STOOL v. MEZAYEK

No. 05-82-00187-CV.

646 S.W.2d 318 (1983)

G.H. STOOL, Appellant, v. Louay MEZAYEK, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

February 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Paul Dalton, Dallas, for appellant.

J. Stanley Knight, Dallas, for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, WHITHAM and GUILLOT, JJ.


STEPHENS, Justice.

Louay Mezayek recovered judgment, under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5236e (Vernon Supp.1982) against G.H. Stool for his actual damages, trebled, and attorneys' fees. Suit was for recovery of a security deposit given under an oral lease. An essential element of recovery under article 5236e is the existence of a rental agreement between the parties. A rental agreement was not established in this case; accordingly we reverse and render.

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