Dial Finance & Thrift Co. v. Dennis

DENTON, Chief Justice.

Lillian M. Dennis brought suit against Dial Finance & Thrift Company of Amarillo and Bernard Justus, its local manager, to recover money fraudulently collected by the defendants; for unreasonable collection methods; and for usurious interest. The *718case was submitted to the jury on the issue of fraudulent collection of money and exemplary damages. The trial court, after finding the plaintiff suffered uncontroverted and liquidated actual damages of $68.58, entered judgment for that amount and awarded plaintiff $3,250.00 exemplary damages.

In December of 1959 Mrs. Dennis and…