HAGAR v. WILLIAMS

No. 9060.

593 S.W.2d 783 (1979)

C. V. HAGAR, Appellant, v. Bill WILLIAMS, d/b/a Bill Williams Service & Supply, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

December 31, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Pete Hale, Brownfield, for appellant.

Key, Carr, Evans & Fouts, Tom Parrish, Lubbock, for appellee.


REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

By a bench-trial judgment, appellee recovered on an open account against appellant's defense and counterclaim for monetary damages on the ground he was charged interest in excess of double the amount of interest allowed by law. Because appellee charged appellant interest when no interest is permitted by law, appellant is, and appellee is not, entitled to judgment. Reversed and remanded with instructions.

Appellee Bill Williams owns...

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