Dennis v. Galbreth

SPEER, Justice.

Appellee Reid Galbreth sued appellant L. W. Dennis in a district court of Gray-son County on a note for the principal sum of $812 with accrued interest and attorney’s fees, and for a foreclosure of a chattel mortgage lien on a used Nash automobile. There are no innocent purchasers involved and the mortgage lien, as between the parties, is not questioned on any theory involved in the Certificate of Title Act. Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 1436 — 1.

The appellant answered generally and by cross action, seeking to recover $2,000 actual and $5,000 exemplary damages. His plea for actual…