CHAMRAD v. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA

No. 97-40557.

145 F.3d 671 (1998)

James R. CHAMRAD, et al., Plaintiffs, James R. Chamrad, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia T. Sheppard, John Wallace Griffin, Jr., Houston, Marek & Griffin, Victoria, TX, for Chamrad.

Noel Terry Adams, Jr., Deborah J. Bullion, Gilpin, Paxson & Bersch, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and GARWOOD and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

James Chamrad appeals an adverse summary judgment in favor of Volvo Cars of North America which was based on the conclusion that Chamrad lacks standing as a "consumer" under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices — Consumer Protection Act (DTPA). Finding no error, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 1989, Chamrad and Nancy O'Connor, Chamrad's girlfriend, began shopping for a car for O'Connor. They made three trips to the Royal Motors...

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