APPAREL MFG. CO. v. VANTAGE PROPERTIES, INC.

No. 20183.

597 S.W.2d 447 (1980)

APPAREL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. VANTAGE PROPERTIES, INC., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Elliott, Hoppenstein & Prager, Dallas, for appellant.

Robert Harms Bliss, Cleveland Guy Clinton, Bliss & Hughes, Dallas, for appellee.

Before AKIN, CARVER and HUMPHREYS, JJ.


CARVER, Justice.

Apparel Manufacturing Company, Inc., a tenant, appeals from a judgment in favor of its landlord, Vantage Properties, Inc., for unpaid rentals, contractual interest, and attorney's fees. Apparel Manufacturing complains that the trial court denied it the opportunity to plead and prove its defense and counterclaim based upon usury. We affirm the judgment because we hold that the usury laws do not apply to a rental transaction of real property.

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