, rendered final judgment against Yates Ford and Ford Motor Credit Company. The court of...

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