Lloyd v. Myers

HALL, Justice.

Plaintiff James M. Myers brought this suit for actual and exemplary damages and for attorney’s fees against defendants Bruce Lloyd, Mrs. Clara Ziegler, and Northeast Texas Credit Corporation under alternative counts based upon (1) a common law action for malicious criminal prosecution against him by defendants, and (2) a statutory action for unreasonable collection efforts against him by defendants in violation of Article 5069-11.02, Vernon’s Tex.Civ.St., which prohibits a debt collector from collecting or attempting to collect a debt created primarily for personal, family, or…