Texas man who took customer s cash but never provided grain trailer gets banned in KS Amy Renee Leiker, The Wichita Eagle
May 14 A Texas man and his custom grain wagon company have been permanently banned from conducting business in Kansas.
LaVernia, Texas, resident Cody Ruddick was also ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution and $20,000 in civil penalties for violating provisions of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release Friday.
Ruddick did business as 4R Custom Grain Wagons in Hutchinson. Court records say he failed to provide a grain trailer to a customer in 2019 after he d already been paid $2,500 for it. The customer still hasn t received the trailer or a refund to date, according to court documents.
A Texas man who formerly ran a grain trailer business in Reno County has been banned from doing business in Kansas and fined for violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Friday.
Cody Ruddick, now of LaVernia, Texas, did business as 4R Custom Grain Wagons in Hutchinson, according to a release from the AG’s office.
The state filed a petition against Ruddick on March 23 for selling a grain trailer to an individual in Morris County for $2,500 on Nov. 6, 2019, and taking payment, but never delivering the trailer or paying a refund.
Shawnee County District Court Judge Mary Christopher approved a default judgment against Ruddick on Thursday after he failed to respond to the AG’s lawsuit.
Texas man who took customer cash but never provided grain trailer gets banned in KS Amy Renee Leiker, The Wichita Eagle
May 14 A Texas man and his custom grain wagon company have been permanently banned from conducting business in Kansas.
LaVernia, Texas, resident Cody Ruddick was also ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution and $20,000 in civil penalties for violating provisions of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release Friday.
Ruddick did business as 4R Custom Grain Wagons in Hutchinson. Court records say he failed to provide a grain trailer to a customer in 2019 after he d already been paid $2,500 for it. The customer still hasn t received the trailer or a refund to date, according to court documents.