JEMERSON v. HOUSTON-AMERICAN FINANCE CORPORATION

No. 15855.

351 S.W.2d 574 (1961)

Sam JEMERSON, Appellant, v. HOUSTON-AMERICAN FINANCE CORPORATION, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

November 10, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fritz & Vinson, Dallas, for appellant.

Irion, Cain, Cocke & Magee, Burt Berry and Ivan Irwin, Dallas, for appellee.


YOUNG, Justice.

This suit was filed by appellant as plaintiff below for the statutory penalty under Art. 5073, Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. for collection of alleged usurious interest; and actual damages of $20,455.35 for mental and physical injuries allegedly sustained as a result of unreasonable collection efforts exerted by employees of defendant corporation. On a jury trial with submission of 20 special issues, 10 issues were left unanswered and a mistrial was declared...

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