Cy-Fair dealership sued over outstanding lien

Missouri City resident Leah Richardson filed a lawsuit on April 14 in the Harris County District Court against 5 Star Autoplex, in Cy-Fair, alleging violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and common law fraud.

Richardson says that in May 2010, she traded in her 2005 Chrysler 300 to purchase a 2009 Saturn AURA from the defendant. According to the brief, the defendant failed to pay off the outstanding lien on her Chrysler as promised.

Richardson is seeking actual, economic and exemplary damages, as well as attorney’s fees and court costs. She is being represented in the case by Houston attorney George Powell.

Harris County District Court Case No. 2011-23031.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed at the Harris County Courthouse. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.