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STATE v. CREDIT BUREAU OF LAREDO, INC.

No. B-4984.

530 S.W.2d 288 (1975)

The STATE of Texas, Petitioner, v. CREDIT BUREAU OF LAREDO, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

November 5, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hill, Atty. Gen., Joe K. Longley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for petitioner.

Stone & Stone, Emerson Stone, Jr., Jacksonville, Salmanson & Smith, Allen E. Smith, Austin, for respondent.

POPE, Justice.

The question presented is whether the Texas Constitution gives a right to trial by jury in this suit for civil penalties brought pursuant to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5069, § 10.01 et seq. (1971). The trial court denied the defendants' request for a jury and after trial rendered judgment against defendants, Miller and Credit Bureau, for civil penalties in the amount of $35,000. The court of civil...

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