In a recent case in Texas, a jury convicted a defendant under the Texas deceptive business practices statute. The defendant appealed to the Appellate Court.
The state, in its complaint, alleged that the appellant unlawfully gave the impression to the complainant that an alarm system was the complainant’s current company, when it was actually the system of another company, and/or intentionally and recklessly misrepresented the price by telling the complainant that a new alarm installation was free when it required a new contract at additional cost.