MATTER OF WORLDWIDE TRUCKS, INC.

No. 90-5662.

948 F.2d 976 (1991)

In the Matter of WORLDWIDE TRUCKS, INC., d/b/a Houston Freightliner, Debtor. MERCEDES-BENZ CREDIT CORPORATION, Appellee, v. WORLDWIDE TRUCKS, INC., d/b/a Houston Freightliner Truck Sales and Alamo Truck Center, Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Jeffers, Jr., David S. Gragg, David L. Ylitalo, Jeffers, Brook, Kreager & Gragg, Jeffrey I. Kavy, George H. Spencer, Jr., James A. Hoffman, Clenens & Spencer, San Antonio, Tex., for appellants.

Robert W. Wachsmuth, Neil H. Stone, Doyle L. Coatney, Mary M. Devine, R. Matt Lair, Coatney, Kelfer & Wachsmuth, San Antonio, Tex., for appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, WIENER and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This case involves an appeal from a directed verdict on a counterclaim of usury under the laws of Texas. The judgment of the district court was in favor of plaintiff/counter-defendant Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation (MBCC) and against defendants/counter-plaintiffs WorldWide Trucks, Inc. (WorldWide) and Alamo Truck Center, Inc. (Alamo) (collectively "the dealerships"). After a careful review of the record and applicable Texas law...

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